Caoimhin O Donnaile: more bats etymology

[Elizabeth J. Pyatt]

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:44:52 +0100 (BST)
From: Caoimhin O Donnaile <caoimhin at smo.uhi.ac.uk>


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>>  MIr. íatlu: íatlu "bat", the gender of which is uncertain, does not
>>  occur in any Old  Irish text. No etymology has been found so for.
>
Scottish Gaelic "ialtag", Irish Gaelic "ialtóg", but Manx "craitnag".
I wonder where "craitnag" comes from?

Caoimhín

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