An Irish-English dictionary - National Library of Scotland

CACCAiin, I Impound, confine; " •oon y\]\ cacIicur
in ACJAbAiU', the man who impounds the
distress. H. 3. 17, O'D. 177, O'D. 2222.
Cabati, the name of a bird of the wild goose
kind, which visits the coasts of Erris and Uinliall,
between the 15th of October and the
15th of November, and sometimes earlier; but
when he appears earlier, the people say that
he brings storms and hurricanes with him. It
is generally believed that he comes from Shet-
land. Dr. Fergus, a native of Dumlia C/iaochain,
says that he shot hundi'cds of Cadhans,
Cai]i in cACAit) A ^115 )iionn
1|' e An ton5At) ]1ia iia c^iac;
An bU.\c oon cobb ó bi potin". Cor. Glos.
Caii), holy. " CATO .1. cATsei' ipn5Aeit)eib5,
sanctum ipn bAoin .1. tiAelj, unde dicitur cAró
cec 116X3 f\\\ cAfloin coiiiuAini". Cor. Glos.
CAib, keeping, holding, or what holds, etc.
" CAib .1. coiiiie-o". Cor .Glos. in voce CAile.
" if oon conne^o i]- aiiuti caiI". Id. in cep-
CAitt. See biAn.
CAib, quahty ; " iriAji A^oei]\ ah tex" ; i-p ua cÁib
nA^oujAA cuicceji 5Ach Aon iiech x)o beic
tiiAic no CO iniTOi5ce]\ obc fAiji"; in qualitate
natura quilibet presumitur bonus nisi convenit
in contrarium. H. 3. 17, Col. 434, line 21.
CAile, an car, a handle. C. 2784.
CaiIcac, coileAc, a cock, Lat. gallus. Cor.
Glos. " gAipm cAibi5 ceAjic". O'D. 609.
" Af he]\z yeym oÁ iiiiac a|i cipc cén 'oocu|'
iniAch All cAilei; céin innAr". Enert. 88; 0.
2306.
CAibl, a wood. Sec coil.
CAI CAI
CAibl gA^AbA, an appropriated wood. O'D.
2202.
CAibb cniiiinoii, hazels which inspired the poets.
The ancient Irish believed that there were
fomitains, in which the principal Irish rivers
had their sources. Over each of these fomitains
grew nine hazel trees, which produced beautiful
red nuts, Avhich fell into the foimtain, and
floated on its surfiice ; that the salmon of the
river came up and swallowed the nuts. It was
believed that the eating of these nuts was the
cause of the red spots on the salmon's beUy
that whoever took and eat one of these salmon
was inspired with the sublimest poetical ideas.
Hence the expressions, " the nut of science",
" the salmon of knowledge". See Dinnsen-
and says that they are barnacle ducks, midway
between a duck and a goose in size. " The
barnacle fish is also called in Irish a Cadlian,
but his empty shell is always styled a 51111*05".
(Dr. Fergus).
chus of the Sinainn, Lib. Lee, fol. 240; also,
" A.D. yGO. cene i"Ai5nein no liiA^ibAt) iia the Boyish Exploits of Finn Mac Cumliail.
n-5éip A5A-|' nA 5-CAt)Aii 1 n-Ai]icen t,i]:e". CAibbe, a cowl; cen cAibbe |-oi\ a cuinn, non
Foiir Masters.
velato capitc. Z. i. 194.
CAt)é]-tii for |:A-oepT),now|rein,fiei/'. O'D. 2190. CAinipeAii .1. i-eA^i mo)\ coiiilAinn. O'Eody.
Cab, carnival ; feast given from the calends of " TTi I'Ain cAimpcAii 1]' ini|ic". Ode to Brian
the year till Inid. H. 2. 16 ; O'D. 1714; C. O'liourhe.
1050; H. 3. 17; O'D. 520; C. 1849.
CÁiii, a statute law; a rule; pi. caaa; " cama .1.
Caco, Scotch quaw; auatural trench pi. cAe'oce
;
jUAgbA". Br. Law. Sec quotation at cobb.
used iu Glare, Limerick, and Kilkenny. " c]ie cAin .1. piAgAib. H. 2. 15, p. 18, col. 1.
boc Cuibbin 11" c]\é]' HA CAe'oce". Old Elegy. " 1ciAc )-o oni ceicpe cáua Gjien^o .1. cAin
CAeiiicéfo, he accompanies.
1888; Egert.^d,; C. 2357.
Harl. 432; O'D.
CAepcA, a half fool. Egert. 88, C. 2168.
CA5Ait), meet, fit. See cacaiu. " cacait) .1. coin
ad a)- unde dixit Ciaran:
" DuAiii 5UIHC ]iiA]'ni bu]" AbAiu
Pac)iaic cen cbepcbiu oo liiAiiliA^o, CAin "Oahi
111 cliAiblech cen bu oo ihaiiIÍa-ó, cAin A'OAin-
UAin cen nA mnA -oo mA]ibA^ó, cAin "OomnAig
cen cAiiicecbc Anu". Leahh. Breac, fol.
38; "A.D. 811, Lex Darii yo]\ chonAcbcu";
" A.D. 812, Lex Darii Ia bu lleibb". Annals
Ulst. " -A]i |io |'ui5i^oeA^ó ua CAnA (.1. nA
juAgbA) yo Ó coj'Acb TJOtiiAin. E. 3. 5, p.
16 a. " ci]' bi)! cÁin icin nA bi miAcbAin'o
bnOA .1.C1AblA^00ll1A5bAlb)1C11l nAb'i CITlAcbAm
im pAcb fomipniie, no coriibo5CAi'b". Id.,
p. 17, cob b. "cAin ciiif5". H. 2. 15, p.
22. " ^y í |-eo m Caiu Pac)iuic cjia A5AI'
^]yeo nAC comuic nAcb biieceni -OAonnA
x)o gAo'oeluib oo caicIjiuc uac ni yo selJA a
Sencu]' mA]\" H. 3. 17, p. 1. " cAin onA",
the law of loan or lending. H. 3. 18, p. 7 a.
CAinceAbb, a chancel in a chui'ch. Lat. cancelli.
"cAincebb .1. cbiAc: ciiAnncAinjeAbb
.1. cjAAuncbiAC inpn .1. cIaic ipn c]iAnn icip
bAecAib A5A1- cbéincib yo co|-iTiAibeA]' ^oni
boi piAb rcmpuibb cSobiiiAin : a|i if citAC
A Ainni couA pocfAlb cbÁji ; unde dictur c]iocAin5eb
.1. cuocbiAc". Cor. Glos.
CAin5en: ca]- .1. cAin5en. C. 762; an action
at law. C. 1819 ; O'D. 423.
CAin5en, counsel; a cause. "pcAfA^o ffi 5AC
CAin 51 n nTobi5ci5", to sejiarate from every