csrdi@its63b.ed.ac.uk (ECTU68 R Innis CS) (10/14/86)
This is a general reply to a few questions raised recently.... Jody, Wayne - "Magical Ring" is another Clannad LP you might want to look out for....I'll have a look at my flatmate's copy to see if it includes any addresses for info etc... Trish - I suspect Scotch love is something English; Scotch Woodcock is probably a recipe and Scotch Curlies could well be... I've certainly not heard of any of them this side of the border. Maybe they were banned after the '45. :-) Garry - both! whiskey is Irish; whisky is Scots and is what people mean when they say Scotch. (my usual response to being asked "Are you Scotch?" is "Yes, I'll have a double"......:-)) See soc.culture.celtic for a small debate on the merits of each.. James - did you mean "Slainge" (or even Slainge Bha?) when you said "slan"? (curiosity). (And if anyone wants to correct my spelling, feel free- i didn't have time to fit in Elementary Gaelic this term. Have to wait another year to start translating all those Run Rig lyrics.(sigh)) ttfn, --Rick
lindsay@cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk (Lindsay F. Marshall) (10/15/86)
Just so that everyone is satisfied : The Canonical Scotch List ------------------------- Scotch attorney A climber that strangles trees (clusia) Scotch barley Pot or hulled barley Scotch blubell the harebell Scotch bonnet A round flat blue woolen cap with a tuft on the top The fairy ring mushroom Scotch broth A broth made with pot barley and plenty of various vegetables, chopped small. Scotch cart A strong, springless, two-wheeled uncovered farm cart with one shaft. Scotch catch or snap A short accented note followed by a longer - not peculiar to Scottish music Scotch collops Minced beef (sometimes called scotched collops) Scotch curlies A variety of kale Scotch draper An itinerant dealer differing from pedlar in not carrying his goods about with him Scotch egg Hard boiled egg cut in two and enclosed in sausage meat. Scotch elm The wych elm (ulmus montana), sometimes the common English elm (u. Campetris) Scotch fiddle The itch (fom the movements of the fingers it excited) Scotch fir Scots Pine Sotch hand A wooden bat for manipulating butter Scotch kale A variety of kale Scotch love A relationship in which people argue rather than show affection. Scotch mist A fine rain Scotch pebble An agate or similar stone Scotch rose The burnet rose (rosa spinosissima) Scotch terrier A roughhired, prick-eared, strongly built little dog Scotch thistle The cotton thistle, national emblem of Scotland (not native) Scotch verdict Not proven Scotch whisky Scotch whisky Scotch woodcock Egg and anchovies on toast Note that S attorney is West Indian and S cart is South African. Hope you're all happy now Lindsay
jmm@miro.Berkeley.EDU (James Moore) (10/16/86)
I've never seen "slainge" before - is this Scottish Gaelic? "Slan" is short for "slainte," and both can be either followed by "leat" (singular) or "libh" (plural) to say goodbye. Caveat - this is southern Irish, I don't know about other places. James