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bannag
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Quotation: “Thoir a bhiadh do fhear-an-tighe, ’S thoir a bhannag dhomhsa.” – New Year’s cake. Notes: part of a Rhyme used by children visiting at New Year time – supposed to date back to the time of the Druids!
Origin: West Lewis [the location given on the slips]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach
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Quotation: bonnach donn. Notes: cake made from oatmeal and fish liver.
Location: Skye, Kyleakin
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach
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nn ‘cake, scone’: ~ coirce; ~ buidhe
Location: Canada, Cape Breton, Broadcove
Category: Field Notebooks of Seosamh Watson June-August 1983
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bonnach Brìde
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a special cake which was baked on the first day of spring. Cf. Mr R. Bunton, Stoneybridge, South Uist. Refers to serpent chant associated with St. Bride’s. According to this informant the chant belongs to Celtic mythology which believed that a serpent did come from the ground. Apparently the serpent was the daughter of Ivor.
Location: Barra, Ard Mhinish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach luirg
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a reward, a cake or some kind of food given to person who found or reported the sighting of a young animal such as a lamb or calf.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach pòisidh
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prior to the advent of modern day wedding cakes, people used to make their own cakes. Mrs C. MacLellan, Lochcarnan, South Uist remembers this tradition too whereby a sponge cake with sultanas was baked covered with icing. [NOTES: ‘pòisidh’ corrected to ‘pòsaidh’.]
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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bonnach-bois
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[bɔ̃n̪ɑxbɔʃ] Note: an oatmeal cake made with the hands (not using a “clàr-fuinne”) about 1" thick and stood beside the fire to bake.
Origin: Crowlista
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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buillion
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loaf. Loaves are used for feeding sheep, loaves and oatcakes, or a cake made of oatmeal.
Location: Na Hearadh, Scalpaigh [Harris, Scalpay]
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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marag mhaduinn
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oatmeal, flour, onions, lard, salt and pepper. Mixed together and baked in a cake tin. Left to cool till morning, then fried and eaten with the usual breakfast.
Location: South Uist, Garrynamonie
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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sraidheag
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a cake.
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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strubhan
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Michaelmas cake, made with a bannock covered on each side with some form of sweet, such as treacle and flour.
Location: South Uist, Bornish
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
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strùthan
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Notes: Michaelmas cake – scone with treacle batter covering.
Location: Barra, Northbay
Category: Measgaichte / Miscellaneous
