| 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. |
