teine bliannain | phosphorescence. |
lìgh | an oily surface indicating the presence of herring. [NOTES: corrected to ‘lìth’.] |
siullagan | sand eels. Eaten by the gannet and by herring. [NOTES: corrected to ‘siulagan’.] |
leath chas | term used when repairing a square in the net. ‘Leath chas’ would be put here: |
suthag | patching up a torn net. “A’ cuir suthag orra.” |
druim-àrca | the top rope of a net. [NOTES: ‘of a net’ added in second hand.] |
cairteadh | for the tarring of nets. |
cairt | for the brown substance which came from the West Indies and was used for tarring. |
a’ ducadh | dipping the nets in the aforementioned substance [i.e. cairt [q.v.]]. |
hancaichean | hanks of twine. |
fileadh na lìn | the net on its own without ropes. |
seanga | the eye of the needle. |
gròbadh ri cheile | temporary repair of nets at sea. |
pocannan na lìn | the sides of the net. |
buidhe-ròp | the buoy rope. Six fathoms between the buoy and the net. |
claigeann a’ bhuthta | the top of the buoy where the rope was tied. [NOTES: note added above ‘bhuthta’ – bhuta.] |
paidhir | refers to two ringers working together. |
smeallag | spent herring. Meant that its eggs had been planted. Used for bait and usually found in September. |
cnap | used for a shoal of herring. |
deannan sgadain | about 20 crans. |
sgadan goilleach | gut poke herring. |
tanalachd | shallow ground. |
bradan mór | sturgeon. |
tha na lìn nan cris | nets are tied up in nets [sic] [knots?] as a result of gales and changing currents. [NOTES: note added above ‘cris’ – crios.] |