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. |