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26 DEIRDIRE
Bha am boirionnach a bha 'n^a bun a'
toirt a h-uile fiosrachaidh agus eblais do
Dheirdire air an robh fios agus eolas
aice fein, Cha robli fiar a fas a
friamh, no ian a seinn a coill, no reul
a' soillse a neamh air nach robh ainm
aig Deirdire. Ach aon rud, cha robh am
iv^'»2^ boirionnach air son giAn bitheadh cuid
no comhradh aig Deirdire ri neach beo
do shluagh coitcheann an t-saoghail.
Ach oidhche dhudarra gheamhraidh
agus na neoil dhubha fo ghruaim,
'" ^ agus sealgair slthne siubhail a bha
- ji2-/ sgith ri siubhal bheann, 'd'e ach a
thainig seachran-seilg air an duine, agus
chaill e a chursa agus a chompanaich.
Thuit tromaltan cadail air an duine,
agus e sgith a' siubhal sliabh, agus
laigh e sios ri taobh an tolmain bhoidh-
ich ghuirm an robh Deirdire a' tamh
-^ agus chaidil e. Bha an duine fann le
:>^(A acras agus allaban, agus 'ga lathadh le
Bha am boirionnach a bha 'n^a bun a'
toirt a h-uile fiosrachaidh agus eblais do
Dheirdire air an robh fios agus eolas
aice fein, Cha robli fiar a fas a
friamh, no ian a seinn a coill, no reul
a' soillse a neamh air nach robh ainm
aig Deirdire. Ach aon rud, cha robh am
iv^'»2^ boirionnach air son giAn bitheadh cuid
no comhradh aig Deirdire ri neach beo
do shluagh coitcheann an t-saoghail.
Ach oidhche dhudarra gheamhraidh
agus na neoil dhubha fo ghruaim,
'" ^ agus sealgair slthne siubhail a bha
- ji2-/ sgith ri siubhal bheann, 'd'e ach a
thainig seachran-seilg air an duine, agus
chaill e a chursa agus a chompanaich.
Thuit tromaltan cadail air an duine,
agus e sgith a' siubhal sliabh, agus
laigh e sios ri taobh an tolmain bhoidh-
ich ghuirm an robh Deirdire a' tamh
-^ agus chaidil e. Bha an duine fann le
:>^(A acras agus allaban, agus 'ga lathadh le
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Matheson Collection > Deirdire; and, The lay of the children of Uisne > (40) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76570898 |
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| Description | Gaelic text and parallel English translation, English preliminaries and notes |
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| Shelfmark | Mat.71 |
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| Description | Items 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. |
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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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