Yes, the word for fox is very close in pronunication. Fox: Sionnach (Sheeng-akh): A very common name in Gaeltacht for fox, as you probably know, is also Madadh Rua, lit. "red dog," or fig. "wild dog," which is the title of a song spelled phonetically "Moidideroo" in Eugene O'Neill's Touch of the Poet. Pax daniel cassidy