A strong, sturdy horse or pony, especially a type bred in Ireland and used as a pack animal.
From Irish Gaelic gearrán or Scottish Gaelic gearranaich, diminutive forms suggesting a small, stout horse. The word entered English through contact with Celtic-speaking regions.
The garran is a living word from Irish Gaelic that English borrowed to describe a horse so tough it shaped colonial economies—Irish settlers literally rode these horses into history.
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