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[port]
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Pìobaire an aona phuirt. – A piper with only one or two tunes in his repertoire.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[pìobair]
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Piobair an aona phuirt. An indifferent piper.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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buiseartach
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an ear piper, one who has just picked it up on his own.
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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buiseartach
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applied to an ear playing piper.
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cuisleannach
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piper.
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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pìobaireachd
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the playing of pipes; the profession, or performance of the piper. Not used in sense “Ceòl Mór” by native speakers. That usage, in Eng. only, originated among Eng. speaking collectors of pipe music. Urlar – the theme, or ground. Leagadh – variation – Anglo-Irish “a falling”. Lùdh (lùth, lùgh) – fixed group of notes and grace-notes peculiar to pibroch. Caslùdh – grip (piper’s jargon). Bàrludh, barr-lùdh. Leumlùdh. Taorludh [sic]. Crùnlùdh. Siubhal or iùl-lùdh, etc.
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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rabhdaire
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bad piper.
Origin: Uibhisteach [Uist]
Category: Pìobaireachd / Piping
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tafann
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chase (as hounds); swift play of fingers (as piper); a’ tafann air – urging on.
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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trilleachan
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sand piper.
Location: Argyll, Tarbert, Muasdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
