Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings

Informant(s)
Name
Miss M. J. MacLeod
Location
[Lewis], Siabost
Notes
  • [NOTES: the only details on the front page are the informant’s name and language (Gaelic) and the name of the school (Siabost).]
1. An stéidh is am balla
am balla muighthe outer wall.
am balla stighthe inner wall.
glutaranaichpacking in stone wall.
ceann an tigheupper end.
màs an tighelower end.
2. Am mullach ’s an tughadh
am maide dromaridge-pole.
na ceangailcouples.
na cabairside-rafters.
maide-fithichstick running through thatch at either end.
acraicheanstones fixed in loops of ropes, used as weights to keep the thatch in place.
tobhtaturf covered path round thatched roof.
sìomanrope of straw or heather.
tughadhthatch.
3. Dorsan is uinneagan
an dorus mórthe main door.
dorus an t-sobhailthe barn door.
dorus màs an tighea door at the lower end of the house.
uinneag ballaa window in the wall.
uinneag tughaidha window in the thatch.
uinneag nan cearcthe hens’ window just above their roost.
4. An broinn an taighe: na sèamraichean
uachdair an tighebedroom.
aig an teineliving room.
tigh ’uaraicha small room for storing meal and milk set for cream.
cùlaistrecess, wall press.
cailbhpartition wall.
talanpartition wall.
starsachthreshold.
5. An t-àite-teine
cagailthearth.
cùl an teinethe side of the hearth nearest the threshold or door.
connadhfuel.
slabhraidhpot-hanger.
6. Airneis an taighe
bòrdtable.
beinga sitting bench.
cathraicheanchairs.
stòlstool.
cisteachanchests for keeping clothes, meal, etc.
dreasairdresser for dishes.
preascupboard.
praispot.
coirekettle.
greidealgriddle.
pùlaispot-hook.
clobhatongs.
ciosana basket for meal made from bent grass.
rùsgana large basket of bent.
sgeapa straw basket (skelp) for carrying seed when sowing.
cuibhle-shnìomhaspinning wheel.
dealganspindle.
crois-iarnaa cross for winding yarn into skeins.
càrdwool card.
criatharsieve.
7. Sobhal, bàthach, no bothanan sam bith eile
sobhalbarn.
bàthachbyre.
tigh-chearchen-house.
fosglana porch where creels, spades, etc. were kept.

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