Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases

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Cha mhillear maith re h olc dhitibh.
Cha toir an donas an car afda.
Choir thu ceann paib air ma dheire. (b)
Chuire throdh air àireachas.
Cha dean thugain cèum, is cha do chailear theab. (c)
Cha leugha ceann no mutha cèile.-
Cha cheil e ni a chi no chluinneas e.
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir.
Chodaidir. re Cu-cliullainm
Cha'n Vd eidir'an C amadan is an duine glic, ach g r a
? n cèil an duine glic a ruin is g'a'n innis an t ama-
dan e.
Cha do chuir a bhun ris nach do chinnich leis.
Cha; racha tu co deis air mo ghnothachfa.
Cha luigh na fiantaibh aims na fpeuraibh (d)
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Dh' I the ria caoraich an cuid troimh. (*)
pean àth a's muilinn deth.
Eidir na -fruthaibh. (f)
Earrach fad an deigh Cbaifg,
Fan a id h Muifian re latha.
Fear an t faoghail fhada,
Cha bhi baoghal thuige.
(b) Said of thofe who deftroy all the good they have
done by an ill deed.
(c) £aid of one who is very tardy in his motions,