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The poet replied, '"S innth an gille, ff
math a shloinneadh, 's math a phus/' The
^•-alf-hei-d then said to him: —
Tailt' oit fhein, a Lachinn Mhic Thear-
Uch,
S leat urrani nan dan air fad;
Aeh ciamar dh' fhiosrich thu mo dhionih-
aireachd,
S nach faca tu riamh mo pha^i
It is stated that shortly after meeting
Lachinn Mac Thearlich oig, Murdoch
Matheson went to live with Mac Mhurcli-
idh Mhic Iain Ruaidh, and remained
st>me time with him studying the art of
poetic composition. He lived in Lochalsh^
where he held free lands from the Elarl
of Seaforth.
ORAK DO MHAt'-SHlMI;
Air do 'n bhartt gunna f haiitalnn naithe.
LEIS A BHARD MAC-MHATHAIN.
(iuv a h-uasal am macan
A ghluals bhuainn air astar Di-mairt:
Oheibhteadh iasgach mu d' bhaile,
Agus fiadhach 'ad bheannibh gu h-ard.
Guidheam bliadhna mhath ur dhuit,
A Mhic-Shimi bho Dhunidh nan earn;
Gu ma buadhail dha t' aiteam
Togail 'suas do chuid bhratichean ard'.
The poet replied, '"S innth an gille, ff
math a shloinneadh, 's math a phus/' The
^•-alf-hei-d then said to him: —
Tailt' oit fhein, a Lachinn Mhic Thear-
Uch,
S leat urrani nan dan air fad;
Aeh ciamar dh' fhiosrich thu mo dhionih-
aireachd,
S nach faca tu riamh mo pha^i
It is stated that shortly after meeting
Lachinn Mac Thearlich oig, Murdoch
Matheson went to live with Mac Mhurcli-
idh Mhic Iain Ruaidh, and remained
st>me time with him studying the art of
poetic composition. He lived in Lochalsh^
where he held free lands from the Elarl
of Seaforth.
ORAK DO MHAt'-SHlMI;
Air do 'n bhartt gunna f haiitalnn naithe.
LEIS A BHARD MAC-MHATHAIN.
(iuv a h-uasal am macan
A ghluals bhuainn air astar Di-mairt:
Oheibhteadh iasgach mu d' bhaile,
Agus fiadhach 'ad bheannibh gu h-ard.
Guidheam bliadhna mhath ur dhuit,
A Mhic-Shimi bho Dhunidh nan earn;
Gu ma buadhail dha t' aiteam
Togail 'suas do chuid bhratichean ard'.
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| Description | … from 1715 to 1765. An anthology of Gaelic poetry, with preliminary material and notes in English. Charlottetown : Haszard & Moore, 1892. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.105 |
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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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