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Fishing Terminology from Tarbert

  • Faclan / Terminology - Coltas / A Sign or Appearance of Herring
  • Faclan / Terminology - Puckle / Small Amount
  • Faclan / Terminology - Skaivin or Skeevlin / The Dive of a Gannet
  • Faclan / Terminology - Glipe / Large Spent Cod
  • Faclan / Terminology - Droud / Large Spent Cod
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sgaff / Meaning Unknown
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sìol or Sile / Small Herring
  • Faclan / Terminology - Eachan / Cockle
  • Faclan / Terminology - Maorach / White Smooth Shellfish
  • Faclan / Terminology - Cliùcairean / Net Mending
  • Faclan / Terminology - Megglin / Drawing Together a Net
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sùgan / A Rope Made from Straw or Heather
  • Faclan / Terminology - Torgeen / Meaning Unknown
  • Faclan / Terminology - Balg Crùbach or Ballycroobach or Crupple / A Rope to Reduce the Size of a Net
  • Faclan / Terminology - Stickin / Fishing Line or Net or Putting up the Net
  • Faclan / Terminology - Steall / A Lot (of liquid)
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sleever / A Lot
  • Faclan / Terminology - Tapaidh / A Lot
  • Faclan / Terminology - Glàm / A Lot or a Glut
  • Faclan / Terminology - Misleach or Misneach / Hope or Sign
  • Faclan / Terminology - Dràbhag / A Person who is a Hindrance
  • Faclan / Terminology - Gadrach / Rubbish
  • Faclan / Terminology - Truisleach / Rubbish
  • Faclan / Terminology - Bùrach / Meaning Unknown
  • Faclan / Terminology - Burraidh / Bragger
  • Faclan / Terminology - Neònach / Useless or Stupid Person
  • Faclan / Terminology - Galar-Plocach / Mumps or Throat Illness
  • Faclan / Terminology - Ciotach or Tuiteach / Left-handed
  • Faclan / Terminology - Ramh / Oar
  • Faclan / Terminology - Ciotach or Tuiteach / Corrie-Handed
  • Faclan / Terminology - Buinneach / Cabbage Stalk
  • Faclan / Terminology - Maloogrum / Immature Whisky
  • Faclan / Terminology - Kilogie or Bogie / Stove
  • Faclan / Terminology - Railleach / Rough
  • Faclan / Terminology - Muilleans, Milleans or Meelins / Crumbs or Small Pieces
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sweep / Bend
  • Faclan / Terminology - Cam / Bend
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sgliùrach / Useless Person
  • Faclan / Terminology - Burgoo / Thin Porridge
  • Faclan / Terminology - Brochan / Porridge, Often Taken with Whisky
  • Faclan / Terminology - Pook / To Pluck
  • Faclan / Terminology - Chug / To Tug or Pull
  • Faclan / Terminology - Drog / Sea Surf or Swell Breaking on Shore
  • Faclan / Terminology - Bound or Jabble / Sea Swell
  • Faclan / Terminology - Pet / Fleeting Good Weather
  • Faclan / Terminology - Caointeach / Supernatural Woman
  • Sgeulachd / Story - Caointeach / Wailing Woman or Death Omen
  • Sgeulachd / Story - Jacob's Well
  • Faclan / Terminology - Kettle or Teapot
  • Faclan / Terminology - Strùpag / Sipping Tea
  • Faclan / Terminology - Currag or Coireag / Kettle
  • Faclan / Terminology - Bus or Busach / Glower or Gurn
  • Faclan / Terminology - Mùgair or Mùigean / Mix-Up
  • Faclan / Terminology - Falachan / Hidden Money
  • Faclan / Terminology - Dealachan / Light
  • Faclan / Terminology - Gealach or Gealachan / Moon or Moonlight
  • Faclan / Terminology - Coil / Collective Noun for Gulls
  • Faclan / Terminology - Kildee / Small Fish
  • Faclan / Terminology - John Dory / Small Fish
  • Faclan / Terminology - Cnùdan or Cnòdan or Ouden / Gurnard
  • Sgeulachd / Story - Fishing Gurnards
  • Faclan / Terminology - Touch / Quantity of Fish (?)
  • Faclan / Terminology - Hass / Herring
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sile or Sìol or Soil / Small Herring
  • Sgeulachd / Story - Fishing in Italy
  • Faclan / Terminology - Gannet or Sollan Goose
  • Faclan / Terminology - Smùrach / Crumbs or Small Bits or Fine Rain
  • Faclan / Terminology - Pluc / Pimple or Plook or Spot
  • Faclan / Terminology - Throuither or Thrutharair / Mischievous Boy
  • Faclan / Terminology - Gàint / Stutter or Stammer
  • Faclan / Terminology - Gagach / Stuttery
  • Faclan / Terminology - Salachair / Herring Dirt
  • Faclan / Terminology - Salach / Wet or Rain
  • Faclan / Terminology - Sgadan / Herring
  • Faclan / Terminology - Roochle / A Vigorous Shake
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Location:
Kingsway, Tarbert
Year:
1978
Language(s):
English, Gaelic
Fieldworker:
Angus Martin
Contributors:
Hugh MacFarlane b. 1884
Info:
Gaelic words used locally for different types of fish, shellfish, food, and other subjects.
Keywords:
conversation
Additional Info:
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