Blair Collection > Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc

CALF— CAT Y5
Is ioma iii this air an laogh iiach do shaoil a iiihathair.
Many things befall the calf that his dam never thought of.
This applies to more than calves.
Is mairg a dh'araicheadh a laogh gu moilleach 's an galar
guineach 'n a dheigh.
Pity him who would pamper his calf and sharp disease
following. Specially applicable to children that are
spoiled.
Is minig 'bha craicionn an laoigh air an fheill roimh chraicionn
a mhathair.
The calf's skin often goes to market before its mother's.
Is minig a bha di'och laogh aig deagh mhart.
Many a good cow hath an evil calf.
Is miniff a bha laoa;h math aiff boin sffairdich.
A skittering cow has often had a good calf.
Is minig a thainig air laogh mear galar nach do shaoil a
mhathan.
A merry calf has often taken a disease which his dam never
dreamed of (see before).
Is sleamhain an laogh a dh' imlicheas a mhathair.
Smooth is the calf that his mother licks.
La Fheill Phadruig bidh laogh boirionn amis gach airidh bho.
On St Patrick's day (17th March), there will be a female
calf in every cow-fold (see before).
Laogh air bial-thaobh maoiseig.
A calf before a heifer. Said of procrastinators.
Laogh-buabhall an doruis.
The calf of the door-stall. Likely to be first attended to.
Ma cheannaicheas tu feoil, ceannaich feoil laoigh.
If (or when) you buy flesh, buy veal. Not the very best
advice.
Oidhche Shamhna (31st Oct., or according to Whitley Stokes,
1st Nov.), theirear gamhna ris na laoigh.
On Hallowe'en the calf is called a stirk.
Righneas na laoigh fhirinn.
The toughness of the bull calf.
CAMEL. — Camal, camall, camhal, camoll ; Ganial ; Onn.
This is said to be the only animal that cannot swim, and yet the
name " Eas or ess-gamhuin," a water-stirk, has been found for it. In
Rev. Celt., Ir. vers, of Fierabras, we read of " Greis camaill,"
camel's grease, as a certain specific.
CAT. — Barcne, braicne (black and white), breoinn, burraidh
(bye-name) ; Caod, caoit, caoitean (little), cat, cat-draothaich, cat-
fiadhaich (wild), cat-griosaich (fireside), catt, coth, cruibh, cuUach
(male) ; Fiaman (wild), folum ; Glasneunt ; lach, iara, iathlu ;