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Ceathairchosaigh Chrúbacha (Say WHAT Kind of Quadrupeds?) Posted by róislín on Sep 9, 2012
(le Róislín) “Crúbach” is a readily recognized word if you know “crúb” (hoof). It can mean “hoofed,” of course, but, in more technical jargon, it also means “ungulate.” Anyone recognize the Irish word related to “ungulate”? Try “ionga,” or, as you might know it, in the plural, “ingne,” seen in the well-known curse, “Tochas agus…