| 1. Toys |
| 2. Swings, see-saws |
| 3. Games played indoors |
| 4. Outdoor games not involving a ball or puck |
| 5. Ball games |
| ioman | shinty. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| cammag | shinty stick. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| creg | shinty ball (usually constructed of wood). (Stoer, Assynt) |
| tuagal | goal. Subsequently called “hail” when shinty was played to modern shinty rules. (Stoer, Assynt) Shinty was always played on New Year’s Day, “Latha na Callain”. Two townships would compete, and after the match was finished the visiting team would try and dribble the “creg” out of the township. I saw old boddich of 70 running out with walking sticks to prevent the “creg” being taken out of the township, which was considered a great disgrace! So long as the numbers were equal there appeared to be no limit to the number on each side for the actual match. I played for Caberfeidh Shinty Team, but it was child’s play in comparison to those New Year’s Games! At half time – the match was usually two hours – whisky was distributed – not lemons! Incidentally, if a visiting township managed to get the creg away, they had the privilege of having the match in their township next New Year. |
| bas na cas | stick thrown in the air for choosing which way to play, or who had the first choice in picking sides. If the head (bas) came down first the man who shouted that word “won the toss”. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| 6. Athletics |
| leam fada | long jump. |
| leam ard | high jump. |
| cur a muilkan | somersault. |
| ruith reis | run a race. |
| reis gurraid | sprint. |
| reis ada | long distance race. |
| 7. Heavy events |
| cur na cloich | shot putt. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| tigal a’ ord | throwing the hammer. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| cur a cabar | tossing the caber. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| 8. Contests involving pulling or pushing |
| mada leisg | the lazy stick – two men sitting on the ground with the stick held between them. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| 9. Boxing and wrestling |
| boxagig | boxing. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| glec drooma | wrestling. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| pullie | a boxer (probably from pugilist). (Stoer, Assynt) |
| 10. Blows in general |
| bula chruiadh | [sic] hard or heavy blow. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| scalk | slap. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| breb | a kick. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| put le ceann | butt with the head. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| 11. Injury and exhaustion |
| putta | a lump raised on head or forehead by a blow. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| garraig | a cut. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| scossig | a sprain. (Stoer, Assynt) |
| fallais | sweating. (Stoer, Assynt) |
