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200 Turns na Ban-riyh do dW Albainii. [Oct.^
Blia niiltean do luingeas 'sati abhuinn air a' bheil inalairt an
t-saogliail. Blia brataicliean air bharr gach crainri — na seoladair-
ean a mach air na slataii, 's gach neach 'na dlieise 'b'fhearr; 's a
h-uile gunna-nior air ninir 's air tir a' cuir as, 's a' stri c6 dheanadh
an fliuaiin a b'airde, agus a thairgeadh an nrram bu nilio do Bban-
rigb iiillidii Blireatuinn a' dol air saile. 'Nnair rainig i cliatbach
na luinge riogbail a bba r'a giiilan, tbogadli a suas i ; 's mar riiiiiig
i clar-uachdrach an t-soithicii, thogadh iolach cbaithreamach o thir
's o cljuan. Cliuir a nis a' chablilach fo sgaoil ; 's thug seann Tur
aosmhor Lunnainn, le aona ghunna-nior thar fichead a loisg darar-
ach rioghail, sanas gu robh Victoria bg agus Albert air falbh.
'Sann air an luing ris an caiiar an Deoisa Rioghail a bha 'Bhan-
righ agus niaitliean a cuirte. 'Se ard sgiobair na luinge Adulplnis
Fitzclarence, mac bhrathair a li-athar fein. Blia sea soithichean-
smuide sa' cliuideachd, chum an long rioghail a dhraghadh, nam
biodh sin feuniail. Bha 'nihaduinn salach, fliuch — sruth a's
soirbheas nan aghaidii ; oir ged is cuuihachdach Ban-rigli Bhreat-
uinn, cha'n 'eil e 'na comas srian a chur ris na siantan. Chaidh
iad air an aghaidh gu siubhlacli ; 's ged bha'ii latha fuar mi-thai t-
neach, clia d'fiiag Victoria clar-uachdarach na luinge. Chile i 'n
Slid, as Albert r'a taobh, le fiinih-gaire ag aideachadh gach iolach
shunudach agus failte 'chuireadh oirre leis gach soitheach agus
long. Tha moran bhailtean air bruach na h abhuinu jyiames, agus
air leitir iosal Sliasuinn — as na bhruchd gach beag 'us mor, ard 'us
iosal, gu traigh, .a's cuid ann am bataichean, a ciiur failte air a'
Bhan-righ oig. Cha robh barr craoibhe, niulach tighe, no cnoc,
no crann luinge, air nach robh bratach dhearg Breatuinn — bratach
nan ioinadh buaidii — r'a faicinn a' snamh 'san t-soirbiieas. Mu
mheadlion-latha, bhris a'ghrian a mach le aiteal glurnihor — theich
na neula dubha dorcha. Bha iad a nis fa chomhair Slieerness, far
an robh luingeas-cogaidii air acair — cuid diiiubh air na chuir Nel-
son agus laoich eile am blar nach di-chuimhnichear. Chuir iad so
failte fiiuranacb air Victoria — dararacli mar fluiaim ard-tharunn
nan speur ! Lean moran siioithiciiean-smiiide, Ian do chuideachd,
an long rioghail ; a dhealaicii rithe mu aird an f heasgair, a' guidhe
slainte agus soiuis leatha, agus le mile ard dhurachd gum pilleadb
i an tcaruinteachd.
Biia 'cheud oidhche fior stoirmeil — an fhairge trom, 's a'
ghaoth colg-dhireacii 'na h-aghaidh ; ach smuid iad rompa gu
foghainteach, a' cur sruth 'us fairge gu diilain. Mu sheachd uair-
ean air maduinn Diciadain, fhuair a' Bhan-righ a' cheud sealladh
do dh'Albainn — maol Alba, dliith do Dlumbar. Chaidh da
]otig-smuide a Lite 'na coinhail, Ian cuideachd. Choinnich iad an
Deorsa Rioghail, 's chaidh iad seachad oirre, a' togail caithream
ard. Tharruing iad a nis suas as a deigh. Dh'eiricii a' Bhan-righ
u chur failt' orra, i fein agus y4//>er< ; 's ma dli'eirich, mar Ao
dh'aidich mnathan-uaisle agus daoin'-uaisle na h-Alba an onoir, bu
neoriacli e. Cha'n f hoghnadh iolach ; cha b'urraiun iad fuireach u
dhaimsa I
Blia niiltean do luingeas 'sati abhuinn air a' bheil inalairt an
t-saogliail. Blia brataicliean air bharr gach crainri — na seoladair-
ean a mach air na slataii, 's gach neach 'na dlieise 'b'fhearr; 's a
h-uile gunna-nior air ninir 's air tir a' cuir as, 's a' stri c6 dheanadh
an fliuaiin a b'airde, agus a thairgeadh an nrram bu nilio do Bban-
rigb iiillidii Blireatuinn a' dol air saile. 'Nnair rainig i cliatbach
na luinge riogbail a bba r'a giiilan, tbogadli a suas i ; 's mar riiiiiig
i clar-uachdrach an t-soithicii, thogadh iolach cbaithreamach o thir
's o cljuan. Cliuir a nis a' chablilach fo sgaoil ; 's thug seann Tur
aosmhor Lunnainn, le aona ghunna-nior thar fichead a loisg darar-
ach rioghail, sanas gu robh Victoria bg agus Albert air falbh.
'Sann air an luing ris an caiiar an Deoisa Rioghail a bha 'Bhan-
righ agus niaitliean a cuirte. 'Se ard sgiobair na luinge Adulplnis
Fitzclarence, mac bhrathair a li-athar fein. Blia sea soithichean-
smuide sa' cliuideachd, chum an long rioghail a dhraghadh, nam
biodh sin feuniail. Bha 'nihaduinn salach, fliuch — sruth a's
soirbheas nan aghaidii ; oir ged is cuuihachdach Ban-rigli Bhreat-
uinn, cha'n 'eil e 'na comas srian a chur ris na siantan. Chaidh
iad air an aghaidh gu siubhlacli ; 's ged bha'ii latha fuar mi-thai t-
neach, clia d'fiiag Victoria clar-uachdarach na luinge. Chile i 'n
Slid, as Albert r'a taobh, le fiinih-gaire ag aideachadh gach iolach
shunudach agus failte 'chuireadh oirre leis gach soitheach agus
long. Tha moran bhailtean air bruach na h abhuinu jyiames, agus
air leitir iosal Sliasuinn — as na bhruchd gach beag 'us mor, ard 'us
iosal, gu traigh, .a's cuid ann am bataichean, a ciiur failte air a'
Bhan-righ oig. Cha robh barr craoibhe, niulach tighe, no cnoc,
no crann luinge, air nach robh bratach dhearg Breatuinn — bratach
nan ioinadh buaidii — r'a faicinn a' snamh 'san t-soirbiieas. Mu
mheadlion-latha, bhris a'ghrian a mach le aiteal glurnihor — theich
na neula dubha dorcha. Bha iad a nis fa chomhair Slieerness, far
an robh luingeas-cogaidii air acair — cuid diiiubh air na chuir Nel-
son agus laoich eile am blar nach di-chuimhnichear. Chuir iad so
failte fiiuranacb air Victoria — dararacli mar fluiaim ard-tharunn
nan speur ! Lean moran siioithiciiean-smiiide, Ian do chuideachd,
an long rioghail ; a dhealaicii rithe mu aird an f heasgair, a' guidhe
slainte agus soiuis leatha, agus le mile ard dhurachd gum pilleadb
i an tcaruinteachd.
Biia 'cheud oidhche fior stoirmeil — an fhairge trom, 's a'
ghaoth colg-dhireacii 'na h-aghaidh ; ach smuid iad rompa gu
foghainteach, a' cur sruth 'us fairge gu diilain. Mu sheachd uair-
ean air maduinn Diciadain, fhuair a' Bhan-righ a' cheud sealladh
do dh'Albainn — maol Alba, dliith do Dlumbar. Chaidh da
]otig-smuide a Lite 'na coinhail, Ian cuideachd. Choinnich iad an
Deorsa Rioghail, 's chaidh iad seachad oirre, a' togail caithream
ard. Tharruing iad a nis suas as a deigh. Dh'eiricii a' Bhan-righ
u chur failt' orra, i fein agus y4//>er< ; 's ma dli'eirich, mar Ao
dh'aidich mnathan-uaisle agus daoin'-uaisle na h-Alba an onoir, bu
neoriacli e. Cha'n f hoghnadh iolach ; cha b'urraiun iad fuireach u
dhaimsa I
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Cuairtear nan gleann âo Mhâairt 1840 [-March 1843] > (870) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/75876385 |
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Description | A 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. |
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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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