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Page ~2, line lo— " Muime " The term " muime" here means, not
stepmother, but nurse or lady-attendant.
Page 72, line 17— " Fèill-an-Rùid"— the Feast of the Holy Rood,
14th September.
Page 73, line 8 — " An uair bha 'Ghàidhlig aig na h-eòin." The
author poetically fixes the period of the Golden Age as the time
" when the birds spoke the Gaelic language." The line (juoted is from
a poem by Ewen Maclachlan.
Page 74, lines 5 and 19 — "An Dun." This refers to Dunvegan
Castle, the .seat of Macleod of Macleod.
Page 74, line 7 — " Mac-Cruimein.' The Mac-Crimraons were the
hereditary pipers of Dunvegan. Tlie one of them who form? the
subject of this popular Lament fell at tlie Rout of Mo\'.
Page 74, line 13 — " Ealta nan speur" — " the coveys of the'sky"' —
the fowls of heaven.

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How to learn Gaelic
DescriptionOrthographical instructions grammar and reading lessons. By Alexander Macbain and John Whyte.
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Blair Collection
DescriptionA 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.
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.