Crodh / Cattle

Informant(s)
Name
Donald MacPhail
Age
59
Origin
[the questionnaire gives Ross-shire but it is most probably meant as the county not origin]
Location
Lewis, [Barvas,] South Bragar
1. Different stages in the growth of cattle
laogh boirionnfemale calf.
laogh firionnmale calf.
gamhainnfemale under one year and over six months.
damhcastrated [bull].
aghheifer.
agh air a ceud laoghheifer in calf, usually 2-3 years old.
bo bhainnecow in milk.
2. Breeds of cattle
Crodh BeagHighland cattle, also those of no special breed.
Crodh MorAyrshires, Black Polled.
3. Outward appearance of cattle
crodh odhargrey coated cattle.
crodh dubhblack coated cattle.
crodh breacblack 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 bhreithThe cow is going to calf.
salchairafterbirth.
cruthachafterbirth.
7. Milking
ri bleoghan
bleoghan tioriommilked dry.
uinse, ùmhsmilk 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.]
mochmorning milking time.
feasgarevening 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 cearda quart sized tin mug. In days gone by frequently obtained from the Gipsy people. [See also muga seipean.]
peile caolmilking vessel.
peile enamelmilking vessel.
8. Feeding
ultach feoirfeeding. [NOTES: the only explanation given.]
bad corcfeeding. [NOTES: the only explanation given.]
peile zinc[pail used for] watering [cattle] inside.
buachaileherdsman.
9. Apparatus
ceangail air stialltethered inside.
buarachcow fetter tying the hind legs together when milking.
spearracha tether tying the fore and hind legs to prevent jumping over dykes and fences.
stroinanspiked instrument to prevent the calf sucking its mother.
10. Diseases
fearsainnanwarble fly.
11. Miscellaneous
ann’ a’ athbhunn[cow] stuck in a bog.
ann a’ sàs[cow] stuck in a bog.
buachaircow dung.
todharcow dung.

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