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« CLARSACH NA COILLE.
Fhuair e fhein a ragha ceile,
'Bhaintighearn' eibhin a b' fheàrr dealbh;
Gnùis na feile Ian cle cheutaibh,
Gruaidhean reidhe mar ros dearg
Gu 'm bu reul i mar gliatli greine
Bha gach treun-fhear air a lorg,
Coltas ban-righ'nn flathail àlainn ;
'S iomadh ait 's an robh oirr' ainm.
'S i a dhùthaich a bha deurach
'N uair a leughadh sgeul a chràidh
Gu'n do dh' eug i, ceann na ceille,
'Gheug ùr cheutach 's i fo bhlàth.
Thug e riarachadh d'a inntinn,
'Toirt do'n tir 'an deigh a bàis.
Dhearbh e 'n gaol a bh' ac' araon,
'S cha dean e caochladh as gu bràth.
'Nam biodh m' fhiosrachadh gu m' dhùrachd
Bhiodh a chliii a sios ni b' fheàrr;
Bu toilimitinn leam 'bhi 'g iunse
Sgeula cinnteach air 'an dan.
Gu 'm bu mhiann leam, 's co nach iarradh,
E bhi liath mu'n tig am bàs,
'S Eòbhan 'bhi na dheigh gu buadhnihor
Mar cheann sluaigh a seasamh àit'.
Alexander, the 14th MacLean of Coll was a
thorough Highlander. He was a man of a very
independent spirit. He was naturally benevolent,
and treated his tenants with great kindness. He
studied law for some time. He was Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Breadalbane Fencible Regiment.
Fhuair e fhein a ragha ceile,
'Bhaintighearn' eibhin a b' fheàrr dealbh;
Gnùis na feile Ian cle cheutaibh,
Gruaidhean reidhe mar ros dearg
Gu 'm bu reul i mar gliatli greine
Bha gach treun-fhear air a lorg,
Coltas ban-righ'nn flathail àlainn ;
'S iomadh ait 's an robh oirr' ainm.
'S i a dhùthaich a bha deurach
'N uair a leughadh sgeul a chràidh
Gu'n do dh' eug i, ceann na ceille,
'Gheug ùr cheutach 's i fo bhlàth.
Thug e riarachadh d'a inntinn,
'Toirt do'n tir 'an deigh a bàis.
Dhearbh e 'n gaol a bh' ac' araon,
'S cha dean e caochladh as gu bràth.
'Nam biodh m' fhiosrachadh gu m' dhùrachd
Bhiodh a chliii a sios ni b' fheàrr;
Bu toilimitinn leam 'bhi 'g iunse
Sgeula cinnteach air 'an dan.
Gu 'm bu mhiann leam, 's co nach iarradh,
E bhi liath mu'n tig am bàs,
'S Eòbhan 'bhi na dheigh gu buadhnihor
Mar cheann sluaigh a seasamh àit'.
Alexander, the 14th MacLean of Coll was a
thorough Highlander. He was a man of a very
independent spirit. He was naturally benevolent,
and treated his tenants with great kindness. He
studied law for some time. He was Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Breadalbane Fencible Regiment.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Clàrsach na coille > (42) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/76946795 |
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| Description | A collection of Gaelic poetry. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.204 |
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| Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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