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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