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GARLACH
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GarlacHj garluch, garbh-luch, 1
geaiT-luch, gearraidh, a mole,
also a rat.
Gasgan, gasgan-coin, a puppy
dog.
Gat A, a pig.
Gearh, gearrag, gearr-fliiadli,
a hare, a young hare or
leveret.
Geauran, a gelding, little farm-
horse, work horse, hack, tit.
Gearran-olach, a foal.
Gearr-gheal, a mountain hai'e.
Geilt, an untameable animal.
Geo, a cow (Ir.).
GiBNE, gibne-gortach or prais-
each, a greyhound, a cub.
GiLLE-BOIDHRE, a foX.
GiLLE-MARTUINN, a foX.
GiLLiN, a horse.
GioNc, gion-chu, a dog, a raven-
ous or greedy dog.
Gius, giusaidh, a sow or pig.
Gladaman, gladamair, glaoid-
heaman, a wolf.
Glaisneunt, a cat.
Glaistig, a goat-devil (fabulous).
GoBA-sAiL, a seal, a fat sea-
lump.
GoBHAR (see Gabhar).
Graid, graidh, a stud of horses.
Graideach, graidheach, graid-
hire, grairne, a stalHon.
Graineag, a hedgehog or urchin,
a butter - bump (lit. the
" Horrent one ").
Graitneag, a winged animal, a
bat.
Greadan, a mule.
Greadh, greadhair, a horse, a
stallion.
G REAM a, greamach, greamaei-
tidh, grima, a streaked cow.
Grech, a hound.
Gregii, a dog.
Greidh, greigh, a herd, herd of
deer, stud of horses, cattle,
etc.
Grib, gribh, griobh, a griffin.
Gribeach, a hunting horse, a
nag.
Griun, gruin, a hedgehog or
porcupine.
Groisgeach, a hare - devil, a
troll (fabulous).
Gru, a greyhound.
Grunnan, group of animals.
GuAL-FHioNN, a whitc-sliouldered
cow.
Guarag, guar.ig - bleothainn, a
cow, a milch cow.
I
Iach, a cat.
Ialt, ialtag, ialtog, a bat.
Iall, a herd, a drove.
Ian, a weasel.
Iar, iai'ag, a weasel, any little
animal or creature of a brown-
ish hue.
Iar A, a cat.
I ARCHULLACH, a wild boar, monster.
Iarndobh, a fawn.
Iasg-mara, a porpoise.
Iathlu, a cat.
Imeachtraidh, plough bullocks.
Inneil, innile, cattle.
loBHLAiR, iolair, a swift beagle.
loMACH, ionnach, a colt.
loMAiN, a drove (Ir. himana).
loNNAiL, cattle.
Ir, ira, ire, a squiri*el.
Is, an ox.
IsEAN, young of small quad-
rupeds.
luBHRAN, a castrated goat.
Labhallan, lamhalan, a shrew or
vole, water shrew or mouse,
supposed to be noxious ; in
some places, a weasel.
Labran, a young rabbit or
hare.