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(e) disease affecting the udder and milk production
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Origin: Tiree
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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(e) diseases affecting the udder and milk production
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Origin: Mull, Bunessan, Ardtun or Mull, Tobermory
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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(e) diseases affecting the udder and milk production
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Origin: Tiree
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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Disease affecting the udder and milk
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Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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[cuman]
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Cuman iudhar a thug m’ athair a Ros; cha b’ iudhar e ’s cha b’ athar e ’s cha be maide ’san domhainn e is e air a bhial fodha ’s cha tig deur as. A riddle meaning a cow’s udder.
Location: South Uist, Peninerine
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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a cuir foidhpe
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udder filling.
Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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an ruadh
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udder infection.
Origin: Barra
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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an ruaidh
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hard udder at calving (mastitis). [NOTES: slipped under ‘ruaidh’ with ‘an ruaidh’ as the quotation.]
Origin: Kill-Fhinn
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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an tioramachd
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[disease affecting the udder and milk production.]
Origin: Barra
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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arcuinn (f)
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cow-udder (Perthshire).
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ballan
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udder.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ballan
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udder.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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bradan
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a hard lump on the front of a cow’s udder. Also under a cow’s chest.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar, Ardivachar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bùthach
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canvas cover put on a cow’s udder to prevent suckling. Could also be placed on a ram to prevent mating.
Origin: [Note: From North Uist, information from Alex O’Henley / RÓM 4 Dec 2023]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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caora bhleac an t-sléibhe
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wild orchid. Children dug the wild orchids, the roots of which resembled the udder of a sheep, and said: ‘Caora-bhleac-an-t-sléibhe / ’S i ag eubhach le h-uan ’s le h-odhaisg.’
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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caora-bhleac an t-slèibhe
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wild orchid. Children used to dig them out complete with roots (which they thought were like the udder of a sheep) and say: ‘Caora bhleac an t-slèibhe ag èibheach le h-uan ’s le h-odhaisg.’
Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ciad-bhainne
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the first milked ‘quantity’, flow ‘amount’ from the udder of the cow after calving, being of thicker form until the ordinary flow comes into a more liquid strain than the first setting.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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cuir
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Quot.: “bó a’ cur foidhpe”. Note: udder filling with milk just before the birth of a calf.
Origin: [Caversta]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fiabhras a’ bhainne
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milk containing blood traces caused by a blockage in the cow’s udder.
Location: South Uist, Stoneybridge
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fiaras a bhainne
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[disease affecting the udder and milk production.]
Origin: Barra
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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fo
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Quotation: Tha a bhó a leigeil [fɛ:hə]. Notes: the cow’s udder filling when about to calf.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fo
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Quotation: Tha a’ bhó a leigeil foidhpe. Notes: letting the milk down to the udder shortly before the birth of a calf.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leig
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Quotation: Tha a’ bhó a’ leigeil foidhpe. Notes: starting to let the milk down to the udder before giving birth to a calf.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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leig
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Quotation: Tha a’ bhó a’ leigeil. Notes: said before a cow calves. Is [?] it the udder being let down, or the milk being let down into the udder. Barvas: “Tha i leigeil fòidhpe.”
Origin: Bunloit
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mealladh-nathrach
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Notes: a piece of round perforated jet dipped in water, and water applied to udder of cow when stung by an adder. Made to Celtic measures.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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rooia
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inflammation of the udder. (Stoer, Assynt)
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ruadh
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swelling (?), also seen in cow’s udder.
Location: Harris, Rodel
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ruadh an ùdh
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infection in the udder.
Location: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ruaidh
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illness affecting the flow of milk in cattle. Cured by heating a pebble (mollag). Milk from the cow’s udder was splashed on to the stone. This was done accompanied by a prayer. Could only be done by a particular person. Also affected mares when they had given birth. Whisky was rubbed into the udder. Its heat relieved the blockage.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar, Ardivachar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ruaidh
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inflamed udder. (Stoer, Assynt)
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ruaidh
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[ru̜ɤi] Quotation: a’ ruaidh. Notes: chill in the udder of cows causing inflammation. The milk doesn’t flow so freely.
Origin: Kinlochourn
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ruaidh
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disease in a cow’s udder. Needed to be continuously milked to alleviate the problem.
Origin: Uibhist a Tuath [North Uist]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sprògan
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a lump on the body of cattle, caused by a cold in the udder, which followed calving. [NOTES: corrected to ‘sprogan’.]
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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stiam
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[ʃtʹĩɑ̃m] Quot.: “Tha stiam as an ùth aig a bhoin an deidh dhith breith.” Note: some kind of matter in the udder of cows that have newly calved, causing a certain blockage of the milk ducts. Udder felt lumpy.
Origin: Crowlista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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tuinachadh
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[tʊiṉʹəxəɣ] [?] Notes: milk curdling in the udder.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ugh
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udder. (Stoer, Assynt)
Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ugh
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udder.
Origin: Ross of Mull
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ugh
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udder.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ugh
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[udder.]
Origin: [Islay, Ballygrant]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ugh ( oo)
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[pron.] udder. [NOTES: the slip gives the pronunciation – [uʰ].]
Origin: Kill-Fhinn
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ugh (m), uighean (pl)
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udder.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ugh as ballain
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[udder and teats.]
Origin: [Islay, Ballygrant]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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umh
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udder.
Location: Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ùdh
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udder.
Origin: [Barra]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ùgh
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Quotation: [ən uuc] [?]. Notes: the udder.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ùgh
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udder.
Origin: Leodhas [Lewis], Uig
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ùgh
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udder.
Origin: [Arran]
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
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ùgh (m)
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udder.
Origin: Mull, Bunessan, Ardtun or Mull, Tobermory
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ùgh (m)
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udder.
Origin: [Skye, Camus Chroise]
Category: Crodh / Cattle
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ùgh (ùgh)
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udder.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Caoraich / Sheep
