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, Is mairg do 'm bu mhaor a mada is e na fboda.
Is meas an fhèad no 'n èigbidh.
95 Is fearr an giomach no bhi gun fhear. (;;)
Is cruaidh an cath as nach tig aon fhear.
Is faoilìdhid duin' a chuid a thairefe ge d' is feard el
\ fL >. ° ° i
aige them e..
Is i 'n deathach a bhios a- ftigh thig a mack.
Is trie a bha fonas air beul mor.
2 cp Is i '» fhoidhidin mhath a cblaoidheas an ari~
fhocair.
Is e 'n fuidb bochd a ni 'n g-aradh beartach.
Is mairg do 'n dùchas droch galar.
Is trie a chaillear fear na mor mhimeich.
is trie a fhuair ole an airidh. car.
505 Is trom an cat re (hlr gbiùlan.
Is fearr an cu a ritheas no y n cu mheithis.
Is fearr fuine tbana no bhi mle falamh.
Is famhaeh an obair dol a dholaidh.
H rCarr piileadh am meadbon an àtba, no bathadh
uiiè.
no Is dona 'n fhèile chaireas duine fèin air an
iomairt.
Is ann do 'n aon Mb y n cath-dath. (a)
Is eofmhuil an trù ris an troich.
Is fearr cu luath no tcangaidh labhar.
• Is luath fear doimeigair fair, re la fuar erraich.
[n) Two women lived together in one hcufe, one of
whom dole the other's meal, which made her neighbour
piit a living lob Iter into, her meal bag ; no fooner had the
thief put her hand into it, than (he v as caught by the lob-
fter, at which (he bawled out, " Tha, 'n donas aim d-o-
, Is mairg do 'm bu mhaor a mada is e na fboda.
Is meas an fhèad no 'n èigbidh.
95 Is fearr an giomach no bhi gun fhear. (;;)
Is cruaidh an cath as nach tig aon fhear.
Is faoilìdhid duin' a chuid a thairefe ge d' is feard el
\ fL >. ° ° i
aige them e..
Is i 'n deathach a bhios a- ftigh thig a mack.
Is trie a bha fonas air beul mor.
2 cp Is i '» fhoidhidin mhath a cblaoidheas an ari~
fhocair.
Is e 'n fuidb bochd a ni 'n g-aradh beartach.
Is mairg do 'n dùchas droch galar.
Is trie a chaillear fear na mor mhimeich.
is trie a fhuair ole an airidh. car.
505 Is trom an cat re (hlr gbiùlan.
Is fearr an cu a ritheas no y n cu mheithis.
Is fearr fuine tbana no bhi mle falamh.
Is famhaeh an obair dol a dholaidh.
H rCarr piileadh am meadbon an àtba, no bathadh
uiiè.
no Is dona 'n fhèile chaireas duine fèin air an
iomairt.
Is ann do 'n aon Mb y n cath-dath. (a)
Is eofmhuil an trù ris an troich.
Is fearr cu luath no tcangaidh labhar.
• Is luath fear doimeigair fair, re la fuar erraich.
[n) Two women lived together in one hcufe, one of
whom dole the other's meal, which made her neighbour
piit a living lob Iter into, her meal bag ; no fooner had the
thief put her hand into it, than (he v as caught by the lob-
fter, at which (he bawled out, " Tha, 'n donas aim d-o-
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (94) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76283477 |
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| Description | Accompanied with an English translation intended to facilitate the study of the language illustrated with notes; to which is added 'The way to wealth' by Dr Franklin, translated into Gaelic. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.171 |
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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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