An Eaglais / Ecclesiastical Terms

Informant(s)
Name
George MacKenzie
Age
67
Origin
Assynt, Stoer
Location
Sutherland, Lairg, Durness
Date
[1970]
1. Various denominations
a’ Ehaglas “Mhoderate”Church of Scotland. (Stoer, Assynt)
na “Wee Frees”Free Church of Scotland. (Stoer, Assynt)
na “Susaders”Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. (Stoer, Assynt)
a’ Ehaglas PapnachR. C. Church. (Stoer, Assynt)
2. Member of each of these denominations
3. Different courts of the Presbyterian churches
4. Members of the clergy and office-bearers with the Presbyterian churches
5. Members of the clergy and office-bearers in the Roman Catholic church
6. Holy Orders within the Roman Catholic church
7. Articles of dress or adornment
8. Church building and churchyard
cladhcemetery. (Stoer, Assynt)
vestrayvestry. (Stoer, Assynt)
laetran[sic] lectern – the enclosure in front of pulpit where elders sat. (Stoer, Assynt)
9. Church furniture and ornaments
cubeepulpit. (Stoer, Assynt)
laetransee above.
siach bastiabaptismal font. (Stoer, Assynt)
a’ “bockus”collection box. (Stoer, Assynt)
a’ “cuip”chalice. (Stoer, Assynt)
10. Different services during the week, feast days, sacraments, Sunday school etc.
latha “trasgie”Thursday of the sacraments. (Stoer, Assynt)
na ordeannthe sacraments. (Stoer, Assynt)
“coinoo” urnigh or “urnee”mid-week service. (Stoer, Assynt)
latha na “chaist”Friday of the sacraments. (Stoer, Assynt)
latha na bodichFriday of the sacraments. (Stoer, Assynt)
11. God, the Lord, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin, the angels, the apostles, Heaven, the Gospel, prayers etc.
DiaGod. (Stoer, Assynt)
TighernaLord. (Stoer, Assynt)
Iosa CriosdJesus Christ. (Stoer, Assynt)
Spiorid NaomhaHoly Ghost. (Stoer, Assynt)
a “Noigh-Vorra”the Virgin. (Stoer, Assynt)
“iangil”angel. (Stoer, Assynt)
abstolapostle. (Stoer, Assynt)
NeaveHeaven. (Stoer, Assynt)
FlasanasHeaven. (Stoer, Assynt)
SoisgeulGospel. (Stoer, Assynt)
Urnaigh a ThighernaLord’s Prayer. (Stoer, Assynt)
na Chestinthe Shorter Catechism. (Stoer, Assynt)
a’ chestaircatechist. (Stoer, Assynt)
12. Satan, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo, different kinds of sin etc.
SaatanSatan.
DiobhalSatan.
DonasSatan.
IfrinnHell.
“Urian”Hell.
PurgadairPurgatory.
“peacag”sin.
reatichillegitimate.

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