Animals
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Try telling that to the birds and the bees, bishop… (The Herald), 5 Jul 2003
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Vocabulary list for types of placenta, 1894
Vocabulary list for types of placenta composed of 'Tearnadh', 'Cruthach', 'Bathar' and 'Seile' being respectively the placentas of a woman, mare, cow and lastly hind, sheep and goat.
Vocabulary note for 'An carrs = Buttercup' and accompanying quote, 1894
Vocabulary note and accompanying quote which reads 'An carrs = Buttercup. Used for at buinn instead of poultice. Tha an carrs faisg air a ghobhas ga/chon a comhnadh said the fairy.' The text has been scored through in pencil and in ink as if transcribed elsewhere.
Vocabulary note for 'Gheiblaid or Geiblaid', 1895
Vocabulary note written down by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula for 'Gheiblaid or Geiblaid' stating that it is applicable to both man and beast and means 'a wirey thin diminitive object which does not grow in bone and flesh according to his or her age.' Text has been scored through in pencil as if transcribed elsewhere.
Vocabulary note for 'Tosdaidh front teats', 1894
Vocabulary note which reads 'Tosdaidh front teats tondaidh hind teats.'
Vocabulary note mostly relating to animals, c1865
Vocabulary note mostly relating to animals including 'Ceannaire = One leading horses in the plough with each his face to the horses and a hand in each head going backwards.'
Vocabulary note which reads 'Neas-nim[h]each = Ferret', 1894
Vocabulary note which reads 'Neas-nim[h]each = Ferret'.
Zoo draws veil over gay penguins (The Scotsman), 5 Mar 2002
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.