| 1. An stéidh is am balla |
| am balla muigh | outer wall. |
| am balla stigh | inner wall. |
| an glutadh | stuffing between wall [sic]. Chan’eil e muigh ’s chan’eil e stigh ’s cha tig an tigh as aonais. – toimhseachan. |
| tobhta | bare wall. |
| air an tobhtaidh | on top of the wall. |
| gleurach na tobhtadh | virago, woman sitting on top of the wall laying forth. |
| an starsach | the path in front of the house. |
| clachaireachd | building with stone. |
| 2. Am mullach ’s an tughadh |
| tughadh | thatch. |
| spar-feannaig | wooden spar at each end with the ropes going round it. |
| clachan-acaire | stones, all round with the ropes tied to them. |
| an cabar saoidh | sooty rafter. |
| na cabair | the rafters. |
| ceangal or maide ceangail | the rafters. |
| Chaidh e broinn a cheile | the roof fell in. |
| sgrathan | the flat pieces of turf under the thatch. |
| sioman | rope. |
| sùgan | length of rope used for thatch or carrying bundle of thatch or hay. Cf. ‘soogan’ – rope used by western cowboys. |
| 3. Dorsan is uinneagan |
| am dorus a muigh | outer door. |
| an dorus a stigh | inner door. |
| còmhla | a door not yet in position (usually). Gabh an taobh is boidche de’n chomhlaidh. – Get out. |
| an ard-dorus | top cross piece or lintel. Cluinnidh luchagan an aird doruis e. – All will hear it. |
| na h-ursannan | doorposts. |
| bun na h-ursainn | cross piece at the bottom. Suirighe fad air falbh ’s posadh am bun na h-ursainn. – Courting miles away then marrying a next door neighbour. |
| uinneag | a window. |
| céis | the window case or frame. |
| lòsan (soft l) | pane of glass. |
| botaidh | putty. |
| an glòdhan (clòdhan) | the latch. |
| cùl cheallaich | hinge. |
| sneic | sneck. |
| snéicear | a peeping Tom or a keyhole Kate. |
| 4. An broinn an taighe: na sèamraichean |
| uachdar an tighe | kitchen. |
| an ceann shuas | kitchen. |
| iochdar an tighe | the room. |
| an ceann shios | the room. |
| an rùm | the room. |
| a chlòsaid | the small room. |
| calbha | partition or wooden wall. |
| cul an doruis | passage between kitchen and the large room behind the main door. |
| ùlar | [sic] floor. |
| 5. An t-àite-teine |
| an teine | the fire. |
| an t-aite teine | fireplace. |
| an tinntein | stand at each side of the fire for holding pots etc. |
| slabhraidh | the pot hook attached to the chain. |
| a ghriosach | the embers or the hearth. Tha e ’n comhnaidh ’sa ghriosaich. – He is aye sitting by the fire. |
| a smàladh | smooring the fire. |
| luath | ash. |
| a chagailte | the hearth-stone. |
| eibhleag | an ember. |
| an teine biorach | will o’ the wisp. |
| an simileir | the chimney. |
| an ceann simileir | chimney head. |
| tarruing | vent. Tha deagh tharruing aige (aice). – It’s a good vent (used with smoking pipe). |
| saoidh | soot. |
| snighe | sooty water from the roof. |
| tinn fodha | water oozing from the floor. |
| 6. Airneis an taighe |
| bord | table. |
| beinge | bench. |
| leaba | bed. |
| leaba dhùbailte | double bed. |
| càradh na leapadh | making the bed. |
| cathair | chair. |
| sedhar | chair. |
| an giurnaileir | meal chest. |
| ciste | chest. |
| seotal na cistidh | small apartment in chest. |
| furam | stool. |
| tarsanan na beingeadh | cross stick on bench. |
| an clàr | wooden tray for potatoes or fish. |
| an clàr fuinne | baking board. |
| greideal | girdle [sic]. |
| badag | number of strong feather [sic] or outer part of wing used to dust the griddle after each fill. |
| clobha | tongs. |
| bucaidean | buckets. |
| paileachan | pails. |
| miosan | basins. |
| cupannan | cups. |
| coire | kettle. |
| poitean | pots. |
| sasairean | saucers. |
| trisearan | plates. |
| sgeinnean | knives. |
| spàinean | spoons. |
| boula | bowl. |
| mios feodair | pewter basin – cooler for milk. |
| crannachan | churn. |
| loinid | part of the churn. |
| fiodhan | small cheese press. |
| preasa | press. |
| tuba | a tub. |
| ballan | a tub. |
| slachdan | a type of rolling pin rounded at the bottom for mashing potatoes. Slachdan an laimh òinsich – any dangerous instrument. |
| sioltag | strainer for milk. |
| crag (cnag) | made from a piece of tree trunk shaped like a modern pouffe but smaller and used for sitting by the fire. |
| 7. Sobhal, bàthach, no bothanan sam bith eile |
| bàthach | byre. |
| ’n tigh beag | byre. |
| tigh nan cearc | henhouse. |
| bothag nan cearc | henhouse. |
| bothag an tairbh | the bull’s house. |
| iodhlann | stackyard. |
| bùthag | potatoes placed on ground in stackyard, covered with dry bracken and then turf – not in a pit. |
