Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
John MacInnes
Location
[South Uist], South Glendale
Date
[1987-88]
Fieldworker
A. O’Henley
Notes
  • [NOTES: some notes added (most probably by K. D. MacDonald?). See below for details.]
teine bliannainphosphorescence.
lìghan oily surface indicating the presence of herring. [NOTES: corrected to ‘lìth’.]
siullagansand eels. Eaten by the gannet and by herring. [NOTES: corrected to ‘siulagan’.]
leath chasterm used when repairing a square in the net. ‘Leath chas’ would be put here:
suthagpatching up a torn net. “A’ cuir suthag orra.”
druim-àrcathe top rope of a net. [NOTES: ‘of a net’ added in second hand.]
cairteadhfor the tarring of nets.
cairtfor the brown substance which came from the West Indies and was used for tarring.
a’ ducadhdipping the nets in the aforementioned substance [i.e. cairt [q.v.]].
hancaicheanhanks of twine.
fileadh na lìnthe net on its own without ropes.
seangathe eye of the needle.
gròbadh ri cheiletemporary repair of nets at sea.
pocannan na lìnthe sides of the net.
buidhe-ròpthe buoy rope. Six fathoms between the buoy and the net.
claigeann a’ bhuthtathe top of the buoy where the rope was tied. [NOTES: note added above ‘bhuthta’ – bhuta.]
paidhirrefers to two ringers working together.
smeallagspent herring. Meant that its eggs had been planted. Used for bait and usually found in September.
cnapused for a shoal of herring.
deannan sgadainabout 20 crans.
sgadan goilleachgut poke herring.
tanalachdshallow ground.
bradan mórsturgeon.
tha na lìn nan crisnets are tied up in nets [sic] [knots?] as a result of gales and changing currents. [NOTES: note added above ‘cris’ – crios.]

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