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[Seanfhacal 12]
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Rìgh nan corra-chagailt [?] agus ceann-feadhna nan deargan.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[deargann]
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[Rinn e luath is deargannan ann. – See luath.]
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[luath]
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Rinn e luath is deargannan ann. – Duine a bhiodh ro thric ann an tigh (tigh duine eile) agus a’ fantuinn ro fhada ann, chanadh sinn seo uime. Mar bu trice bhiodh seo a’ tachairt ri linn boirionnach a bhith anns an tigh, a bhiodh e as a déidh. Tuigidh sibh fhéin.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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brù-deargan
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Notes: robin redbreast.
Location: Skye, Sleat, Calligary
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan
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flea.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan
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[dʹɛɾɛɡɑṉ] Notes: a brown fish caught among rocks. Thinks it is the young ling.
Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan
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[dʹʒɛɾɑɡəṉ] Notes: flea.
Location: Islay, Bowmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan
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flea. (Scalpay)
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan traghad
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lice found on seaweed. [NOTES: ‘traghad’ corrected to ‘tràghad’.]
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan trathad
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[dʹɛərɡən trɑ˖ʔəd] Notes: sand fleas.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan tràghad
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VII, VIII [Crustacea – Isopoda, Leptostraca, Amphipoda].
Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan-donna
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[dʹʒɛɾɑɡɑ̃ṉd̪on̪ə] Notes: small rainbow, usually a sign of change of weather. (donna < doinneann?)
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan-seilich
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redpole.
Category: Eòin / Birds
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deargan-tràghad
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Notes: a small soft reddish fish found under stones inshore. In pools when the tide is out. Possibly a young ling (same characteristics).
Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan-tràghad
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Notes: like a young ling.
Location: Coll, Arinagour
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan-tràghad
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‘ebb flea(s)’. Perhaps this is not the right English for them. They jump in the same way (I know you have seen them) on removing a stone and among seaweed, they belong to the marine species. [SLIP: Fleas [sic] which are found among seaweed.]
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargan-tràghadh
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Notes: small black insect found under stones below high water mark.
Location: Islay, Bowmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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dearganach
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(char.) [?]
Origin: Geàrrloch (Loch Iubh) [Gairloch (Loch Ewe)]
Category: Acfhuinn Iasgaich / Fishing Tackle
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dearganan allt
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kestrel.
Location: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargann
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flea. (Spelling?)
Location: Argyll, Tarbert, Muasdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargann doininn
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spot of red, indicating storm to follow.
Location: Skye, Bernisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargann-tràghad
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Origin: Lewis, Uig an Iar
Category: Maorach / Shellfish
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deargann-tràghad
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Note: shore flea.
Origin: Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargann-tràghaidh
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Note: shore-flea.
Origin: Harris, Leverburgh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargannan tràghad
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sea lice found on shore, seaweed, tangles, etc.
Location: Barra, Earsharry [Earsary]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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deargannan tràghad
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shore lice. [NOTES: slipped under ‘deargan tràghad’ with ‘deargannan tràghad’ as the quotation.]
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrìgh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Maorach / Shellfish
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duine lom
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hard-hearted. “Cho lòm [sic] ris an deargan.”
Origin: Barra
Category: Nàdur an Duine / Personality
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luath is deargannan
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When a person frequented a house, perhaps rather often. ‘Tha e air luath is deargannan a dheanamh ann.’
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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tràigh
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Quotation: deargan-tràghadh (q.v.).
Location: Islay, Bowmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
