SHEEP 217 



Am fear a dh' itheas an ceann dathadh e 'm bus. 



He that eats the (sheep's) head, let him singe the mouth 

 himself. 

 An ceann 's na casan a' chuid a's fhiach (no is fhusa) roinn, 

 bidh an ceann aig fear an tighe 's na casan aig a chloinn. 



The head and the trotters are the easiest shared, the head 

 to the goodman, the trotters to the bairns. 

 Ant-uanna's gilena'mhathair's a mhathair na's gilena'n sneachd. 

 The lamb whiter than the mother, and the mother whiter 

 than snow. Purity. 

 An t-uan na's duibhe na 'mhathair 's a mhathair air dath an 

 t-suidhe. 



The lamb blacker than the mother, and the mother blacker 

 than soot. Impurity. 

 Aon a dh' iarras 's a dha a dh' olas, no pathadh na caorach. 

 One asking and two drinking, or the sheep's thirst. Sheep 

 seldom drink. 

 Aon de thriuir nach fuiling an cniodachadh ; caora. 



One of three that won't stand caressing — a sheep. The 

 others are a hen and an old wife. 

 A's t-earrach 'n uair a bhios a chaora caol, bidh am maorach 

 reamhar. 



In Spring when the sheep is lean, shellfish are fat. A 

 providential dispensation. 

 Be sin a bhi cuir na caora air theadhair lamh ri tigh a 

 mheirlich. 



That were tetheiing the sheep near the thief's house. 

 Bidh uan dubh aig caora bhain 's uan ban aig caora dhuibh. 

 A white sheep may have a black lamb, and a black sheep a 

 white one. 

 Cadal nan caorach san dris. 



The sheep's sleep in the brier — uneasy. 

 Caora bhiorach, bhiorach, 's a mionach slaodadh rithe— Snathad 

 mor. 



A sharp, sharp sheep, and her entrails trailing from her. A 

 large — or darning — needle. 

 Caora dhearg, dhearg, air an dearg chuthaich — An teanga. 



A red, red sheep, red raving mad. The tongue. 

 Caora dhubh a thilgeas ceud lomara geal 's a bhliadhna. 

 Groideal. 



The black sheep that casts a hundred white fleeces in the 

 year. The griddle, on which cakes are partially cooked. 

 Caora fhoghmair, aon rud is deacra do thoghadh. 



A harvest sheep, one of two things most hard to choose (i.e., 

 a sheep with its new autumn fleece on.) — (Douglas Hyde.) 

 Caoraich 'ruidh (ruith) air theas, ri faoileach, gal 'us caoin. 

 Sheep running hot in February, weeping and sorrow (is 

 sure to follow). (See " Faoilleach," etc., Nicolson.) 



