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xxvi. MEMOIR.
A plain stone with the following inscription in
Gaelic, marks the present resting-place of the mortal
part of the bard and his faithful wife:—
Am Baud M a c - G i l l e a i k ,
1787-1848.'
'Fhir 's a' chkidh s' 'tha 'dol mu'n euaiit
Stad is tìsd ri guth bho 'n iiaigh s' : —
Cum a' Ghhidhlig suas ri d' bheò,
'S a cuid baiflachd 's kirde glòir ;
Do gach ni tha math thoir giàdh
'S b i 'tigh'nn beò do Dhia gach la.
Bean a' Bhaird,
1786-1877.
" Earb as an Tighearna le d' uile ehridhe."

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Clàrsach na coille
DescriptionA collection of Gaelic poetry.
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Hew Morrison Collection
DescriptionA selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh.
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.