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[fraoch]
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Cruaidh mar an fhraoch, buan mar a’ ghiubhais. Hardy as heather, lasting as pine.
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[geur]
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“’S geur fiacaill a fraoch ’sa cladach feamad.” A proverb indicating the hunger which such treks would arouse.
Location: North Uist, Lochportan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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[tughadh]
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B’e seo [i.e. connlach, muran, luachair, fraoch] an tughadh.
Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
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cearc fraoch
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Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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faithnich
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vb ‘recognize’ : cond.: chan eil fhios a’m c’ dhiubh faithnghinn ‘s nach fhaithnghinn; chan fhaithnghinnsa fraoch sam bith
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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feasradh
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fraoch goirid ’ga bhuain air son leapannan. B’e am facal ‘buain’ ach ghlacadh tu bad ’nad dhà làimh car a chur ann ceàrr (no deas a rèir do làimhe) is le grad spìonadh thigeadh e leat.
Origin: Geàrrloch (Loch Iubh) [Gairloch (Loch Ewe)]
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
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fraoch
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Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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heather likewise [i.e. ‘used in thatching sheilings’ like ‘sallastair’ above?],
etc.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
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fraoch
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[ɸrəəx] Notes: heather as a dying agent gives a yellow colour or with indigo gives green.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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heather gave a green colour.
Location: South Uist, Iochdar, Baile Gharbhaidh [Balgarva]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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nn ‘heather’ : thuirt boireannach as na States gur e ‘ fh. gheal a bh’ innte [FMMaclellan]; ‘s e ~ ‘ tha seo, thuirt e
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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fraoch
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anger.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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Quotation: fraoch a bhun duibh. Notes: used for thatching, with the stem to the outside. Would last a long time.
Origin: Coigach
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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Quotation: torrag fraoich. Notes: clump of heather.
Origin: Islay, Ballygrant
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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Quotation: sùgan fraoch. Notes: heather-rope.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch
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heather.
Origin: [Skye], Gleanndail [Glendale]
Category: Obair na Clòimhe / Wool-Working
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fraoch (E)
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Origin: Leòdhas [Lewis], Uig an Iar
Category: Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings
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fraoch meagain
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Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch meagain
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[ɸrööx mɛkʹɑ̣˖nʹ] Notes: bell heather.
Location: Ross of Mull
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch sgreuchain
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Am fraoch a gheibh thu aig bun an fhraoich eile. E bàn agus tioram agus crìon. Agus gabhaidh ri teine gu brais. (Tha e anns na faclairean.) Cha leiginn a leas a bhith air am fear-sa chur sìos.
Origin: [Lewis, Uig an Iar]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-crion
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Note: withered heather. (Barvas – fraoch-liath.)
Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-crionach
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Notes: withered heather. (Lewis – fraoch-leath.)
Location: Skye, Harlosh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-easraidh
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Notes: heather taken in for bedding for cows.
Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-fada
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long heather.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-geal
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white heather, a symbol of luck.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants
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fraoch-geal
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white heather.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-goirid
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virgin heather, or short heather.
Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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fraoch-sgriach
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[fɾw:xsɡɾiɑx] Note: type of heather with a purple flower which burns quickly and very noisily.
Origin: Harris, Bays
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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màthair
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Quot.: “mathair [sic] a’ fhraoich”. Note: heather that grew back in a burnt area. (Put also under fraoch.)
Origin: Ness
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sioman
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ròpa air a dheanamh air muran na fraoch air a shniomh na dhà na trì duail air a cheile. Sann de’n t-sioman a bha an t-seann iris daonnan.
Origin: [Taransay]
Category: Mòine / Peat-Working
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sùgan
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Quotation: sùgan fraoch. Notes: heather-rope.
Origin: Islay, Port Charlotte
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
