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THE WEDDING OF MACLEOD
What was the custom
of that race of Leod?
Him I gave
my answer due,
(Well did I know
the custom of the MacLeods):
Wine they broach
and ale they drink
And with liquor thrice-brewed
they fill the stoup:
A timely aid
To a feast's enjoyment!
Thou woman over yonder
by the water's edge,
It is because
thou comest from Trotternish
That to-day thou art left
without a mantle!
MACDONALD'S LADY:
By thine hand,
thou black-mouthed quean,
I lack not
gold nor treasure;
My black gown
is new in my chest,
And as for my kerchief,
— thou 'It not get it!

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Gaelic songs of Mary MacLeod
DescriptionGaelic half-title, entitled: Orain agus luinneagan Gàidhlig le Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh. Edited with introduction, translation, notes, etc. by J. Carmichael Watson.
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Matheson Collection
DescriptionItems from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.