1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
uan | lamb. |
oaisg, oaisgean (pl) | hog. |
dinneag, dinneagan (pl) | gimmer. |
caora | ewe. |
[uan] | (Bidh uan aig an dinneag agus aig a’ chaora.) |
crog, crogaichean (pl) | cast ewe. (After 5-6 years.) |
2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
uan | |
molt, muilt (pl) | wether. |
air a spo | castrated. |
air a ghèarradh | castrated. |
uan-reith | |
[reithe] | (Dar a tha e ’na bhliadhna, bhiodh e ’na reithe.) [NOTES: is this meant as a definition of ‘uan-reith’?] |
seann-reithe | |
3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
4. Sheep’s appearance |
dubhcheannach | blackfaced sheep. |
caora dhubh | black sheep. |
“stragelers” | undipped sheep. |
rùsg (m) | fleece. |
caoraich mhaola | sheep with stunted horns. |
caora nan adhaircean móra | sheep with large horns. |
caora reamhar | fat sheep for butchering. |
5. Miscellaneous |
peat’-uan, peatan | [pl] pet lamb. |
uan-càraid | twin lamb. |
uan anmoch | lamb late of weaning (12th August [and after]). |
caora-bhaine | [sic] milk ewe. |
caora le càraid | sheep with twins. |
caora-uain | breeding sheep. |
peata caora | pet ewe-hogg or sheep. |
peate oaisg | [sic] [peata?] pet ewe-hogg or sheep. |
caora rachadh air iomlan | strayed sheep. |
rig | partly castrated ram. |
reithe beag | small ram. |
6. Feeding and grazing |
biadhadh làimh | handfeeding. |
troch (f), trochanan | [pl] trough. |
ceanagan | hay. |
bann | piece of corn. Bann de dh’arbhair. |
bucaid-uisge, bucaidean | [pl] |
caoraich-mhonadh | beat [i.e. the regular ‘beat’ of sheep on the moor]. |
7. Handling of sheep |
Leanaidh mi iad do’n mhonadh | driving them to their grazing. |
’gam fuadachadh do’n mhonadh | driving them to their grazing. |
’gan toirt dhachaidh | taking them home. |
’gan cur a-staigh do’n chrò | enclosing them in a fank or fold. |
’gan cur a-staigh do’n fhang | enclosing them in a fank or fold. |
sgàp chaorach | flock. |
sgàp mhór chaorach | flock. |
fang-rùsgaidh | shearing [fank]. |
fang-glacaidh | |
smeòradair | smearer. |
’gan smeoradh | smearing them (with tar). |
tanc-dipidh | dipping trough. |
tumadh | dipping. |
Tha mi cur kil oirre | keel. |
Commands given to a sheep-dog |
Fan a mach air folbh . | [sic] |
Thig a-staigh. | |
Thig air do chulaibh. | |
Thig a nuas là(mh) rium. | |
Trobhad a nuas. | |
Earmarking |
barr na cluais | |
beum | |
bacan | |
toll | |
’gan spo | castrating. |
8. Apparatus |
feisde (f) | tether. |
cioban | tether stake. |
udalan (m) | swivel. |
buarach (f) | band for tying legs; fetter. |
9. Diseases |
cloimh | scab. (‘cloich’ – Mull pron.) |
foinne (f), foinneachan | [pl] wart. |
spot, spòtan | [pl] spots. |
cartan, cartanan | [pl] ticks. |
biastagan anns a’ chraiceann aice | worms in skin. |
an dalladh | blindness. |
am plochd | fluke (neck swelling). |
gortachadh | injury. |
10. Parts of the body |
seiche (f) | hide. |
slinnean (f) | shoulder. |
uchd (f) | breast. |
casan-toisich | forelegs. |
crodhan | hoofs. |
glùinean | knees. |
speur (f), speuran | [pl] joints in back legs (reverse from knees). |
cruachainn | hips. |
cnàimh-droma | spine. |
bùn an urbaill | rump. |
ugh | udder. |
sine (f), sinean | [pl] teats. |
alt (f), uilt | [pl] muscle. |
cuisle (f), cuislean | [pl] artery. |
féith (f), feithean | [pl] vein. |
sgamhan (m) | lung. |
pìob na h-anail | windpipe. |
ubhal a’ sgornain | larynx. |
umalas (m) | gallbladder. |
stamag | stomach. |
caolan (m) | intestines. |
miolach (m) | bowel. |
reamhrad (m) | fat. |
11. Lambing |
Leig mi mach an reithe leatha. | |
An do ghlan i? | |
glanadh (m) | afterbirth. |
12. Miscellaneous |