Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
John MacDonald
Age
85
Origin
Blackburn, near Glentarff
Location
Inverness-shire, Fort Augustus, “Kyltra”
Date
04/1969
Quotation: Là fosgladh an t-sealg. Notes: 12th August.
mul a’ mhàgain[mũ̜ɫəvɑ̃:ɡɑṉʹ] Notes: toad.
riQuotation: “Bha iad ri sionnaich.” Notes: They were after foxes.
planndais[pɫɑ̃ũ̜n̪d̪ɑʃ] Notes: a plant.
sealgQuotation: Là fosgladh an t-sealg. Notes: 12th August.
sgarbhlaich[sɡɑɾɑɫiç] Notes: loose stones, usually on a mountainside.
soitheamh[sɔ̃i] Notes: tame.
spoireag[spɔɾɑɡ] Notes: sparrow.
adharc[ɛɾəɡ] Notes: a horn.
adharcan[ɛɾəɡɑ̃ṉ] Notes: lapwing.
breacan-beitheNotes: chaffinch.
cràigeanNotes: frog.
cù-eunachNotes: gun dog.
dithisQuotation: fear na dhithis dhuibh [dhiubh?].
freanach[fɾɛ̃ṉɑx] Notes: bracken.
gaothQuotation: “… gus am faigheadh iad gaoth air na h-eòin, agus an sin bha iad a stad.” Notes: i.e. the gundogs.

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