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305 Is fearr bo no bà, is fearr duine no daoine.
Is i 'n 'Aoine bhagarach a ni 5 n 'Satharn a dèurach,
Is òg an Noilaig a cheud oidhche
Is mairg a bhios ga dumhail dian ;
Thig gach fumhail gu f hiach.
Is ann a tha 'n cairdeas mar chumar e.
310 Is binn gach gloir o'n duine bheartach,
'\S iearbh a choir o'n aimbeartach ;
Is cian o'n aimbeartach a bhi glic j
'S mil n' bheartach an gabhann.
Is luath *s is mall comhairle 'n duine.
Is clc a chleth f hearna nach toir bhiadhna do h\ ur-
fainn. (iu)
Is fuar gaoth nan coimheach.
Is fearbh clàrfair an aon-phuirt.
315 Is coma leis an t-faoghal c'ait an tuit e.
Is trie a thainig trod mor a aobhar beag.
Is beo duine ge d'nach fàthach 's mairg do *ib
bàthiach a bhru.
Is trie a bha beag treubhach. (x)
Is trie a bha mor mi flieaghar.
320 Is trie a bha beag, beag an toirt.
Is mor a rinn thu dheire air cho bheag da bhrod. (y)
Is bailcach a thilg thu clacb oirn.
Is mitliich a bhi boga nan gad.
Is ioma te chuir cat na dhiqfg.
325 Is duine gach oirleach dheth.
Is ann 'n t-am a thig an cruadal a dh' al'nichear na
cairdin.
Ionladaidh burn falach lamhann.
Is teughauih fuil no burn.
Is ioma mir a thug thu do n' bheul a mhol thu.
330 Is mairg a chuireadh an toifeach a luing thu.
(iu) Similar to " It is a bad flake that will not ftand
one year in the hedge."
(x) " A little perfon may harbour a great foul."
305 Is fearr bo no bà, is fearr duine no daoine.
Is i 'n 'Aoine bhagarach a ni 5 n 'Satharn a dèurach,
Is òg an Noilaig a cheud oidhche
Is mairg a bhios ga dumhail dian ;
Thig gach fumhail gu f hiach.
Is ann a tha 'n cairdeas mar chumar e.
310 Is binn gach gloir o'n duine bheartach,
'\S iearbh a choir o'n aimbeartach ;
Is cian o'n aimbeartach a bhi glic j
'S mil n' bheartach an gabhann.
Is luath *s is mall comhairle 'n duine.
Is clc a chleth f hearna nach toir bhiadhna do h\ ur-
fainn. (iu)
Is fuar gaoth nan coimheach.
Is fearbh clàrfair an aon-phuirt.
315 Is coma leis an t-faoghal c'ait an tuit e.
Is trie a thainig trod mor a aobhar beag.
Is beo duine ge d'nach fàthach 's mairg do *ib
bàthiach a bhru.
Is trie a bha beag treubhach. (x)
Is trie a bha mor mi flieaghar.
320 Is trie a bha beag, beag an toirt.
Is mor a rinn thu dheire air cho bheag da bhrod. (y)
Is bailcach a thilg thu clacb oirn.
Is mitliich a bhi boga nan gad.
Is ioma te chuir cat na dhiqfg.
325 Is duine gach oirleach dheth.
Is ann 'n t-am a thig an cruadal a dh' al'nichear na
cairdin.
Ionladaidh burn falach lamhann.
Is teughauih fuil no burn.
Is ioma mir a thug thu do n' bheul a mhol thu.
330 Is mairg a chuireadh an toifeach a luing thu.
(iu) Similar to " It is a bad flake that will not ftand
one year in the hedge."
(x) " A little perfon may harbour a great foul."
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (112) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76283675 |
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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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