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pollan|ˈpɒlən|
Also 8 pullein, 8–9 pollen.
[Cf. Gael. pollag, Ir. pollóg, pullóg, ? f. Ir. poll inland lake + -óg (-ag), -an, Celt. deriv. formatives.]
A species of fresh-water fish, Coregonus pollan, found in the inland loughs of Ireland (L. Neagh, Earne, Derg, Corrib, etc.). It belongs to the same genus as the Powan or Gwyniad, and the Vendace (with both of which it has been mistakenly identified, as by Pennant and R. C. Hoare).
1713Nevill Lough-Neagh in Phil. Trans. XXVIII. 262 The English call them fresh Water Herrings, for want of another Name; for Pollan is an Irish Name. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 177 (Ireland) The Pullein, or, as some call it, the fresh-water herring. 1807Sir R. C. Hoare Tour Irel. 224 The pollen, which is the same as the ferra of the lake of Geneva. 1864J. G. Bertram in Vac. Tour 65 The powan of Loch Lomond and the pollan of Lough Neagh are not the same fish, but both belong to the Corregoni; the powan is long and slender, while the pollan is an altogether stouter fish. 1898Daily News 15 Mar. 9/4 Notice that it is illegal to buy, sell, or expose for sale,..any fresh water fish other than pollan, trout, char, and eels, between the 15th day of March and the 15th day of June, both inclusive. |