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CLARSACH NA COILLE.
■Cha robh do theanga-sa luatli,
■Co de 'n t-sluagh do 'n tug i beum 1
B' fhurasda dhomli cliii 'thoirt ort
Nach coisueadh a h-uile te.
Acli o nacli li-'eil m' iiidh s' ami an sgleò,
'S nach mo tha agad s' air feum,
Fanaidh mi tuilleadh am thàmh ;
Acli mo bheannachd gu bi'àth ad dheigh.
N^A DEICH AITHEANTAN.
Le Eachun-^ Mac Iain, Triath Chola.
Iain Garbh, 1st Maclean of Coll, was the second
son of Lachainu Bronnach, chief of the ^Macleans. He
was a strong and brave man. He was married to a
daughter of Fraser of Lovat. His son, Iain Abrach,
was killed in a quarrel with the ('amerons of Lochiel.
He was married to a daughter of Maclean of Urquhart,
and had two sons, John and Hector. As John died
without issue Hector succeeded him as Laird of Coll.'
Hector, the 4th Maclean of Coll, was a highly
accomplished scholar. He was a man of piety. He
was a devoted student and took great pleasure in
poetry. He composed poems in Latin and in Gaelic.
He was married to a daughter of Alastair mac laiu
Chathanaich of Islay.
1. Creid dii'eacli an Rigli nan did,
2. 'S cuir air ciil umhlachd do dhealbh :
■Cha robh do theanga-sa luatli,
■Co de 'n t-sluagh do 'n tug i beum 1
B' fhurasda dhomli cliii 'thoirt ort
Nach coisueadh a h-uile te.
Acli o nacli li-'eil m' iiidh s' ami an sgleò,
'S nach mo tha agad s' air feum,
Fanaidh mi tuilleadh am thàmh ;
Acli mo bheannachd gu bi'àth ad dheigh.
N^A DEICH AITHEANTAN.
Le Eachun-^ Mac Iain, Triath Chola.
Iain Garbh, 1st Maclean of Coll, was the second
son of Lachainu Bronnach, chief of the ^Macleans. He
was a strong and brave man. He was married to a
daughter of Fraser of Lovat. His son, Iain Abrach,
was killed in a quarrel with the ('amerons of Lochiel.
He was married to a daughter of Maclean of Urquhart,
and had two sons, John and Hector. As John died
without issue Hector succeeded him as Laird of Coll.'
Hector, the 4th Maclean of Coll, was a highly
accomplished scholar. He was a man of piety. He
was a devoted student and took great pleasure in
poetry. He composed poems in Latin and in Gaelic.
He was married to a daughter of Alastair mac laiu
Chathanaich of Islay.
1. Creid dii'eacli an Rigli nan did,
2. 'S cuir air ciil umhlachd do dhealbh :
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Clàrsach na coille > (249) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76949072 |
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| Description | A collection of Gaelic poetry. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.204 |
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| Description | A 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. |
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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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