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Gugaireachd
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April Fools’ Day. Also called ‘Latha na Feachaireachd’.
Location: South Uist, Lochcarnan
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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barr dearg
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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
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car
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Quotation: Latha nan car. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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car
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nn 1 ‘jest’: Latha nan Car first of April. Bidh time math ann Latha nan Car [ADM]; tha iad ‘ toirt cuir air feadhain; duine sam bith a theirea’ car às na daoine
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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feachaireachd
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Quotation: Là na feachaireachd. Thug e an fheachaireachd aisde. Notes: April Fools’ Day.
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gocaireachd
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[ɡokəðɑxk] Quotation: La na Gocaireachd. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gogaireachd
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Quotation: là gogaireachd. Notes: April Fools Day.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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gonaig
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Quotation: Trì là gearraig, / Trì là gonaig, / Trì là sguabaig – / Suas an t-earrach. Notes: Dw. does not seem to have gearrag or gonag (in this sense), but has sguabag, the 3 days being 7th, 8th, and 9th April.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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latha
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Quotation: latha nan car. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Location: Tiree, Caolis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là
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Quotation: Là gogaireachd. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Location: Skye, Kilmuir
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là
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Quot.: Là na Gocaireachd. Note: April Fools’ Day.
Location: Lewis, Uig, Crowlista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là
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Quotation: là na gogaireachd [ɡɔɡəɾɑxk]. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Location: Skye, Breakish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là
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Quotation: là na gocaireachd. Notes: April Fool’s Day. Barra – Là na Feachaireachd.
Location: Lewis, Barvas
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là
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Quotation: Là na gogaireachd. Notes: April Fool’s Day.
Origin: Strontian
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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là na feachaireachd
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Notes: April Fools’ Day.
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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mac na sad
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Notes: used as a term of abuse, either in recall or directly. A’ mhic na sad – of a person who has annoyed one intensely (yet it is fairly mild). Sad ‘dust etc.’ is masc. Source: Lewis usage recalled (D.S.T.). Date: April, 1973.
Location: Lewis
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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smòt
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fine broken down seaweed found in April or May.
Location: [South Uist], Daliburgh (Schoolhouse)
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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tarraing
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Quotation: an tarraing air éigin. Notes: root of tough grass or weed growing in the peat. Tough in April/May. Not so bad in March.
Location: Islay, Bowmore
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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ìm an iuchair
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butter that would be available at the end of July. Generally held to be the best. The cream would be saved from April.
Location: South Uist, West Kilbride
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
