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Flowers in Gaelic

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Uamh a’ Charnain

on Eiseabhal, South Uist. Said to be one of the first places visited by Bonnie Prince Charlie on his arrival from Eriskay. This cave, which stretches from the foot to the summit of Eiseabhal, was used by the Prince to get to the relative safety behind the hills on his way to Milton and his meeting with Flora MacDonald. To this day sweet smelling flowers grow inside this cave which originated from the seeds shaken from the lining of the Prince’s jacket.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Wild Flowers – Betsy Fraser, Tobermory, Mull

Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Wild Flowers – Lachlan MacLean and Mrs MacLean, Torloisk, Mull

Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Wild Flowers – Sarah Munro, Gruline, Mull

Location: Mull [see below for details]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

[buidheagan]

Too much of buttercups (‘buidheagan’) (flowers) or variety improper in the feeding caused sickness to cattle. Empoms [sic] [Epsom?] salts were recommended, doses up to as was termed 6 packets were (recommended) as a dose, etc.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants

[dìthainn]

Dìthainn a’ tighinn air a’ bhuntata – potato flowering. In South Uist – ‘flùr air a’ bhuntata’.

Location: North Uist, Grèinatobht [Grenitote]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

bainne-nan-gamhnach

wild flower. Children sucked the nectar out of it.

Origin: Lewis, Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

barr dearg

top or flower of tangle (Laminaria digitata). Separates from the actual tangle-stock (stamh) in April/May. Then it comes ashore and commences rotting in the sun. Rotting forms it into a jellied mass known as “bruig”.

Origin: Tiree
Category: Àiteach / Agriculture

barr gùcach

potato flowering [?].

Location: North Uist, Grèinatobht [Grenitote]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

barr-a-cùg

[bərəˈk̚u:kᶜ] Notes: the flower of the potato plant. Only Embo speakers know and use this word; unknown in Golspie and Brora. Source: Sandy MacKay, Hall St., Embo. Date: spring 1968.

Location: Sutherland [see below]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

barra-braoinain

a yellow flower. The root of the ‘cairt shleamhna’ was obtained from this flower. This root was used for tarring nets. Left them soft and supple. Also used as a poultice.

Location: South Uist, Daliburgh
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

barra-gùg

[bɑrəɡu̜:ɡ] Notes: flower on potatoes.

Origin: Coigach
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

bearnan-brìde

flower, dandelion, at the point of the flower giving way to withering, the seed is left which parachute off by the wind. Children used to blow off the seed themselves and counting how many times they had to blow before the final seed was blown, which indicated what time of day it was. The flower itself does the re-seeding. The seed is disposed likewise from its down, ‘choimhiteach’ [sic].

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

boinne-gamhnaich

[bɔ̃nʹəɡɑ̃ũ̟ṉiç] Note: a violet which flowers early – around the end of March.

Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

braonan [bɾw̃:ṉɑṉ]

Notes: Edible root. White flower. Has a nutty taste.

Location: Ross-shire, Achiltibuie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

buathallan-boirionn

a stalk which does not flower. When building cornstacks these were placed in the stack every three or four layers. This kept rats from eating the corn. [NOTES: ‘boirionn’ corrected to ‘boireann’.]

Location: South Uist, Kildonan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

buidheag

Notes: flower growing among potatoes.

Location: Ross-shire, Achiltibuie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

buidheag-bhuidhe

Notes: yellow flower growing in corn. (Prob. sgeallan.)

Location: Ross-shire, Achnahaird
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

bàrr-gùc

flower on the potato crop.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cama-mhil

Camomile. Disease: chilblains (millicheartain). Part used: roots and flower and stem. How prepared: boiled to form camomile lotion (ola-cama-mhil). Lotion just rubbed on, not covered.

Origin: Mull, Bunessan, Ardtun, Knockan or Mull, Burg or Mull, Tobermory or Mull, Bunessan, Taoslainn
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants

carrachan

[kɑrɑxɑ̃ṉ] Notes: has a carrot-shaped root which can be eaten. Has a small pink flower.

Location: Skye, Elgol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

carran

[kɑɾɑṉ] Notes: a white flower that grows among potatoes. (See carran – Dw.)

Location: Invergarry, North Laggan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ceanndubhanach

Notes: grows among the grass. Has red flower and when the flower withers it is round and black. (very like 647)

Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Oldshoremore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ciochan na mnathan sìthe

pinky, red coloured flowers found in moorland. Considered unlucky if brought home.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

cleòcadh

Quotation: Tha am flùr a’ sìneadh air cleòcadh. Notes: The flower has begun to wither.

Location: Ross-shire, Aultbea
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

clòbhar

clover (flower). Cha bhiodh e toilichte ged a bhiodh e a-measg a’ chlòbhar.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

conais

whin. Broom with yellow flowers.

Location: North Uist, Tigharry
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

corra-chluasach

stumped ears as in beast (also cauliflower ears).

Origin: Tiriodh [Tiree]
Category: Faireachdain / Senses

corrachan

[kɔrɔxɑ̃ṉ] Notes: plant with an edible root – like a nut. Small red flower growing on it.

Location: Glendale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

càl carrach

cauliflower.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

càl-greannach

cauliflower.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

còsalach

An siol anns a’ chosalaich [sic] – the seed in the material which could be attributed to the flower, dandelion as one version.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dileag

blossom or flower.

Location: Lewis, Bragar
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dithean-buidhe

[sic] yellow flowers, buttercups, marsh marigolds, etc. collectively: all of yellow colour, blossoming yellow. Tha e làn leis an dìthean bhuidhe.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dithean-mara

sea-pink. I think there was another name for this flower besides dìthean-mara [sic]. I have only this as thinking of it termed like-wise. I am [not?] able to recollect further at the moment. [NOTES: slipped under ‘dithean-mara’. Definition: Sea-pink.]

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ditheannan

flowers. [NOTES: slipped under ‘dìthean’ with ‘plural: ditheannan’ as the quotation. Definition: Flowers.]

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dithein

flowers. [NOTES: slipped under ‘dìthean’ with ‘plural: dithein’ as the quotation. Definition: Flowers.]

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

duilleag

Notes: petal of a flower.

Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dìthean

Note: a flower.

Origin: Harris, Bays
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dìthean

Quot.: dìthean a’ bhuntàta. Note: the flower on the potato shaw.

Origin: Scarista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

dìtheanach

flowery.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

eubhunn

a trailing plant with blue flowers. Used for barking when oak bark was not available.

Location: Skye, Bernisdale
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

feanntag-bhrògach

Note: a weed which flowers. Can’t sting. Usually in a cultivated ground.

Origin: Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

fliodh

it grows in potatoes and corn, thickly in potato lazy-beds with emerald leaves, perhaps lighter than emerald leaves with pinkish small flower. ‘Fliodh-a-bhuntàta’, given to cattle for food, not for medicinal factors, purposely.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Blàthan-Leighis / Medicinal Plants

fluir na cuathaige

cuckoo flower.

Location: Harris, Scalpay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

flùr 1

n. ‘flower; blossom’: thigeadh na ~s air

Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Inverness Co., Dunvegan
Category: Word List

flùrag

nn f. 'little flower’: ~ bheag bhìodag

Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983

fraoch-sgriach

[fɾw:xsɡɾiɑx] Note: type of heather with a purple flower which burns quickly and very noisily.

Origin: Harris, Bays
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

geadag

a flower bed.

Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

geadag (f)

flower-bed (in garden, etc.).

Origin: [Strathglass]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

gille-gorm

Note: scabious, with a blue flower on it.

Origin: [Caversta]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

gille-mac-guirmein

Notes: field-scabia – small flower.

Origin: Skye
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

gàradh-dhìthein

flower garden (with flowers only).

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

leibhreagan

[lʹevɾəɡɑṉ] Quotation: leibhreagan a’ fhraoich. Notes: a small yellow flower which grows among the heather.

Origin: Islay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

lurga

[ɫu̜ɾu̜ɡə] Note: used for the stem of a flower or plant.

Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

lus Cuchullain

Note: type of bedstraw with a lot of yellow flowers on it.

Location: [Lewis], South Lochs, Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

lus-an-laoigh

Notes: plant like the water lily but doesn’t flower.

Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie, Oldshoremore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

maraich

[mɑ̃ɾıç] Note: a plant growing near the shore with a bright red flower on it. Small broad, very smooth leaves. Covered by spring tides. Used for making a poultice for itch on the soles of the feet. Used for several things.

Origin: Caversta
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

miaran-na-cailleachan-marbha

foxgloves. Named because of the resemblance of thimbles, which grows [sic] in line along the stalk, not as one flower but a few one beside the other. I saw them in growth in steep braes and on patches of soil on rock faces. (Harris)

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

peadaran

[pɛd̪əɾɑṉ] Note: garland of flowers.

Origin: [Ness]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

peadrachan

a garland. Peaderan buidhe: large yellow flowers that grow in cornfields.

Location: [Lewis], Ness
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

pileag

[pilɑɡ] Notes: the petal of a flower.

Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

potrachan

Note: necklace of flowers.

Origin: [Lewis], Arnol
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

riochdachadh an tobair

at Easter different flowers placed round the well for the purpose of keeping evil spirits at bay.

Location: North Uist, Grimsay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ròs

flowers of a variety. Fo channach ’s fo ròs.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

seacaidh

dry, withering appearance as of plants, flowers or skin, etc.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeallag

[sɡʹoɫɑɡ] Notes: yellow flower which grows in corn.

Location: Sutherland, Kinlochbervie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeallag

[sɡʹɑu̜ɑɡ] Notes: yellow flower growing among corn. [u̜] often substituted for [ɫ].

Origin: Drumguish, by Kingussie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeallan

Notes: yellow flower growing among corn.

Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeallan

a yellow flower growing amidst corn crops and small oats.

Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeallan

Note: yellow flower which often grows among corn.

Origin: Uig
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sgeollag

[sɡʹoɫɑɡ] Notes: yellow flower found among corn and potatoes.

Origin: Assynt, Stoer
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

sìtheanach

flowery.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

torcadh

forking. Faodadh [sic] tu toiseachadh air torcadh tuilleadh – in connection with the potatoes, when in flower, digging the potatoes. [NOTES: the slip has ‘Faodaidh…’ Definition: Forking the potatoes when in flower.]

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

tòrr-dhìthein

a collection of flowers, bunch.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

uaireadair-gréine

the head of the flower dandelion. I think when the bloom is gone and the white ‘fluff’ of the germinating seed on the point of being cast by the wind. As children we used to pick one and blow on the head: 1-2-3 thus telling the time when the ‘fluff’ was all blown off. There may be other references from other places. There may be another few meanings. ‘Sun-dial’.

Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris,Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

ubhla-bhan

the potato flower.

Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous