1. Various denominations |
na h antis | anti Union e.g. [sic] |
Sisèdurs | seceders [sic] from Main body over doctrinal differences. |
UPEES | United Presbyterians (1900). |
Moderates, Monderats | Established Church. |
Muinntir an Aonidh 1900 | Union of UPEES and Free Church (1900), United Free Church. |
muinntir an Aonidh 1969 | United Free Church and Established Church of Scotland (1930). U. F. Continuing. Those who did not join the 1930 Union. [NOTES: the last comment on U. F. added later.] |
An eaglais eile |
Cathlic | in Benbecula. |
Pàpanich | in Lewis. |
2. Member of each of these denominations |
togail fianuis | being a church member. |
commanachadh | being a communicant. |
Bord an Tighearn | |
[minister maide] | Bha minister maide a Tiridh / Chaidh aige chun an [?] Assembly air spree / “Mo chreach” ars easan / “Bidh mise aig an t-session / Ghabh mi tuilleadh/barrachd air coffee is ti.” |
3. Different courts of the Presbyterian churches |
kúrst an dècon | [NOTES: ‘d’ is circled possibly to indicate pronunciation – (nasalisation?).] |
kúrst an teshàn/teshon | |
a’ chlèr | Presbytery. |
coinniv uaignach | secret [meeting]. |
4. Members of the clergy and office-bearers with the Presbyterian churches |
minister | |
missionary | |
èildur | |
àrd eildur | |
dècon | |
clàrc an teshan | |
fer ionibh inivash, fer inivash | |
maor eglaish | |
5. Members of the clergy and office-bearers in the Roman Catholic church |
esbig | bishop. |
sagart | priest. |
6. Holy Orders within the Roman Catholic church |
7. Articles of dress or adornment |
taigh nan calacha dubha | nunnery. |
8. Church building and churchyard |
eglais | church. |
cladh | churchyard. |
taigh coineamh | meeting house. |
suidheachan mòr | where the elders sat. |
cùbinn mhòr | for the minister. |
cùbinn bheag | for a lay preacher or for the precentor. |
9. Church furniture and ornaments |
10. Different services during the week, feast days, sacraments, Sunday school etc. |
taig | [sic] coinniv [illegible] |
orduighean | communions. |
orduighean beaga | |
coiniv vius (mhios) | monthly meeting. |
coiniv ràidh | quarterly meeting. |
a chàisg | [sic] Easter, feast of Eggs. |
sgol Shabuin | Sunday school. |
11. God, the Lord, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin, the angels, the apostles, Heaven, the Gospel, prayers etc. |
12. Satan, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo, different kinds of sin etc. |