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Là a’ Bhrochain Mhóir
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Maundy Friday when according to informant porridge was poured into the sea to ensure adequate supply of seaweed.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[blank]
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porridge.
Origin: [Ross-shire]
Category: Biadh is Deoch / Food and Drink
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[brochan]
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Ag ol brochain. Supping porridge.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[porridge]
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Note: porridge was accepted as a remedy to help with the healing and curing ulcers on the stomach. Believed, porridge to be a soothing food, and helpful in acting as poultice, in absorbing matter, foreign, having an absorbent qualities in other words.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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brochan
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Notes: porridge. Not “lit”.
Origin: Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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brochan eorna
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barley porridge.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bròs
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form of porridge made with corn. Taken for breakfast.
Origin: Uibhist a’ Deas [South Uist]
Category: Biadh is Deoch / Food and Drink
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camhraich
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a dish made from oats. Boiled with water and eaten for breakfast, very much like porridge or brose.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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eòrna ceithir sreathan (or eòrna mór)
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’se sin a bu mhotha a bha iad a’ cur an Tiriodh. Also for feeding and for making barley bread and barley porridge – brochan. Also used for malting.
Origin: Tiree
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture
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fuailit
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poultice. From ‘fuail’ urine and ‘lite’ porridge (1 [?]). Fuailit theth – hot
poultice, etc.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
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is
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Quotation: ’S ann a’ sgrìobadh nam praisean a bha i siud. Notes: said of a woman who got a wet day for her wedding. Some people had a habit of (or preference for) eating porridge out of the pot. The Rev. Dugald Macfarlane of Kingussie preferred this. [NOTES: slipped under ‘is’.]
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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maide-coire
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Notes: stick for stirring porridge.
Location: Ross-shire, Aultbea
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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meug
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Quotation: Bàrr na meuig [bɑ:r ṉə mĩ:ɡʹ]. Notes: top of the “meug” taken with porridge if there was no milk.
Location: Perthshire, Killin
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mìn-fheasdrach
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brown flour which was mixed with hot water like brose. When it thickened it was eaten like porridge. [NOTES: corrected to ‘min-pheasdrach’.]
Location: South Uist, Kildonan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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noigean
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Quotation: [n̪ɔ̃ʔɡʹɛ̃nʹ], sometimes [n̪ɛ̃ʔɡʹɛ̃ṉ]. Notes: a wooden communal dish for holding potatoes, porridge, etc.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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plopadaich
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((again) as of porridge) boiling noise of porridge.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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plubadaich
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bubbling motion as of boiling porridge.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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preis-liteadh
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porridge pot.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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préis-lite
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the pot in which porridge was cooked.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgeir
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“skin” as on cold porridge, soup, etc. (N.E); tha sgeir air a theanga.; sgir (Lewis) – chan eil sgir air cnàmhan an eich sen [sic].
Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sgromag
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Notes: skin on porridge.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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slibhag
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stick for mixing porridge.
Location: [Harris], Leverburgh, Kintulavaig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliobhag
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Notes: porridge stick, oar blade.
Origin: Kilmaluag
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sliseag
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Notes: a wooden stick for stirring porridge.
Origin: North Uist
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sluprachan
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Quot.: “sluprachan de lit”. Note: thin, badly made porridge.
Origin: Ness
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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slìs
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bit of wood widening at its foot and used for stirring porridge. [NOTES: corrected to ‘slis’.]
Location: South Uist, Milton
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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splutraich
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[spɫut̪əɾix] Notes: splashing with food; or a mess caused by splashing, e.g. with porridge.
Location: Tiree, [Caolas? – one slip]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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staipleis
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[st̪ɛplɛʃ] Quotation: staipleis de lit. Notes: porridge not properly made.
Location: Skye, Elgol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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steaplais
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[st̪ɛplɛʃ] Quotation: steaplais de lit. Notes: badly made porridge. (Elgol)
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
