| 1. Different stages in the growth of cattle |
| laogh (m), laoigh (pl) | calf. |
| gamhainn, gamhna (pl) | stirk. |
| siarach (m), siaraich (pl) | (sia-ràithean) 18 month old beast (shearling). |
| do-bhliadhnach (m), do-bhliadhnaich (pl) | 2 year old beast. |
| agh (m), aghan (pl –Tiree, not aighean), an agha (genitive) | heifer (over 2 years). |
| damh (m), daimh (pl) | castrated beast (over 2 years). |
| tarbh (m), tairbh (pl) | bull. |
| mart (m), mairt (pl) | cow (which has calved). |
| mart gamhnach | a cow not in calf. |
| mart seasg | a cow not in calf. |
| 2. Breeds of cattle |
| crodh Gallda | Ayrshire. |
| crodh Gàidhealach | Highland. |
| crodh dubh | Aberdeen; Angus; Galloway. |
| 3. Outward appearance of cattle |
| droch òrdan | bad condition of coat. |
| bochd | bad condition of coat. |
| bochd | thin. |
| caol | thin. |
| òrdan math | good condition. |
| 4. Names for certain beasts, e.g. an animal on which the owner bestows particular attention |
| peata (m), peatachan (pl) | pet cow. |
| 5. Parts of the body |
| ceann | |
| amhach | |
| adhaircean | |
| mala | forehead. |
| bial | |
| seiche (f) | hide. |
| casan-toisich | forelegs. |
| ladhar (f), ladhran (pl) | hoof (cow). |
| brog (f) | hoof (horse). |
| glùn-mairt | knee. |
| corp (m), corpan (pl) | belly. |
| urball (m), urbaill (pl) | tail. |
| ugh (m), uighean (pl) | udder. |
| sine (f), sinean (pl) | teats. |
| cnàimh an droma (m) | backbone. |
| an t-sliasaid | hindleg above knee. |
| cridhe | |
| féithe mhór | artery. |
| féithean | veins. |
| slinnean (f), slinneanan (pl) | shoulder of horse. |
| sgamhan (m), sgamhain (pl) | lungs. |
| ubhal-sgòrnain | larynx (human). |
| grùthan (m) | liver. |
| airne (m), airnein (pl) | kidney. |
| domalas a’ ghruthain | gall-bladder. |
| clachan | testicles. |
| bagaichean | testicles. |
| saothach a’ laoigh | womb. |
| guille (m), guilltean (pl) | gullet. |
| mionach (m) | intestines. |
| geir (f) | abdominal fat (suet). |
| fionna (m) | coat. |
| 6. Calving |
| a’ toirt mart do’n tarbh | |
| Tha am mart a’ breith | |
| glanadh (m) | afterbirth. |
| 7. Milking |
| a’ bleoghann | milking. |
| a’ tioramachadh | milking to the last drop. |
| a’ deoghal | suckling. |
| an ceud bhainne | milk yielded after calving. |
| bleoghann (m) | milking time. |
| cuach (f), cuachan (pl) | vessels. |
| peil (m), peileachan (pl) | vessels. |
| 8. Feeding |
| a’ biadhadh | feeding. Bhia mi an laogh. (Tiree) |
| ceannag (f) | bundle of hay tied with ‘sùgan’ (a meal for an animal). Ceannag-fheòir. |
| sguab | sheave. |
| ag uisgeachadh | watering (indoor and outdoor). Dh’uisgich mi iad. |
| peil | vessels [sic]. |
| feurach | grazing. Tha iad air feurach. |
| buachailleachd (f) | tending of cattle. Buachailleachd a’ chruidh. |
| 9. Apparatus |
| ceangail | tying indoors. ’Ga cheangal. |
| feisde (f) | tether (tying outdoors). Tha i air feisde. |
| ciopan (m), ciopanan (pl) | tether stake. |
| an ceangal aice | rope round neck in stall. |
| stol (f), stolaichean (pl) | stall in byre. |
| buarach (f), buaraichean (pl) | fetter for milking. |
| langaid (f), langaidean (pl) | fetter to keep animal from wandering away. |
| cròchdadh (f), cròch | instrument to prevent calf suckling. |
| 10. Diseases |
| (a) diseases of the skin; warts, swellings, spots; ticks, worms found in the hide |
| a’ chloich | scab (horses). |
| fearsag (f), fearsagan (pl) | warbles (worms in hide). |
| foinne (f), foinneachan | warts. |
| at (m) | swelling. |
| (b) diseases of the head and neck |
| galar a’ chinn | go mad (horses). Causes: worms in intestines or stone (lime of sand) in gullet. (Never recommended to buy horses from Lismore as they were liable to have a ‘limestone’ in their gullet.) |
| dalladh | going blind. |
| a’ chaitheamh | TB. |
| (c) diseases of the bone structure |
| (d) diseases of the internal organs |
| a’ spùd | diarrhoea. |
| [galar?] | Galar caused by intestinal worms known as ‘dathagan’ (f) ‘dathag’. [NOTES: ‘galar’ seems to be the catchword.] |
| dathag (f), dathagan (pl) | intestinal worms. |
| àirneach (m) | urine trouble in horses, connected with kidneys. |
| (e) diseases affecting the udder and milk production |
| fiabhras a’ bhainne | milk fever. (Before and/or after calving, due to a lack of calcium.) |
| searg (m) | pine. (Due to a lack of cobalt.) |
| 11. Miscellaneous |
| Tarraing | Away you go. |
| sugan | (suckler) pet name for a calf. |
| dròbh (m), dròbhan (pl) | herd or collection of cattle. |
| buaile (f), buai | [sic] herd or collection of cattle. Buaile de chrodh. |
| sas an am féithe | stuck in a bog. |
| sas an am bogalach | stuck in a bog. |
| cachd-mairt | cow dung. |
| cachd-cruidh | cow dung. |
