Iasgach a’ Ghiomaich / Lobster-Fishing
- Informant(s)
- Name
- A. MacLennan ( A. MacGill Fhinnein )
- Age
- 19
- Location
- Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
The Lobster | |
ine | claw. |
ine mhor | large [claw]. |
ine bheag | small [claw]. |
stuirean | [?] feelers. |
sron | head. |
gàileach | gills. |
leabaid | tail. |
casan beaga | ‘swimmers’ or underside. |
screagag | encrustations on back. |
uidhean | eggs. |
damh | lobster with claw missing. |
The Creel | |
cliabh | creel. |
a’ deanamh cliabh | making a creel. |
màs | the base. |
ceana | rods before and after bending and fitting to base. |
cearcal | rods before and after bending and fitting to base. |
slatan | rods before and after bending and fitting to base. |
osan | the eye. |
strang bhiathaidh | bait-holder. |
ròp | rope. |
àrca | floats. |
dorus | door (for admitting hand). |
gad | fleet of creels, when attached to a single line. |
Fishing | |
taruing | hauling a creel. |
biathadh | bait. |
kinds used | |
[bait] | rionnach, sgadan, leobag |
cleaning a creel, what creatures found within | |
crosgag | star fish. |
deiseag | velvet crab. |
crogan | sea urchin. |
starraig | [?] |
portain | |
conochagan | whelks. |
crubag | crab. |
natures of ground (e.g. soft, hard) | |
lathach | |
rochd | |
rope | |
bleith | fraying, or frayed, rope. |
briste | broken rope. |
tying claws of lobsters – device used | |
[gearradh] | gan gearradh (gob na sgeine dhan fheithidh eadar na h-inean) |
keep-box | |
bocsa raididh | [?] keep-box. |
cruaidh | moorings of keep-box. |
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