| 1. Different stages in the growth of sheep (female) |
| uan (m), uain (pl) | lamb (male and female). |
| odharc (f), odharcain (pl) | (after weaning) female up to a year old and before giving birth (hog). |
| caora (f) | female which has lambed (ewe). |
| cnog (f) (crog), cnogaichean (pl) | cast ewe (after 7 years). |
| molt (m), muilt (pl) | (after weaning) wether. |
| spoth | castrate. Tha mi dol gam spoth. |
| uan-reithe | lamb kept for breeding (male). |
| reithe, reitheachan | [pl] ram. |
| seann-reithe | old ram. |
| 2. Different stages in the growth of sheep (male) |
| 3. Different stages in the growth of the castrated male |
| 4. Sheep’s appearance |
| caora chros | white-faced sheep. |
| caora dhuibhcheannach | black-faced sheep. |
| caora dhubh, caoraich dhubha | [pl] black sheep. |
| caora adhairceach, caoraich adhairceach | [pl] horned sheep. |
| caora mhaol | sheep with no horns. |
| caora reamhar | fat sheep for butchering. |
| 5. Miscellaneous |
| piatan | pet lamb. |
| peuta | pet lamb. |
| càraid (f), càraidean | twin lamb. |
| caor’ uain | milk ewe. |
| caora chàraid | sheep with twins. |
| caora chaillte | a sheep that has strayed. |
| rig (English), rigeachan (pl) | partly castrated ram. |
| reithe beag | small ram. |
| 6. Feeding and grazing |
| a’ biadhadh | handfeeding. |
| troch (f), trochaichean (pl) | trough. |
| [hay] | (No hay fed to sheep in Tiree. Sheep left to find their own water.) |
| feurach | grazing for sheep. |
| sliabh | beat of a sheep on the moor. |
| machaire | beat of a sheep on the moor. |
| caiticheann | beat of a sheep on the moor. |
| 7. Handling of sheep |
| cìobaireachd (f) | handling of sheep. |
| cròth (a’ cròthag) | enclosing sheep in a fank or fold. |
| cròth (m) | enclosure, fank, fold. |
| caigeann chaora | a few sheep. |
| mòran chaora | many sheep. (Not ‘móran’ in Tiree.) |
| ’gan cnogadh | taking ewes out of the breeding flock after 2 [?] years (casting). Chnog mi iad. – I cast them. |
| fang (m) | fank. |
| cù-chaorach | sheepdog. |
| Commands |
| Thig a-nuas | |
| Thig a-staigh | |
| Fan a-mach | |
| bocsa-dipich | dipping trough. |
| a’ dipeadh | dipping. |
| Tha mi cur “kil” air a’ chaora | marking. |
| comharradh or smeòrach | [sic] ear-marking. |
| [beum-cul] | |
| [leigeadh] | |
| [toll] | |
| [barra-gobhlag] | ] |
| [bàcan] | |
| 8. Apparatus |
| feisde | means of tying outdoors. |
| cìoban | tether stake. |
| udalan | swivel. Udalan dubailte nan robh iad ann an caigeann. 2 on one feised [sic] bha iad ann an caigeann. |
| [note] | [NOTES: this section in pencil and unclear.] |
| 9. Diseases |
| [note] | [NOTES: this section also in pencil.] |
| (a) diseases of the skin; warts, swellings, spots; ticks, worms |
| a’ choich | scab. |
| miolan chaorach | sheep louse. |
| galar nan gamhna | ringworm in cattle, 6-18 months. |
| (b) diseases of the head, neck and throat |
| suirsdean (m) | disease of the head, pocket of fluid pressing on the brain. |
| dalladh | blinding – cataract. Cure: – salt-peter – glaoine air a phronnadh – tobacco spat. |
| (c) diseases of the bone structure |
| loinidh (f) | |
| footrot in sheep | no Gaelic. |
| diseases of the internal organs |
| liverfluke | |
| roundworm in intestines. | |
| (e) disease affecting the udder and milk production |
| (f) injury of any kind |
| cas-bhristeadh | |
| 10. Parts of the body |
| 11. Lambing |
| 12. Miscellaneous |
