1. Different stages in the growth of cattle |
laogh boirionn | female calf. |
laogh firionn | male calf. |
gamhainn | female under one year and over six months. |
damh | castrated [bull]. |
agh | heifer. |
agh air a ceud laogh | heifer in calf, usually 2-3 years old. |
bo bhainne | cow in milk. |
2. Breeds of cattle |
Crodh Beag | Highland cattle, also those of no special breed. |
Crodh Mor | Ayrshires, Black Polled. |
3. Outward appearance of cattle |
crodh odhar | grey coated cattle. |
crodh dubh | black coated cattle. |
crodh breac | black and white or black and red coated cattle. |
4. Names for certain beasts, e.g. an animal on which the owner bestows particular attention |
5. Parts of the body |
6. Calving |
Tha bho leis an air | [NOTES: pronunciation spelling for ‘an dàir’?] |
Tha bho dol a bhreith | The cow is going to calf. |
salchair | afterbirth. |
cruthach | afterbirth. |
7. Milking |
ri bleoghan | |
bleoghan tioriom | milked dry. |
uinse, ùmhs | milk yielded the first three days after calving. [NOTES: not clear if the two words are synonyms or variants, or if one is the pronunciation spelling of the other.] |
moch | morning milking time. |
feasgar | evening milking time. |
muga seipean ( shapann) | [pron.?] a quart sized tin mug. In days gone by frequently obtained from the Gipsy people. [See also muga ceard.] |
muga ceard | a quart sized tin mug. In days gone by frequently obtained from the Gipsy people. [See also muga seipean.] |
peile caol | milking vessel. |
peile enamel | milking vessel. |
8. Feeding |
ultach feoir | feeding. [NOTES: the only explanation given.] |
bad corc | feeding. [NOTES: the only explanation given.] |
peile zinc | [pail used for] watering [cattle] inside. |
buachaile | herdsman. |
9. Apparatus |
ceangail air stiall | tethered inside. |
buarach | cow fetter tying the hind legs together when milking. |
spearrach | a tether tying the fore and hind legs to prevent jumping over dykes and fences. |
stroinan | spiked instrument to prevent the calf sucking its mother. |
10. Diseases |
fearsainnan | warble fly. |
11. Miscellaneous |
ann’ a’ athbhunn | [cow] stuck in a bog. |
ann a’ sàs | [cow] stuck in a bog. |
buachair | cow dung. |
todhar | cow dung. |