| [note] | (...) some local Gaelic names for birds, animals, etc. along with what is probably the only Gaelic name for most of them a long time ago (…) |
| Animals etc. |
| bo | cow. |
| each | horse. |
| muc | pig. |
| caora | sheep. |
| madadh | dog. |
| abhac | terrier. |
| cat | cat. |
| nios | weasel. |
| feorag | squirrel. |
| doran | otter. Also sometimes locally ‘madadh donn’. |
| sionnach | fox. |
| broc | badger. |
| famh | mole. |
| fiagh | deer. |
| earb | roe deer. |
| luch | mouse. |
| radan | rat. |
| ialtag leatharich | bat. |
| leamachan | frog. |
| losgann | toad. |
| arc-luachrach | lizard. |
| coinean | rabbit. |
| gearragh | hare. |
| gobhar | goat. |
| Birds |
| lon dubh | blackbird. |
| smeorach | thrush. |
| gealbhonn tighe | sparrow. |
| dreathan donn | hedge sparrow. |
| bru dhearg | robin. |
| dreolan | wren. |
| gobhlan gaoithe | swallow. |
| cuthag | cuckoo. |
| cearc fhraoich | grouse. |
| cearc thomain | partridge. |
| coileach coille | woodcock. |
| “crotach” | curlew. (I have never seen it in writing.) |
| feadag | golden plover. |
| adharcan | green plover or peewit. (From the plume on the head.) |
| craibhach | rook. (Spelling uncertain.) |
| feannag | hooded crow. |
| cadhag | jackdaw. |
| fitheach | raven. |
| speireag | hawk. (Applied fairly generally to hawks as kestrel, merlin, sparrowhawk, etc.) |
| seabhag | falcon. |
| croman | hen harrier. |
| calman | pigeon. |
| bridean | oyster catcher. |
| trilleachan | sand piper. |
| sgarbh | cormorant. |
| stearnal | tern. |
| eala | swan. |
| geadh | goose. |
| iola | eagle. |
| faoilann | gull. |
| uiseag | lark. |
| cailleach oidhche | owl. |
| druidag | starling. |
| Insects |
| beachann | bee. |
| seillean | bumblebee. |
| dealan-de | butterfly. |
| leoman | moth. |
| figheadair | spider. |
| tarbh-nathrach | dragonfly. |
| cuileag | fly. |
| coilag liann | [sic] earwig. (I haven’t a clue about spelling of last. An afterthought came to me that it may well be ‘cuileag leathann’, an earwig having a broad flat body.) |
| leumnach uaine | grasshopper. |
| biastag | worm. |
| deargann | flea. (Spelling?) |
| Trees and wild plants |
| darach | oak. |
| fearna | alder. |
| uinnseaann | [sic] ash. |
| beithe | birch. |
| calltunn | hazel. |
| seileach | willow. |
| giubhas | fir. (Applied a bit loosely to conifers: pine, spruce, etc.) |
| iuthar | yew. |
| droiigheann | [sic] blackthorn. Fruit ‘airne’. |
| dris | bramble (the bush). |
| smeur | bramble (the fruit). |
| groiseid | gooseberry. |
| dearc dubh | blackcurrant. |
| greushag | cranberry or whortleberry. (Probably local name and doubtful spelling.) |
| rodagach | bog myrtle. (Probably also local and spelling?) |
| fothanan | thistle. |
| iteotha | hemlock. |
| foclan buidhe | ragwort. (Spelling?) |
| copagach | dock. |
| feanntag | nettle. |
| sobhrac | primrose. |
| noinean | daisy. |
| seileastair | iris. |
