Crodh / Cattle

Informant(s)
Name
Jeannie Gibson
Age
69
Origin
Mull, Bunessan, Ardtun
Name
Angus Henderson
Age
79
Origin
Mull, Tobermory
Location
Mull
Notes
  • [NOTES: Mr Boyd uses two colours of ink to distinguish the two informants. In this file, in order to preserve the distinction, the informants’ names have been inserted before the sections they contributed.]
1. Different stages in the growth of cattle
[Jeannie Gibson]
Male
laogh
geamhainn (gamhainn)
’gan spo aig 6 mìosancastrating.
dàmh
do-bhliadhnach (dàmh)
trì-bliadhnach (dàmh)
Nuairsin ’gam marbhadh.
laogh-tairbh
geamhainn
tarbh
Female
laogh(for a year)
agh, aighean (pl)heifer. Tha i dà bhliadhna na h-agh.
martafter 3 years once 1st calf born. Tha i ’na mart airson an corr de ’beatha.
2. Breeds of cattle
[Angus Henderson]
crodh GàidhealachHighland cattle.
crodh GalldaAyrshire cattle.
crodh dubhAberdeen; Angus; Galloway.
3. Outward appearance of cattle
[Angus Henderson]
bian bhriagha[sic] a beautiful coat.
[Jeannie Gibson]
gris-fhionnbrindled.
odhardun.
breacbrown and white.
riabhachdarkish brown with rough coat.
bian matha good coat.
saill (f)fat.
mart ann a(n) laoghcow in calf.
mart tanaa thin cow.
mart bochdan unwell cow.
4. Names for certain beasts, e.g. an animal on which the owner bestows particular attention
[Jeannie Gibson]
mart fiuchail (fiughail)a worthy beast.
tarbh fiuchail
5. Parts of the body
[note][NOTES: the whole section is in blue, i.e. Mr Henderson’s colour, but Mr Henderson’s name appears only next to some of the words while Ms Gibson’s name appears next to some of the others, which seems to suggest that the terms without a name were shared by both informants.]
ceannhead.
amhachneck.
adhairceanhorns.
bathais (f)forehead.
bialmouth.
fionnadh (m)hair.
bian (m)hide.
seiche (f)hide.
gualainn (f)shoulder.
broilleach (m)breast.
uchd (m)breast.
casan-toisichforelegs.
glùineanknees.
druimbackbone.
cnaimh-dromabackbone.
smear-caillichspinal cord.
an ceathramh deirich (dh)hindquarters.
casan deirich (dh)hind legs.
speur, speuran[pl] joints in back legs.
crodhan (m), croidheanan (pl)hoofs.
cruachann (f), cruachainn[pl] hips.
loch-lian (m)rump. (Jeannie Gibson)
urballtail.
ùgh (m)udder.
sine (f), sinean (pl)teats.
allt (m), uillt (pl)muscles. (Jeannie Gibson)
muisealmuscles. (Angus Henderson)
giorragannerves. (Angus Henderson)
farasg (m)ligament.
cridheheart.
féith (f), féithean[pl] vein.
sgeith féinvaricose vein. (Angus Henderson)
cuisle (f), cuislean[pl] artery.
sgamhanlungs.
pìob analachwindpipe.
ubhal-sgornanlarynx. (Jean Gibson)
ubhal na sgornanlarynx. (Angus Henderson)
sgamhanliver. (Jeannie Gibson)
gruthann (m)liver. (Angus Henderson)
airne (m), airneanan (pl)kidney.
aotraman (m)gallbladder. (Jeannie Gibson)
feithean na h-amhaichglands. (Jeannie Gibson)
maodal (m)stomachs. (Angus Henderson)
mionachintestines.
girfat. (Angus Henderson)
6. Calving
[Angus Henderson]
Tha i air dàilcow at the bull (in heat).
saothach a’ laoighafterbirth.
7. Milking
[Angus Henderson]
bleoghann
a’ leigeil a’ mhairtmilking.
a’ leigeil na bómilking.
martcattle in general.
milking cow having given birth.
’ga tioramachadhmilking to last drop.
deoghalsuckling.
a’ chiad bhainnemilk yielded first 2 or 3 days after calving (not for drinking, only for calf or for making scones).
am na bleoghainnmilking time.
cuman (m)milking pail.
curasan (m), curasain (pl)milking pail.
8. Feeding
[Angus Henderson]
biathadh nam beothaichean
’gam biathadh le làimh
uisgebhiodh iad a’ cur salann is min innseanach ann.
ionaltradhgrazing.
fiarachgrazing gun bheothaichean.
caitcheanncommon grazing.
banfallow.
bó ghannachcow not in calf.
buachailleadhtending.
Food
ceannag de dh’fhiar(2½'-3' long)
sguab de dh’arbhair(smaller, ach tuilleadh biadh ann)
buntàtamath do’n chrodh.
tuirneip
feamainn cìrean
9. Apparatus
[Angus Henderson]
slabhraidhneck rope.
teaghairtether.
cìochbantether stake.
buarachfetter for milking.
cas bheagfetter joining fore-leg and hind-leg to prevent the animal from jumping over dykes etc.
clach (air na reitheachan)weight tied to an animal to prevent its escape.
cròchdan (m)instrument, usually spiked, attached to a calf’s mouth to prevent its sucking its mother.
luaircheancalf-skin stuffed, to induce the cow to give milk.
10. Diseases
[Angus Henderson]
(a) diseases of the skin; warts, swellings, spots; ticks, worms
cloimhscab.
feursagworm in hide.
foinne, foinneachan[pl] wart.
cartan, cartanan[pl] tick.
(b) diseases of the head and neck
(c) diseases of the bone structure
loinidhrheumatics – in old cattle after having been inside all winter.
(d) diseases of the internal organs
an tartconstipation. Cure – ula lìn (raw linseed oil).
(e) diseases affecting the udder and milk production
[buidheachan]’Se buidheachan a rinn i – cow losing milk.
(f) injury of any kind
11. Miscellaneous
[Angus Henderson]
dùnandunghill.

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