The Lobster |
firionn | male. |
boirionn | female. |
ighnean? (inean?) | claws. |
an t-ord | used for breaking up shellfish. |
an sàbh | another claw used for catching fish. |
gàilleach | gills. |
earball | tail. |
buigneag | a lobster found in crevices near the shore after casting its shell in summertime. |
The Creel |
sgùill | creel. |
am bonn | the base. |
cearcaill | rods, before and after bending and fitting to base. |
a’ cnòdachadh na lìn | the netting and how attached to base. |
an t-suil | the eye. |
clachan acrach | weight. |
buidhe rop | rope. |
aircean | floats. |
dorus na sgùill | door (for admitting hand). |
[fleet of creels] | Fleet of creels, when attached to a single line: creels placed individually and not in a line as such. |
Fishing |
biathadh | bait. |
runnach | kinds [of bait] used. |
Cleaning a creel, what creatures found within |
crùbagan | |
easgannan | |
Other terms |
brothadh | [about rope] disintegrating. |
[tying claws of lobsters] | Device used for tying claws of lobsters – string or elastic bands. |
bucas ghiomach | keep-box. Moored under ‘sgorran’, rock crevices, near the shore. |
brod | a gaff with a hook used to pull out the lobster. |