Gaelic Terms
ban = white
haired
bannach =
cake
boyans = little
boys
Breac = freckled
Buidhe = blond
(Boo-ya)
Cam Shron
= crooked nose (Cameron)
ceilidh =
visit
"Ciamar a
tha thu" = How are you?
Ciod tha dhith
ort = What do you want?
Dhughall =
Dougald
dubh = black
Eoin, Iain,
or Ian = John
Eoghan = Ewen
Gaidheil =
the Gaels
Glic = wise
Gobha = a
blacksmith (Gow-a)
Greas-ort
= Hurry up
gurlags =
little girls
"Ho ro mo
nighean donn boidheach" = my beautiful brown-haired maiden
Iain Saor
= John the carpenter (Ee-an Suur)
Laig or lag
= weak
la briagha
an diugh = Fine day today
m'eudail =
my dear
mac 'an diabhoil
= son of the devil
Mor = Big
Mhor = Big
(feminine)
"Och, Dhia"
= O, God
og or oig
= young
peasan = brat
Ruadh = red
haired (Roo-a)
Ruan = Rory
(short for Roderick)
sagart = priest
(sag-ursht)
Seonaid =
Jessie or Janet (Shae-ni)
Sine = Jane
"Thig a stigh"
= Come in