Taigh Gàidhealach / House and Furnishings

Informant(s)
Name
Cathie Ross?
Notes
  • [NOTES: all Gaelic headings were translated into English in second hand. This, together with the phonetic spelling of the Gaelic words, seems to suggest that the fieldworker may not have had Gaelic herself.]
1. An stéidh is am balla
walls.
gutters.
stone / block.
drain.
I’m clearing drains.
2. Am mullach ’s an tughadh
roof.
thatch.
thatcher.
rug.
pladacks [sic] rug from rashes [sic] for redding the line, baiting the line.
slate?
nail.
redding the line.
baiting the line.
3. Dorsan is uinneagan
door.
window.
door handle, sneck.
window pane.
screens.
4. An broinn an taighe: na sèamraichean
room.
living / sitting room.
cyarnaighkitchen.
toilet.
bedroom.
stair.
5. An t-àite-teine
fireplace.
fire.
coal.
coal bucket.
brush.
rug.
6. Airneis an taighe
chair.
table.
bed.
picture.
mirror.
boychran[?] ornament.
curtain.
light.
cluasackcushion.
blanket.
chest of drawers; coffin.
store?
bedcover.
dog’s bed.
shadow.
I saw her photo.
7. Sobhal, bàthach, no bothanan sam bith eile
shed.
washhouse.
midden.
Colours
white.
black.
blue.
red.
yellow.
fair-haired.

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