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Gairmean do Bheathaichean (Pàirt 2)
Posted by Calum on 13mh An Giblean, 2023
Welcome back to Calls to Beasts (Part 2)! We shall continue with more calls that will be used to attract beasts and to drive them.Calf:
- Piatan, Piatan beag (Uig, Skye).
- Prug, prugan (The Isle of Harris).
- pruidh-dhé (Glenurqhuart).
- Pruidh-é (Perth).
- Pribheag (Islay).
- Laoghan (Arran).
- Prug, Prugan (The Isle of Harris).
- Pruidh-dhé (Glenurquhart).
- Pruidh-dhé (Nethy Bridge).
- Pruidh-eidh (Killin).
- Saogan (Camuscross, Skye).
- Trobhad (Uig, Skye).
- Sìol (Islay).
- Sìoc (W. Ross).
- Boitidh; Poitidh (Sutherland) – We have “Boit” for food, when a pig is put to feed for a moment in long grass.
- Durradh (Argyll).
- Gus (Islay).
- Gnius/gniusaidh (Perth).
Pony:
- Pruchag (Strath, Skye).
- Cirain (Garrynamonie, South Uist).
- Torchan (The Isle of Harris).
- Tuadhi (Sutherland).
Duck: Lamb:
- Ciora (Lewis).
- Ciorag (West Uig, Lewis).
- ciorrag bheag (Uig, Lewis).
- Ciosa (Barra).
- Cirean (Camuscross, Skye).
- Cir (Storr, Assynt).
- Cire (Arnol, Lewis).
- Siog (Baravas, Lewis).
- Siogan (Arnol, Lewis).
- Siucan, siucan beag (Barra).
- Siug, siugan (Antigonish, Canada).
- Siug (Carloway, Lewis).
- Sugan beag (Islay).
- Poich/poichidh.
- poichean/puichean (East Perthshire).
We have arrived at the end of the blog! As you can see there are many calls to animals but there must be more that we do not have here. Do you know any of the calls above? Do you have any other calls for other animals? Let us know on facebook, twitter and our own website!
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