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01 Mhurchaidh 'us Fhearchair ; dithis aig Murchadh,
's aig Fearchar a h-aon.
Murdoch and Farquhars drinking ; two to Murdoch,
one to Fctrquhar.
01c mu 'n fhàrdaich, 'us math mu 'n rathad mlior.
Bad at home, good abroad.
01c na cuise gu deireadh.
Leave the disagreeable jJart of the case to the last.
01c no math mo bhriogais fhein, 's i 's fhearr dhomhsa.
Be my breeches good or bad, my own are the best for me.
01c no 'mhath le fear 'g a h-iarraidh, thig i niar 'an
dèigh an uisge.
Let it please a man or no, after rain from tvest 'ttvill
blow.
See ' Gaoth niar '.
Onfhadh na poite bige.
The raging of the little 27ot.
When the pat's fu' it will boil ower. — Scot,
Oran na bà maoile — * tha mi ullamh dhiot.'
TJie song of the hornless cow — ' / am done with you.'
Oran na circe beadaidh.
The song of the pert hen.

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Collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases
Description"... based on Macintoshs collection". Edited by Alexander Nicolson. Second edition, revised. With MS. annotations.
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Matheson Collection
DescriptionItems from a collection of 170 volumes relating to Gaelic matters. Mainly philological works in the Celtic and some non-Celtic languages. Some books extensively annotated by Angus Matheson, the first Professor of Celtic at Glasgow University.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.