Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
Donald MacDiarmid
Age
c. 70
Location
Islay, Port Charlotte
Date
12/1968
maragQuotation: ’S e [fjoʔəs] na maraig a feuchainn. Notes: see fiùthas.
mearcadanQuotation: pl. na mearcadain. Notes: eggs laid on the hair of horse’s legs; licked by the horse; lodge on the wall of stomach until fully fed. Seems to be eggs of the horse bot fly. Horse sometimes given “bralais” and then purged with a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil.
mórQuotation: cas mhór. Notes: see cas.
mucQuotation: gnos muice. Notes: sow-mouth. In sheep, cattle and horses where the lower jaw is short.
poitQuotation: Cha tig as a’ phoit ach an toit a th’ innte.
salachQuotation: beul salach. Notes: see “beul”.
sgàire[sɡɑ:ɾə] Notes: a cutting tool for trimming a horse’s hooves.
sònraichQuotation: Na bith ’gad [hɔ:ɾɑxəɣ] (ɔ not nasalised) fhéin. Notes: Don’t be putting yourself on a pedestal.
spògQuotation: a’ spòg dhubh. Notes: disease peculiar to sheep whereby the skin becomes like jelly and turns black. The animal becomes blown up.
stùrt[st̪u̜:rt̪] Quotation: a’ stùrt. Notes: blindness in sheep caused by eating grass which grew among dog droppings. The parasite was to be found in a small bag of fluid on the brain. If this bag was on the right side the animal turned right; on the left, turned left; on both sides, went forward. Attracted by water.
teineacharNotes: a pair of pliers used by blacksmith.
toitQuotation: Cha tig as a’ phoit ach an toit a th’innte.
beulQuotation: beul salach. Notes: swelling of the gums in horses, usually the top gum extending downwards and the horse couldn’t eat. Cut out, sometimes with a hot iron.
Quotation: Tha na bà a stigh. Notes: The cattle are in.
casQuotation: cas mhór. Notes: one of the horse’s hind legs swelled up.
claimhQuotation: a’ chlaimh [əxɫɑif]. Notes: scabs. Loss of wool in sheep. Contagious.
clòimh[kɫɔ̃:i] Notes: used of a hen’s feathers.
clupaidQuotation: a’ chlupaid [əxɫu̜ʰpidʹʒ]. Notes: swelling of the neck in sheep and cattle (liver fluke?).
cràgair[kɾɑ:ɡɑɾ] Notes: the part at the back of the horseshoe which is turned down.
critheanachQuotation: a’ chritheanach. Notes: in both cattle and sheep. Water on the brain. The animal went blind and went round in circles. (Cf. an critheanach – AMI, Islay.)
dubhQuotation: a’ spòg dhubh. Notes: see spòg.
fiùthas (?)Quotation: ’S e [fjoʔəs] na maraig a feuchainn.
galairQuotation: galair nan cearc.
gnosQuotation: gnos muice. Notes: sow-mouth: in sheep, cattle, horses, where the lower jaw is short.
gruthNotes: curds. Made from fresh warm milk with rennet added.

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