292 HEN 



Bu cheannach learn d' iibh air do ^hloc. 



Your egg is dear for so mueh caekling. Said when a 

 person descants largely when making a gift. 

 Bu mhath impidh a choilich mu shiol 'thoirt do na eearean. 

 Well pleaded the cock for corn to the hens. Disinterested- 

 ness. 

 Cas ceura coilich feasgar fann fogharaidh agus a sgroban Ian. 

 The footstep of a cock in a declining autumn evening, and 

 his crop full. Slow and majestic. 

 Cas circ an criathar. 



A hen's foot in a sieve. A bad or unpleasant fit. 

 Cearc a' dol a dh'iarraidh geoidh. 



A hen going in quest of a goose. Impudence. 

 Cearc reamhar a choilich chaoil. 



Fat hen and lean cock. Applicable to some households. 

 Cearcan a' glaodhaich. 



Hens crowing. An unnatural thing. 

 Cha bhi sgroban Ian aig cearc na linne mhoir. 



A hen with a lot of chickens (a large brood), will never have 

 a full crop. This is a fair argument against large families. 

 Cha choilich a mhealladh a mholl mi. 



I am not a cock to be caught with chaff. Knowing to a degree. 

 Cha 'n ann gun fhios c'airson a bheireas a chearc ubh. 



'Tis not for nothing the hen lays an egg. The husband 

 knows the cost, the wife the value. 

 Cha 'n 'eil leigheas air leighis clach-ghluin a choilich. 



There is no healing or cure better or more effectual than 

 the healing by, or of, the kneestone of a cock. A stone 

 said to be in the cock's knee (wherever that is), 

 supposed to be an infallible cure for various troubles or 

 diseases — when found ! 

 Cha robh gur riamh gun ghoirein. 



A brood was never soundless — some survived. 

 Cha trom leis a choileach a chirein. 



The cock feels not the weight of his comb. 

 Cho bochd ris a chirc. 

 As poor as the hen. 

 Cho dudach ri cearc. 



As noisy (horny) as a hen. This has also been translated 

 "thin-skinned." 

 Cio'd e bhun da ? an rud a bha'n cas na circe — mi-adh. 



What happened to him? That which was on the hen's 

 foot — bad luck. 

 Cirean a choilich air a chirc. 



The cock's comb on the hen. Unnatural. The woman 



wearing the 



Cnamhag na circe reamhar. 

 The fat hen's refuse. 



