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74 modern Gaelic bards,
A town that must not yield to it
In this whole realm is none.
So many gentlemen are there,
Of tribute raising line —
Men who may daily quench their thirst
With the good Spanish wine.
Though great and long the distance
From Glasgow unto Perth,
Yet am I sure, although I saw
Each mansion there of worth,
I could see none more charming
Than the Abbey or the Bank ;
Or houses rich and large, whose guests
Might be of kingly rank.
FROM THE "SONG OF GLENORCHY,"
The Bard's birth-place, and where there is now an appropriate
monument erected to his memory. Contributions to the fund for
raising this well deserved monument, came from all parts of the
world.
CLACHAN-an-Diseirt,*
How pleasant to be there,
Sitting in its wondrous church,
Its pew so richly fair;
And listening to his mellow voice,
Whose counsels none should spurn,
° The derivation of this name is interesting. " Clachan " means, in the
first place, a village where there is a place of worship. Clachan-an-diseirt
is resolved then into " Clachan an Dè 's àirde," i.e. The worshipping
place of the Highest God. This name, like Dundee, had its origin pro-
bably in early pagan times.
A town that must not yield to it
In this whole realm is none.
So many gentlemen are there,
Of tribute raising line —
Men who may daily quench their thirst
With the good Spanish wine.
Though great and long the distance
From Glasgow unto Perth,
Yet am I sure, although I saw
Each mansion there of worth,
I could see none more charming
Than the Abbey or the Bank ;
Or houses rich and large, whose guests
Might be of kingly rank.
FROM THE "SONG OF GLENORCHY,"
The Bard's birth-place, and where there is now an appropriate
monument erected to his memory. Contributions to the fund for
raising this well deserved monument, came from all parts of the
world.
CLACHAN-an-Diseirt,*
How pleasant to be there,
Sitting in its wondrous church,
Its pew so richly fair;
And listening to his mellow voice,
Whose counsels none should spurn,
° The derivation of this name is interesting. " Clachan " means, in the
first place, a village where there is a place of worship. Clachan-an-diseirt
is resolved then into " Clachan an Dè 's àirde," i.e. The worshipping
place of the Highest God. This name, like Dundee, had its origin pro-
bably in early pagan times.
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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