Crodh / Cattle

Informant(s)
Name
Donald Grant ( Domhnall Grannd )
Age
66
Origin
[Skye, Camus Chroise]
Location
Glasgow
1. Different stages in the growth of cattle
crodh
laogh (m)male/female.
gamhainn (m)male/female. (“Oidhche Shamhna theirear gamhna ris na laoigh.”)
dòi(bh)lianach (m)two-year old.
agh (m)heifer, female (?).
2. Breeds of cattle
3. Outward appearance of cattle
ruadhruddy.
glas
dubh
riabhachgreyish brown.
grìseannapplied as name: dun.
maolhornless or shorthorn.
culaidhgood condition.
4. Names for certain beasts, e.g. an animal on which the owner bestows particular attention
5. Parts of the body
gaosaid (f)hair.
craiceann (m)hide.
ùgh (m)udder.
sithne (m)teat.
sgamhan (m)lungs.
griùthan (m)liver.
àirneankidneys.
geir (m)fat.
caolannancolon.
an dubh-liathpancreas (?).
6. Calving
dàirheat. Chaidh i a dhàir. – … has been served.
7. Milking
a’ bleoghannmilking.
ciad-bhainnefirst milk (after calving).
cuman (m)coggie (?), milk-pail.
8. Feeding
a’ biathadh na boine (bà)feeding [cows].
ultach (m)bundle, fairly large, of hay etc.
greimean (m)a little bite.
a’ fiarachgrazing.
a’ bhuailethe milking-place.
9. Apparatus
teadhair (f)tether.
cipean (m)tether stake.
10. Diseases
spùt (m)diarrhoea.
11. Miscellaneous
saogancall to a calf.
taoraisstop call to a cow.

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