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Fishing Terminology from Tarbert
- Faclan / Terminology - Coltas / A Sign or Appearance of Herring
- Faclan / Terminology - Puckle / Small Amount
- Faclan / Terminology - Skaivin or Skeevlin / The Dive of a Gannet
- Faclan / Terminology - Glipe / Large Spent Cod
- Faclan / Terminology - Droud / Large Spent Cod
- Faclan / Terminology - Sgaff / Meaning Unknown
- Faclan / Terminology - Sìol or Sile / Small Herring
- Faclan / Terminology - Eachan / Cockle
- Faclan / Terminology - Maorach / White Smooth Shellfish
- Faclan / Terminology - Cliùcairean / Net Mending
- Faclan / Terminology - Megglin / Drawing Together a Net
- Faclan / Terminology - Sùgan / A Rope Made from Straw or Heather
- Faclan / Terminology - Torgeen / Meaning Unknown
- Faclan / Terminology - Balg Crùbach or Ballycroobach or Crupple / A Rope to Reduce the Size of a Net
- Faclan / Terminology - Stickin / Fishing Line or Net or Putting up the Net
- Faclan / Terminology - Steall / A Lot (of liquid)
- Faclan / Terminology - Sleever / A Lot
- Faclan / Terminology - Tapaidh / A Lot
- Faclan / Terminology - Glàm / A Lot or a Glut
- Faclan / Terminology - Misleach or Misneach / Hope or Sign
- Faclan / Terminology - Dràbhag / A Person who is a Hindrance
- Faclan / Terminology - Gadrach / Rubbish
- Faclan / Terminology - Truisleach / Rubbish
- Faclan / Terminology - Bùrach / Meaning Unknown
- Faclan / Terminology - Burraidh / Bragger
- Faclan / Terminology - Neònach / Useless or Stupid Person
- Faclan / Terminology - Galar-Plocach / Mumps or Throat Illness
- Faclan / Terminology - Ciotach or Tuiteach / Left-handed
- Faclan / Terminology - Ramh / Oar
- Faclan / Terminology - Ciotach or Tuiteach / Corrie-Handed
- Faclan / Terminology - Buinneach / Cabbage Stalk
- Faclan / Terminology - Maloogrum / Immature Whisky
- Faclan / Terminology - Kilogie or Bogie / Stove
- Faclan / Terminology - Railleach / Rough
- Faclan / Terminology - Muilleans, Milleans or Meelins / Crumbs or Small Pieces
- Faclan / Terminology - Sweep / Bend
- Faclan / Terminology - Cam / Bend
- Faclan / Terminology - Sgliùrach / Useless Person
- Faclan / Terminology - Burgoo / Thin Porridge
- Faclan / Terminology - Brochan / Porridge, Often Taken with Whisky
- Faclan / Terminology - Pook / To Pluck
- Faclan / Terminology - Chug / To Tug or Pull
- Faclan / Terminology - Drog / Sea Surf or Swell Breaking on Shore
- Faclan / Terminology - Bound or Jabble / Sea Swell
- Faclan / Terminology - Pet / Fleeting Good Weather
- Faclan / Terminology - Caointeach / Supernatural Woman
- Sgeulachd / Story - Caointeach / Wailing Woman or Death Omen
- Sgeulachd / Story - Jacob's Well
- Faclan / Terminology - Kettle or Teapot
- Faclan / Terminology - Strùpag / Sipping Tea
- Faclan / Terminology - Currag or Coireag / Kettle
- Faclan / Terminology - Bus or Busach / Glower or Gurn
- Faclan / Terminology - Mùgair or Mùigean / Mix-Up
- Faclan / Terminology - Falachan / Hidden Money
- Faclan / Terminology - Dealachan / Light
- Faclan / Terminology - Gealach or Gealachan / Moon or Moonlight
- Faclan / Terminology - Coil / Collective Noun for Gulls
- Faclan / Terminology - Kildee / Small Fish
- Faclan / Terminology - John Dory / Small Fish
- Faclan / Terminology - Cnùdan or Cnòdan or Ouden / Gurnard
- Sgeulachd / Story - Fishing Gurnards
- Faclan / Terminology - Touch / Quantity of Fish (?)
- Faclan / Terminology - Hass / Herring
- Faclan / Terminology - Sile or Sìol or Soil / Small Herring
- Sgeulachd / Story - Fishing in Italy
- Faclan / Terminology - Gannet or Sollan Goose
- Faclan / Terminology - Smùrach / Crumbs or Small Bits or Fine Rain
- Faclan / Terminology - Pluc / Pimple or Plook or Spot
- Faclan / Terminology - Throuither or Thrutharair / Mischievous Boy
- Faclan / Terminology - Gàint / Stutter or Stammer
- Faclan / Terminology - Gagach / Stuttery
- Faclan / Terminology - Salachair / Herring Dirt
- Faclan / Terminology - Salach / Wet or Rain
- Faclan / Terminology - Sgadan / Herring
- Faclan / Terminology - Roochle / A Vigorous Shake
- Location:
- Kingsway, Tarbert
- Year:
- 1978
- Language(s):
- English, Gaelic
- Fieldworker:
- Angus Martin
- Contributors:
- Hugh MacFarlane b. 1884
- Info:
- Gaelic words used locally for different types of fish, shellfish, food, and other subjects.
- Keywords:
- conversation
- Additional Info:
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