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 |