Caora luideagach 'theiii saii dris fagaidh i 'Ii-olaiiin 's an dos. 

 The ragged sheep that goes into the briers will leave her 

 wool there. 

 Cha b'uan sin air bialthaobh oisge. 



That were no yearling's lamb. Said of those who pro- 

 crastinate. 

 Cha chudthrom (no cha trom leis a chaora) air caor* a h-olahui. 



Her wool burdens not the sheep. 

 Cha 'n 'eil achan t-uan na's duibhe na 'mhathair. 



'Tis merely the lamb blacker than its dam. 

 Cha 'n 'eil rud sam bith gun da latha, 's tha tri lath* aig na 

 h-oisgean. 



Everything has two days, and the ewes have three. (See 

 Nicolson.) 

 Cha robh caora claimheach riamh sin trend nach bu mhath 

 leatha companach 'bhi aice. 



There never was a scabby sheep in a flock but she liked to 

 have a companion. 

 Cha robh reithe leathann liath riamh reamhar. 



A broad grey ram was never fat. 

 Cuiridh peirceall na caora an crann air an fharadh. 



The sheep's jaw will put the plough on the hen-roost — or 

 rafters. Sheep-farming supplanting agriculture — and 

 men. (See Nicolson.) 

 Dh' itheadh na caoraich an cuid roimhe. 



The sheep would eat their portion through it. Said of 

 thinly-woven cloth. 

 Dirdaoin la Chaluim-chille chaoimh ... la chuir chaorach an 

 seilbh. 



When Thursday is dear Columba's day . . . the sheep 

 should be sent to pasture. 

 Duais fir dhathaidh a chinn. 



The reward of the man that singes the head. Supposed to 

 mean the trotters. 

 Faodaidh a chaora dol bas a' feitheamh ris an fhiar ur. 



The sheep may die waiting for the new grass. 

 Faoigh fir (no fir falaimh) gun chaorach. 



The contribution of a man without sheep. A contribution 

 of wool from a man without sheep would be suspicious. 

 'H-uile h-uair a ni a chaora meadhlaich cailhdh i greim. 



Every time the sheep bleats she loses a mouthful. One 

 should work, not speak. 

 Is deacair a chaora 'ghoid lamh ri tigh a mheirlich. 



It is difficult to steal the sheep near the thiefs house. 

 Is ioma fear a ghoid caora nach deachaidh leatha air taod do 

 Steornabhaigh. 



Many a one has stolen a sheep that didn't lead her in to 

 Stornoway. 



