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Tath, an unpressed cheese made of sour milk curds (P. O'C. in 

 Rev. Celt.) — lit. what is cemented or stuck together. 



Tiagh, thickened milk — sometimes this stands for milk-dish. 



Tomhlachd, thickened milk, or curds. 



Tomhladh, milk. 



Toradh, a milking, taking or supply. 



Uachdar, uachtar (Ir.), cream (lit. surface or top) ; uachtar ar 

 leamlacht, cream on new milk (Ir.). 



Ugh, uth, udder. 



In reference to the word Bainne-clabar, a writer in the Ulster 

 Journal of Archceology describes it, under the term "Bonny- 

 clabber," as being a pure English word, the word " Bonny " being 

 an intensitive prefix, such as occurs in " Bonfire," etc. ! This 

 was subsequently contradicted by another writer in same Journal, 

 who gave the proper derivation of the word, and, inter alia, described 

 it as a thick white curd called caran, floating on whey; caran 

 literally signifies crown or top of the head, here it is made to 

 stand for the portion of the milk which rises above the whey. 

 The word clabar is an unfortunately used term, as its original 

 meaning is mud, filth, etc. " Lappered " milk seems to be derived 

 from this word, and is the same almost. On 25lh August milk 

 used to be poured on hills as an oblation to the god " Mourie," 

 i.e., St Maelrubha or Marooah, etc. The word "ce" for cream 

 was said to enter into the composition of "Dailche," Dalkeith, 

 but that has been contradicted by the late Dr Maclauchlan. 



The keeping of cows, as may be concluded, was a serious matter 

 to our forefathers and mothers, as it is indeed still to ourselves, and 

 their welfare was a matter of moment. So illness among them 

 gave rise to many superstitious practices and charms, more or less 

 efficacious. The cure of a certain cow-disease called "ploc," is 

 referred to by Lady Wilde in her Ancient Cures, etc., of Ireland, 

 whether it has anything to do with the following cannot be said. 

 Among the many which are known to have existed, and, for 

 aught yet known, may still exist, one termed am Poc duhh is 

 recommended, if not in use in Skye ; the proceeding goes under 

 different titles, eolas a pkoc, etc., and is somewhat as follows. 

 This and other descriptions of so-called superstitious practices, it 

 has to be observed, are not easy to certify as they are generally 

 learned at least second hand, and then only partially it is thought, 

 though the writer has had the opportunity of being an eye-witness 

 of one at least. As to the above cure, therefore, the party about 

 to effect it proceeds, with due deliberation, at an early hour to the 

 house of the owner of the sick cow, and procures from him or her 

 a substantial stapag, or a big bonnach, i.e., meal and cream mixed, 

 or a farl of oatcake and bowl of cream, on receipt of this he strides 

 " sunways " three times round the animal, which must be in the 

 open with its head to the east, and as is frequently the case with 



