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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Lewis, Shawbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, Stafainn [Skye, Staffin]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Lewis, Port of Ness
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Gearrloch, Achadh a’ Chairn [Gairloch, Auchtercairn]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: Cinntire, An Ceann a Deas [Kintyre, Southend by Campbeltown]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: South Uist, Peninerine
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Barra
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Cataobh [Sutherland – probably meant as the county not origin]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Eileanaich [natives of Lewis]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Inbhirnis [Inverness – most probably meant as the county]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Ratharsaireach [Raasay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: Uibhist-a-Tuath [North Uist]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: [North Uist - according to the card index of Informants]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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1. Ag ullachadh na talmhainn airson mòine a bhuain
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Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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[mòine]
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mòna / mònach – canaidh sinne na dhà mar a thuiteas a mach.
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[mòine]
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“Bha là eile aig fear buain na mòna.”
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[mòine]
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“Tha a’ mhòine anns an sgaoiltich.” – The peats are as laid out.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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am blàr mòine
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the peat bog.
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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an corr-fhad ( corr’ad)
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[pron.] the outermost peat of a ‘carcaill’ [q.v.] cut thick (esp. in ‘mòine dhubh’ [q.v.] because it has already undergone a year of weathering and tends to crumble if cut thin).
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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ath-mhòine
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Mòine air a buain ann am broinn poll-mòna eile. Bhiodh doimhne mhór réisg ann mus biodh a leithid seo ann.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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atharrachadh
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Quotation: ag atharrachadh na mòine. Notes: shifting the peats on the bank in wet weather.
Location: North Uist, Bayhead, Kylis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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a’ spoth nam fàdan
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cutting lower edge of peats at an angle – mòine bhàn chiefly – to make it easier for thrower to lift peats away from ‘carcair’ [q.v.].
Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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a’ tughadh
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Bhiodh mòine dhubh a bhithear a fàgail air a’ pholl (airson eallaich cleibhe aig toiseach Earraich) g’a tughadh le cip; ainneamh a tha sin a tachairt an diugh.
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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bac-mòine
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Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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bac-mòine
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Notes: peat bank.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bargan
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Quotation: mòine bhargain [vɑɾɑɡɑ̃nʹ]. Notes: peats cut on piece-work for the distilleries or farms.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bhàn
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Quotation: Chuir sinn bhàn an cuip mòine. Notes: down.
Origin: Glenlyon
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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blàr mòine
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Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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blàr-mòine
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Notes: peat bank or ground where peat is dug.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cairt agus each
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Cairt chumanta. Cha robh cairt gun chuibhleachan, no nì de’n t-seòrsa sin, a riamh againne ri mòine.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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caorain
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mòine bhriste.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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ceann
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Quotation: a’ cur am mòine air cheann son tiormachadh [tʹirməxk] (sic).
Origin: Arran
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ceòsach
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[cɔ:sɑx] Quotation: mòine cheòsach. Notes: spongy peat.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cliabh-droma
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bascaid air a deanamh car comhnard air aon taobh air son laighe air druim fear an eallaich. Bhathar a cleachdadh a chleibh air son mòine, feamainn, inneir, iasg, ’sgach seòrsa ghiulain – eadhon bathar as na bùthan ma bha iad fad as! Bhathar a cleachdadh an ainm “cliabh-droma” air son eadardhealachadh o “chliabh-ghiomach”.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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craos teine
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white hot fire (as with ‘mòine dhubh’ [q.v.]).
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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cìb
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[cı:b] Quotation: mòine chìb. Notes: top stringy layer of peat.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cìb
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Quotation: mòine chìb. Notes: light, stringy peat. Also “mòine chìbeach”.
Origin: Locheport
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cìbeach
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Quotation: mòine chìbeach. Notes: light, stringy peat.
Origin: Locheport
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ealagol
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mòine ’their tiormachadh cruaidh fo’n talamh a chionns gu robh “talamh-toll” [q.v.] na “gaoth-thalamh” [q.v.] san aite a’ ceadachadh do’n ghaoith ruigheachd orra.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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fire
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teine, gual, bioranan, fóid-mòine, am blàr-mòine, torro-sgian (pron. torroshken).
Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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lìonadh
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mòine am meadhon na cruaiche móire.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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moine dhubh
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mòine tha cruaidh dubh, bristeach nuair tha e tioram, ’s anabarrach trom, ach fior mhath go gabhail.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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moine mhosgannach
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mòine aotrom dhonn.
Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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moine tasgaidh
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peats suitable for banking the fire overnight – mòine amh or mòine phlòiceach were preferred for this.
Origin: Eileanaich [natives of Lewis]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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moine-bhàn
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mòine dhomain gun móran teas agus dualach an t-uisge ghabhail an deigh an tiormachadh. [NOTES: “mhoine-bhàn” and its definition appear at the bottom of page 3 and “moine-bhàn” and its definition at the top of page 4; they may be meant to be just one item.]
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine
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Quotation: mòine ghaothaich. Notes: where there is only a thin layer of turf and peat (i.e. in an area where peat was cut before), it is almost dry when it is cut.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine
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Quotation: mòine bhargain [vɑɾɑɡɑ̃nʹ]. Notes: peats cut on piece – work for the distilleries or farms.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine
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Quotation: mòine chìb. Notes: top stringy layer of peat.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine
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Quotation: mòine cheòsach [çɔ:sɑx]. Notes: spongy peat.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine
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Origin: Lochaber
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine
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Quotation: mòine chìb or chìbeach. Notes: light stringy peat.
Origin: Locheport
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine bhuidhe
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spongy peat.
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhuidhe
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Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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light brown peats.
Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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spongy type of peat.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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brown peat. It is light coloured and light in weight.
Location: Lewis, Carloway
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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light coloured fibrous peat.
Location: Lewis, Shawbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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light, brown peat of the hilltops.
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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[peat] from the softer bogs.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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Origin: Uibhist-a-Tuath [North Uist]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn
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faic roinn 2.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine bhàn (f)
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Location: Harris, Ardhasaig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine chailc
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the peat glows but has no flame and it remains as chalk.
Location: Lewis, Carloway
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chailc
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chalky [peat].
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chailceach
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peat mixed with clay.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chalcais
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[kind of peat] probably where the plant roots were still in a good state of preservation.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chaoranach
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broken peat.
Location: Lewis, Carloway
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chinn
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[peat] often cut roughly with a spade. Live vegetation still forms part of it.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chiopach
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soft peat. Same as ‘mòine chòsach’. [NOTES: ‘chiopach’ corrected to ‘chìbeach’.]
Location: South Uist, West Kilbride
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine chreadha
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mòine dhubh, throm, anns a bheil criadh – agus móran luatha.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chriadha
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[peat] usually from the bottom stratum. Clay in some measure is still attached to the peat.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chruaidh
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Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine chruaidh dhubh
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black peat (Uist and Harris).
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chruaidh dhubh
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Origin: Uibhist-a-Tuath [North Uist]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chruaidh dhubh etc.
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already given in Section 2.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chruaidh, dhubh
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hard, black type of peat.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chràic
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Notes: (Keose) used of peat in which tree stumps, branches, etc. were found. Flared up quickly and burnt well. A patch behind the gàrradh in Keose. Not in Dwelly.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine chràiceach
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peats containing bits of old trees.
Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chràiceach
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[peat] composed mostly of dead trees. ‘Cràic’ is used for rotting stumps and branches. ‘Giuthas’, still in a good state of preservation, is used on the mainland to describe the tree roots preserved by the peat.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chòsach
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spongy type of peat.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chòsach
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spongy peat.
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chòsach
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Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine chòsach
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a stringy type of peat which has bent many a ‘sgian’; ‘còsach’ was smoked by the bodach when he had the ‘carathas’ – the craving for tobacco: this out of ‘ine crùbaig’!
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine chóinntich
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mòine aotrom.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhearg
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peat where you have iron mixture and you get red ashes.
Location: Lewis, Carloway
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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always hard, good quality.
Location: Cinntire, An Ceann a Deas [Kintyre, Southend by Campbeltown]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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black peat.
Location: Lewis, Carloway
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine dhubh
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black peats.
Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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black peat.
Location: Lewis, Shawbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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black peat.
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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mòine dhubh, throm – mar as trice as an dubhad.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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generally the last strata of peat next to the rock-formation.
Origin: Lewis, Back or Lewis, Back
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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heavy, bluey-black peat of the marshlands.
Origin: Leódhas, An Rudha [Lewis, Rudha]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh
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black good quality peat usually from sloping ground where the peat formation is slower and the vegetation stronger.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine dhubh etc.
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faic roinn 2.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine fhraoich
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peat which is made up of undecomposed heather fibres.
Origin: Lewis, Back or Lewis, Back
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine fàs
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[peat] spongy and suffering from runlets and channels caused by running water.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine gharbh
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peat cut very big.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine luath-deirg
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Cha bu chaomh le na bodaich idir a’ mhòine-sa agus gun chàil cèarr oirre ach gu robh an luath aice dearg. Mar a’ mhòine bhàn bha i aotrom ri a tarruing.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine phoiteach
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(A)
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine phrann
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crumbly, brittle, black type of peat.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine phrann
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Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine riabhach
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peats that are a little darker [than mòine bhàn q.v.].
Location: Lewis, Lochs, Leurbost
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine riabhach
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(brindled) [peat] halfway between ‘mòine dhubh’ [q.v.] and ‘mòine bhàn’ [q.v.] in colour and quality.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine righinn
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Origin: Camaschros an sgìre Shléite san Eilean Sgitheanach [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine ruadh
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Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine spaide
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mòine, gun rùsgadh, air a gearradh le spaid – leud na spaide agus mu dhà òirlich air thighead.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine thaiseallach
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slow-burning or long-lasting peat.
Location: Harris, Tarbert
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine tholltach
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[peat] spongy and suffering from runlets and channels caused by running water.
Origin: Sgìre na Pàirc an Leódhas [Lewis, the Park district]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine, G. mònadh
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peat.
Origin: Ratharsaireach [Raasay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-bharrach
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Mòine faisg a làimh a bhith tu a’ gearradh leis an spaid. Bhiodh na h-uibhir de fhraoch, ’s na h-uibhir de thalamh, ’s na h-uibhir de riasg glan innte. Chunnaic mi seo ’s a’ bhaile, ged nach robh e againn fhìn.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-bhristeadh
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fragile peat, easily broken.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine-bhàn
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light peat.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine-bhàn
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generally the first two or three layers of peat next to the virgin moorland.
Origin: Lewis, Back or Lewis, Back
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-bhàn
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Bha thu ’ga gearradh tana. Bha i na bu duilghe a tiormachadh. Ach bha i aotrom ri a tarruing. Sgamhan bàn, chanadh na bodaich. Sgamhan de mhòine bhàin. Cha sheasadh a’ mhòine bhàn cho fada ’s an teine idir ris a’ mhòine dhuibh.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-chalcais
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peat in which there is a certain amount of moorland grass and heather fibres.
Origin: Lewis, Back or Lewis, Back
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-chruaidh-dhubh
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dark hard peat (quality of peat).
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine-chòsach
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absorbent peat.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine-chòsach
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mòine aodram bhog, far eil móran còinnich ’sa riasg.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-dhubh
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Dh’fheumadh tu a gearradh tiugh. Bha i pronn. ’Se connadh math a bh’innte. Bha i trom ri a tarruing air an druim.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-fhiadhe
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peat in which there is decayed wood embodied.
Origin: Lewis, Back or Lewis, Back
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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mòine-phrann
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broken peat; moinne-phrann nature of peat.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mòine-ùr
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this year’s peat.
Location: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach, Portrigh [Skye, Portree]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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riasg
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(Bu chòir dhomh seo a bhith air a chur as déidh blàr mòna. An stuth de am bheil a’ mhòine dèanta. ’Se mòine a chanas a’ chuid mhór, tha mi ’n dùil, ris an riasg againne. Tha sinne a’ cur eadar-dhealachadh mór eadar riasg agus mòine. Mòine dhuinne, ’se sin mòine [riasg?] air a gearradh ’s air a deanamh ’na mòine.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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ràs-gaoithe
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strong breeze of wind. The description more inclined to the east wind, as in this instance: Bha ràs de ghaoith-an-ear ann le turadh. Turadh na mòine – a peat drying remark. The east wind is a very effective agent in drying peats on Harris.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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rùbhan
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Quotation: rùbhan mòine.
Location: Ross-shire, Plockton, Diurinish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgroth
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Quotation: sgrothan mòine. Notes: turf divot as used to cover potatoes.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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smùrach
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mòine ’na mìrean.
Origin: Borraraig [Skye, Boreraig]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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stéidheadh
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A’ càradh nam fàd gu grinn ann an cruaich (mòine). (Mar a chàireadh tu brige.) A’ càradh nam fàd ann an cliabh (bho’s cionn beul a’ chléibh). Dà sheòrsa stéidhidh: an stéidheadh cumanta agus an stéidheadh air oir.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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stóbhadh
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packing. Stóbhadh na mòine – reference to peat being stowed.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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tairsginn
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inneal air son mòine ghearradh. Co-ionnan ’sgach àite, ach le “sgiath” na’s giorra an cuid a dh’àitichean.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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togail na mòine
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(A)
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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“air a cois-bhig”
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canar sin ri mòine th’air a togail.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
