Or perhaps...a little..."a muckle weer?" On Sep 18, 2007, at 7:22 PM, Royce Perry wrote: > In some Scottish dialects "muckle" would mean big. > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:orcadia- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of Evelyn Hlabse > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Highland Cattle > > I can remember my mother referring to them that way too. > > > > On Sep 18, 2007, at 6:42 PM, Isabella Moreland wrote: > > My Dad referred to one of them as a " Mukkle coo !! " > Isabella > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay)" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:41 am > Subject: Re: [ORCADIA] Highland Cattle > To: [email protected] > >> stephen davie wrote: >>> One of the favorite beasts here is the Highland Cattle breed. >> Poor as >>> they are on the test stations for daily rate of gain on >> controlled >>> programs, they have become hereabouts "estate cattle", >> with slow >>> growth and several unique qualities but with incredible >> personable >>> traits. They are frugal keepers, existing on the toughest of >> pasture >>> and in the worst of weather with little or no shelter. They >> have a >>> great fury hide to tan like a buffalo, and great whacking >> horns to >>> intimidate city folk intruders.Ttheir back fat content >> measures less >>> than skinned boned chicken breast. They inspire a dignified >> air to >>> any country place, like a cupola and a wind vane on a barn roof. >>> >>> I understand the blunt economics of the cattle biz, but indeed >> why >>> are there not more highlands in Orkney? Were they not the >> original >>> beasts up there? >> >> From what I remember from our time in the Scottish >> Highlands (Brora, >> Sutherland - 30 years ago) Highland cattle both graze and browse >> as well >> as eating plants that other cattle avoid. I don't know about the >> rest of >> Orkney but the monks on Papa Stronsay used to have a few >> Highland cows. >> The original inhabitants of Skara Brae ate cattle that might >> have been >> of the highland type - see <http://www.cruachan.com.au/history.htm> >> -- >> Bruce Fletcher >> Stronsay, Orkney >> <www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont> >> "Do you get virgin wool from ugly sheep?" >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > Isabella > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Evelyn S. Hlabse > Richmond Heights, Ohio > http://homepage.mac.com/evelynhlabse/Home/home.html > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message