1. Various denominations |
Na Moderats | |
Na Saidars | (Eng. pronunciation of vowels.) |
Na Wee Frees | |
An Eaglais Shaor | |
An Eaglais Déit | Est. Church. |
2. Member of each of these denominations |
Moderat | ’Se Moderat a th’ann dheth. |
Saidar | ’Se Saidar a th’ann dheth. |
3. Different courts of the Presbyterian churches |
an deecon’s coort | |
an seisean | |
a’ chléir | |
4. Members of the clergy and office-bearers with the Presbyterian churches |
a’ ministeir | |
an t-eildeir | |
an deecon | (The ‘d’ sound coming after ‘n’ disappears and the ‘t’ sound after ‘n’ becomes softened into ‘d’. This is always the case in Uig, Lewis.) |
am preusgair | the preacher. |
a’ missionary | |
maor eaglais | church officer. |
clàrc an t-seisein | |
a’ toirt brag air cùbainn | preaching. |
5. Members of the clergy and office-bearers in the Roman Catholic church |
6. Holy Orders within the Roman Catholic church |
7. Articles of dress or adornment |
8. Church building and churchyard |
9. Church furniture and ornaments |
am brod | collection box. The collection box had a long handle. The collector, an elder, went round the seats (suidheanan) with it.
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[suidheanan] | [seats.] |
10. Different services during the week, feast days, sacraments, Sunday school etc. |
la an trosgaidh | |
coinneamh sheachdainn | Meeting held during the week. Could be in a house or in the meeting-house (tigh-coinneamh) i.e. a small hall erected by the church in an outlying village. |
[tigh-coinneamh] | [meeting-house i.e. a small hall erected by the church in an outlying village.] |
11. God, the Lord, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin, the angels, the apostles, Heaven, the Gospel, prayers etc. |
Dia | |
An Tighearna | |
An Cruithear | |
Sayings referring to God: |
An ainm an Righ! | |
Gu sealladh E ort! | |
Air sgàth ni math! | |
A Thi nam Buadh! | |
Gu sealladh Sealbh ort! | |
Gu sealladh Sealbh Mor ort! | |
A Thi mhòir, fhearaibh! | |
A chruthadair mhathasaich! | |
[Moire] | Bha sibh ag iasgach an diugh. An d’fhuair sibh tòrr/mòran? Moire, fhuair! Fhuair sinn an t-Agh. ‘Moire!’ is used quite regularly in Uig, although it is very far from Catholic influences. |
12. Satan, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo, different kinds of sin etc. |
An Sàtan | |
am fear millidh | |
Domhall Dubh | |
piullaidh | |
an donas | |
an diaoull | |
an droch fhear | |
a’ fear nach can mi | |
iuthairn | |
an droch ait | |
an loch teine | |
ifrinn | |