1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
uan firionn | |
uan boirionn | |
oisg fhirionn | first shearing. |
oisg bhoirionn | |
tearuinnach boirionn | second shearing. |
tearuinnach firionn | |
da’ bhliandhnach muilt | [sic] third shearing. |
beoch ciadan boirionn | |
da’ bhliandhnach air a ceud uan | [sic] |
caora shiasg | without lamb. |
seann caora | |
2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
reith | from weaning till first shearing. |
uan reith ( uareith) | [pron.?] from weaning till first shearing. |
bliadhnach ruita | second shearing. |
da’ bhliadhnach | |
tri bliadhnach etc. | |
3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
oisg fhirionn | up till first shearing. |
bliadhnach | second shearing. |
da bhliadhnach | |
tri bliadhnach etc. | |
4. Sheep’s appearance |
caora bhreac | speckled. |
caora bhrogach | black. |
caora bhan | white. |
caora dhubh | black. |
cloimh ghrabh | [sic] coarse wooled. |
cloimh mhollach | heavy fleeced. |
caora scrògach | stunted horned sheep. |
caora mhaol | with no horns. |
caora reamhar | fat sheep. |
5. Miscellaneous |
piatan | pet lamb. |
leth-uan | twin lamb. |
fior oisg | late of weaning. |
uan fada gun thogail | late of weaning. |
caora uain | breeding ewe. |
ciora | pet hogg or sheep. |
conadail | stray sheep. |
tliamigear | [?] partly castrated or one testicle wanting. |
fatach | small ram. |
abhag | small ram. |
6. Feeding and grazing |
phrasach | feeding trough, corn or hay. |
clar | feeding trough, cut up turnips or other feeding stuff. |
innis | regular beat on the moor. |
7. Handling of sheep |
cur a mach na caorach | driving them on to the grazings. |
toirt dhachaidh | taking them home. |
deanamh faing | fanking. |
treud caorach | a flock. |
cnap caorach | a smaller number. |
away out! | command given to a sheep dog. |
come in! | command given to a sheep dog. |
fetch em! | command given to a sheep dog. |
cul mo chois | come to heel. |
faing an rusgaidh | fanking. |
faing an duppaidh | fanking. |
ciora ciora ciora | call addressed to lamb or sheep. |
8. Apparatus |
stiall | indoor tether stake. |
achuinn | indoor tether. |
dudlan | swivel. |
lúb | band for tying legs while shearing. |
9. Diseases |
cliambh | [sic] sheep scab. |
tuathalan | sturdy or gid (affecting the head). |
an car cam | sturdy or gid (affecting the head). |
daille | blindness. |
crodaich | |
searig, seargte | decaying. |
spúit | scour. |
tinneas gairtean | caused by tick. |
mial caorach | the common sheep lice. |
10. Parts of the body |
11. Lambing |
tide an reitheachd | when sheep are put to ram. |
am breith | |
salchair | |
12. Miscellaneous: short tail that remains after docking, small tuft of hair under the chin of a ram, scabby sheep losing their wool, any other words |
earbull stúuach (stùthach) | [short tail that remains after docking.] [NOTES: ‘stùthach’ added in what looks like second hand.] |
fiasag | [small tuft of hair under the chin of a ram.] |
tilgeadh na cloimh | [losing wool.] |
[note] | [NOTES: the informant does not provide definitions but as it is clear that he is following the definitions given in the questionnaire, these have been copied next to the headwords.] |