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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal. A stag appeared on the old £1 coin. The wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) enjoys an exalted position as "King of All Birds" in Irish folklore, but is the villain in the tale of Saint Stephen
The coat of arms of the O Kelly of Ui Maine, featuring a green enfield as the crest. The earliest known example of the enfield is the crest of the Ó Cellaigh clan of Ireland. Ó Cellaigh of Uí Maine are the most documented O'Kelly sept in early Irish history and annals.
The modern Irish word for 'water' is uisce (see whiskey), although dobhar is also used in placenames. Dobhar is a much older form and cognates are found in other Celtic languages (e.g. Welsh dŵr or dwfr, Cornish Dowrgi 'waterhound/otter' ). Cú is 'hound' in Irish (see for example Cúchulainn, 'Culainn's hound').
Smiddy, P. 1999 Re-assessment of the Irish records of ringed, harp and hooded seals. Irish Naturalists' Journal 26: 249-250; Ulster Museum Northern Ireland Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles. Includes more extinct mammals. NPWS Breeding populations of Grey seals in the Republic of Ireland; Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
The Irish Hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) has been described as a national animal, [21] as has the red deer (Cervus elaphus). [22] Although extinct, the Irish elk (giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus ) is also associated with Ireland, because it was first discovered there; in reality, it was not unique to Ireland, living across Eurasia, and was ...
The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost; plural púcaí), puca (Old English for goblin), also pwca, pookah, phouka, and puck, is a creature of Celtic, English, and Channel Islands folklore.
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The grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a canine of the order Carnivora, an apex predator largely feeding on ungulates.. The earliest radiocarbon date for Irish wolf remains come from excavated cave sites in Castlepook Cave, north of Doneraile, County Cork, and dates back to 34,000 BC.