Bàs is Adhlacadh / Death and Burial

Informant(s)
Name
Donald Grant ( Domhnall Grannd )
Age
66
Origin
[Skye, Camus Chroise]
Location
Glasgow
1. Ag ullachadh a’ chuirp
air an déile (f)laid out.
anart (f)shroud.
2. A’ chiste
3. Faire
a’ caithriskeeping watch: ‘wake’.
4. A’ giùlan na ciste
a’ ghiulanthe “procession”.
“seas”, “seasaimh”stand aside for your turn to carry.
alair (m)food provided for mourners.
carbad (m)bier. (Sleat, Skye)
5. An cladh agus an uaigh
roilig (f)lair.
a’ cladhachdigging (the grave).
6. Cleachdaidhean sam bith co-cheangailte ri bàs no adhlacadh

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