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barr dearg: top or flower of tangle (Laminaria digitata). Separates from the actual tangle-stock (stamh) in April/May. Then it comes ashore and commences rotting in the sun. Rotting forms it into a jellied mass known as “bruig”.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture
bruig: rotten seaweed, collected for manure.
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
bruig (f): form of barr dearg [q.v.] collected for fertiliser.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture