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INCANTATIONS 131
PRAYER OF THE CATTLE- FOLD
I DRIVE the kine within
The gateway of the herds,
On voice of the dead,
On voice of bull,
On voice of pairing,
On voice of grayling cow
White-headed, strong-headed, of udder.
Be the big stone of the base of the couple
Without ceasing, without decreasing.
As a full-weighted tether
Trailing from the hunch of your rump.
Till bright daylight comes in to-morrow.
The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit,
Save you, and shield you, and tend you,
Till I or mine shall meet you again.

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Carmina gadelica
Description"Hymns and incantations with illustrative notes on words, rites, and customs, dying and obsolete: orally collected in the Highlands and islands of Scotland and translated into English by Alexander Carmichael". 2nd edition, edited by Mrs. Elizabeth Carmichael Watson, 1928.
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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
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