GOAT 167 



along with that the milk of a white goat — being the 

 richest, like that of a red cow. 

 Beo gun bhiadh, geal gun nigheadh, feoraich sud de chois a 

 mhinnein. 



Alive without food, white without washing, ask that of the 

 kid's foot. 

 Bidh na gobhair bodhar a's t-fhoghair. 



The goats are deaf in harvest, or autumn. Will not hear. 

 Bidh suilean ghobhar aig na mnathan a' gleidheadh am fear 

 dhaibh fhein. 



Women have goats' eyes in keeping their husbands to 

 themselves. Goats as is generally known are very 

 keen-sighted. 

 Biodh e dubh, no odhar, no donn, 's toigh leis a' ghobhair a 

 mheann ; or Ma's dubh, etc. 



Be it black, or dun, or brown, the goat loves the kid that's 

 her own. 

 Bu dual do'n mheann meagad a dheanamh. 



It is natural for the kid to bleat. 

 Ceann goibhr' air dhroch fheannadh a h-aon dhe na tri cinn 

 nach fhiach itheadh. 



An ill-flayed goat's head, one of the three heads not fit 

 to eat. 

 Cha dean minnean meann. 



A kid begets not kids. 

 Cleas na goibhre 'g ith na nathrach, 'ga sior itheadh 's a sior 

 thalach. 



The goat's trick (or way) with the serpent, eating away 

 and still complaining. 

 Dh' aithnich mi gur meann a bheireadh a ghobhar. 



I knew it would be a kid the goat would bear. 

 Gairm Mhic Mhannain air na gobhair, "raa thig, thig, 's mar 

 tig fan." 



The Manx-man's (? Buchanan) call to the goats, " if you are 

 coming, come, if not, stay." 

 Ire bhuicein air a bhuicein, cul na duirn, maide 'n doruis 

 tomhas romhad, meur 'us alt, cia meud adharc air a bhoc ? 



The little buck's length to the little buck, back of fist, 

 measure the door-stick right before you, finger and 

 joint; how many horns are on the buck? A child's 

 play-guess. 

 Is ann mar a mheagairt a ghobhair a dh' ailis a mhinnean. 



'Tis as the goat bleats the kid responds. 

 Is e galar a bheireadh air na gobhair nach itheadh iad an 

 eidheann. 



Sickness alone would keep goats from eating ivy. 

 Is gearr gu 'm bithear am minnean na's miosa na'n t-seana bhoc. 

 The kid will soon be worse than the old buck. 



