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" Bha Uidhist air a narachadh,
Bha iutharn air a fasachadh,
Le guidheachan na caraid ud ;
Bha solas air an Abharsair,
Bu neonach leis nach danic iad."
So horrible were the maledictions hurled against
one another by the two who were quarrelling that
Uist was disgraced, and that the demons deserted
the lower regions to listen to them, whilst Satan
was delighted, and at the same time astonished
that men who were capable of using such awful
language were not leaving this comparatively pure
world and going to reside with himself.
It is probable that Maccodrum was born af
least as early as 1 710. He was an old man at the
time of his death. lie is buried in the church-
yard of Kilmuir in North Uist.
ORAN
An aghidh an Eididh Ghallda.
LE IAIN MAC-CODRUM.
Tha mi craiteach tinn,
'S tha mi sgith Ian dochair ;
Ceangal air mo bhuill,
Cha dean mi ceum coiseachd.
Mallachd air an righ
'Thug am breacan dhinn ;
Guidheam air beul-sios
On a shin e 'n t-osan.
Ged tha 'n stocin fada,
'S i 'na cochall farsuinn,
B' anns' an t-osan gearr
'S nach biodh da reis fo 'n ghartan.