1. An stéidh is am balla |
am balla muigh | the outer wall. |
am balla stigh | the inner wall. |
glutaranaich | packing in stone wall. |
ceann an tighe | upper end. |
màs an tighe | lower end. |
2. Am mullach ’s an tughadh |
am maide droma | ridge-pole. |
na ceangail | couples. |
na cabair | side-rafters. |
maide-fithich | stick running through thatch at either end. |
acraichean | stones fixed in loops of ropes, used as weights to keep the thatch in place. |
tobhta | turf covered path round thatched roof. |
sìoman | rope of straw or heather. |
tughadh | thatch. |
3. Dorsan is uinneagan |
an dorus mór | the main door. |
dorus an t-sobhail | the barn door. |
dorus màs an tighe | a door at the lower end of the house. |
uinneag balla | a window in the wall. |
uinneag tughaidh | a window in the thatch. |
uinneag nan cearc | the hens’ window just above their roost. |
4. An broinn an taighe: na sèamraichean |
uachdair an tighe | bedroom. |
aig an teine | living room. |
tigh ’uaraich | a small room for storing meal and milk set for cream. |
cùlaist | recess, wall press. |
cailbh | partition wall. |
talan | partition wall. |
starsach | threshold. |
5. An t-àite-teine |
cagailt | hearth. |
cùl an teine | the side of the hearth nearest the threshold or door. |
connadh | fuel. |
slabhraidh | pot-hanger. |
6. Airneis an taighe |
bòrd | table. |
being | a sitting bench. |
cathraichean | chairs. |
stòl | stool. |
cisteachan | chests for keeping clothes, meal, etc. |
dreasair | dresser for dishes. |
preas | cupboard. |
prais | pot. |
coire | kettle. |
greideal | griddle. |
pùlais | pot-hook. |
clobha | tongs. |
ciosan | a basket for meal made from bent grass. |
rùsgan | a large basket of bent. |
sgeap | a straw basket (skelp) for carrying seed when sowing. |
cuibhle-shnìomha | spinning wheel. |
dealgan | spindle. |
crois-iarna | a cross for winding yarn into skeins. |
càrd | wool card. |
criathar | sieve. |
7. Sobhal, bàthach, no bothanan sam bith eile |
sobhal | barn. |
bàthach | byre. |
tigh-chearc | hen-house. |
fosglan | a porch where creels, spades, etc. were kept. |