Shellfish

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Proverb beginning 'Cha'n fhuirich muir ri uallach, Cha dean bean luath maorach'. The text is composed of four lines, is written in ink and has been scored through in ink.

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Story about Norman Macphairc [Norman Park], a poor man, catching a razor fish containing a pearl off Bearnarey [Beàrnaraigh/Berneray].

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Story about Comhail Mhic Leoid [Clach MhicLeòid, Na Hearadh/Isle of Harris] that it was where MacLeod signalled to the people of Tarasaigh/Taransay that they had to come and pay their rent. The story continues by describing the 'Ord bhairneach' which an old woman had and which when striking the limpets broke in three. The three fragments were scattered one [presumably] at Clach MhicLeòid, one at Steinegri [Stangrigary] and the third at Aoi [Uidh], now known as Clach an t-sagairt.

Scope and Contents Story about the 'Taoitear Saileach' [Taoitear t-Sàileach or Kintail Tutor] probably collected from Kenneth Morrison, Trithean/Trien, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye. The story begins by saying that An Taoitear t-Sàileach was a very bad man and quoting part of a saying in which he is described as one of the tree worst things about Scotland, the others being May frost and July fog. A widow told An Taoitear Sàileach that he could take away her cows but he could not take away her [sleep?]...

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Verse about shellfish beginning 'Se n duileasg measg a b fhear' and accompanying vocabulary note, which reads 'Faochagan is barnacle'

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Vocabulary list for fish and shellfish, including several descriptions of fish such as 'Falmair = Large teeth col[our] of Salm[on] as long + lith[e as an] eel - coarse fish'; 'Cilig = Cod'; 'Sachasan = sand eel' and some related sayings including 'S boc[hd] an clad[ach] air nach fhaig[hear] maor[aich]'.

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Vocabulary note for 'Maoirnean' [small cockle] describing it as 'smaller than the creach[an] [large cockle]'.

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Vocabulary note which reads 'Brimeag = Bairneach = Limpet Macsglanichies'.

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Vocabulary for broken shellfish, bait and the stonechat.