Àiteach / Agriculture

Informant(s)
Name
Mrs Mary Crane
Origin
Leòdhas [Lewis]
Location
Bishopbriggs
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
1. Na togalaichean: sobhal, bàthach is mar sin, agus ainm gach pàirt dhiubh
spirisshelf for hens.
clais (-ean)stalls.
sobhalused to store hay and potatoes.
bathachcattle.
slochdused to preserve seed potatoes.
sgràthanturfs put on roof with thatch.
brèideanrope placed round the neck of a cow or a sheep.
criathclay.
clachan acairfor holding down the thatch.
2. A’ mathachadh no a’ leasachadh na talmhainn
3. A’ treabhadh no a’ ruamhar: an crann agus ainm gach pàirt dheth
4. Innealan beaga leithid spaid, gràp, ràcan is mar sin
5. Acfhuinn an eich airson gach seòrsa obair
6. A’ cur an t-sìl
7. A’ buain agus a’ tiormachadh an arbhair no an fheòir
corranused before the scythe became predominant.
badequivalent of ‘adaig’ [?] in Uist – sheave [sic].
adag6 or 12 of above [i.e. bad].
banna few strands of corn used to bind the sheave [sic].
currachdagrick of corn. Equivalent of ‘toit’ in Uist.
8. A’ togail a’ bhuntàta
gràp
cliabhused to carry potatoes.
taghadhchoosing which potatoes to eat and those to be used for seed potatoes next year. Potato needs 2 eyes to be used for seed purposes. Some of larger potatoes cut up and given to sheep. No name provided for this process.
9. A’ tasgadh an arbhair agus a’ bhuntàta
10. A’ bualadh ’s a’ criathradh
cliathadhinstrument used for harrowing. Made of wood with iron incisors.
suistused for threshing. Corn would be placed on smaller stick and hit forcefully with the bigger stick which was wielded in the hand. Two sticks possibly tied together with rope.
suisteadh
11. A’ bleith an t-sìl
12. Ainmean a chleachdar ri earrainn fearainn
lòtcroft.
iomairseparate fields of corn or potatoes.
13. Faclan sam bith eile

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