Iasgach a’ Ghiomaich / Lobster-Fishing

Informant(s)
Name
A. MacLennan ( A. MacGill Fhinnein )
Age
19
Location
Na Hearadh, Gòbhaig [Harris, Gobhaig]
The Lobster
ineclaw.
ine mhorlarge [claw].
ine bheagsmall [claw].
stuirean[?] feelers.
sronhead.
gàileachgills.
leabaidtail.
casan beaga‘swimmers’ or underside.
screagagencrustations on back.
uidheaneggs.
damhlobster with claw missing.
The Creel
cliabhcreel.
a’ deanamh cliabhmaking a creel.
màsthe base.
ceanarods before and after bending and fitting to base.
cearcalrods before and after bending and fitting to base.
slatanrods before and after bending and fitting to base.
osanthe eye.
strang bhiathaidhbait-holder.
ròprope.
àrcafloats.
dorusdoor (for admitting hand).
gadfleet of creels, when attached to a single line.
Fishing
taruinghauling a creel.
biathadhbait.
kinds used
[bait]rionnach, sgadan, leobag
cleaning a creel, what creatures found within
crosgagstar fish.
deiseagvelvet crab.
crogansea urchin.
starraig[?]
portain
conochaganwhelks.
crubagcrab.
natures of ground (e.g. soft, hard)
lathach
rochd
rope
bleithfraying, or frayed, rope.
bristebroken 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.
cruaidhmoorings of keep-box.

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