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24 SPIORAD NA H-AOISE.
gharaidh r'a èisdeachd ach sgiamhail is
mèalanaich chat, is bhroc, is thaghan is
fheòcullan, threòruich se e gun sgàth gun
eagal gun sgiansgar, gu taiceil, foghanta,
ràideail — gu robairneach, bior- shuileach,
mion-eòlach, gu beul cùirn, far an d' iarr e
air trian d'a sgìos agus an oidhche gu h-uile
chur seachad còmhla ris. Neòr-thaing mur
d' f huair e gabhail aige 'n oidhche sin còmhla
'ri dòbhran-donn an t-srutha, an sìor-shiùbh-
lach, nam fòghnadh iasg do gach seòrsa b'
fhearr na 'chèile — agus leaba thioram, sheas-
gair, mhèith, do dhreamsgal àird-làin stoirme
reothairt, is feamainn chìrein an dubh-chlad-
aich.
" Cuir seachad an oidhche, 'Chaomhain,"
arsa 'n dòbhran-donn ; " 'se làn dì do bheatha.
Caidil gu sàmhach ; 's fear-faire furachair an
dòbhran."
'Nuair thàinig an latha 's a bha Caomhan
gu imeachd air a thurus, chaidh an dòbhran air
choimheadachd greis do'n t-slighe maille ris.
" Slan leat ! a Chaomhain," ars' esan ;
" rinn thu caraid dhiom. Ma thig sàs
cruaidh no teann-èiginn ort anns an dean

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Daoine sidhe is uirsgeulan eile
DescriptionAir an cur an eagar le una, inghean fhir na pairce / na aealbhan o laimh Chatrna Chamaroin is Raoghnailt Ainslie Ghrannd Dubh. Gaelic fairy tales by Winifred M. Parker. Illustrated by Katherine Cameron, R.S.W., and Rachel Ainslie Grant Duff.
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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.