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176 CATHULÀ,
*— No ma tharlas ort tathaif ;—
Ach tathair, a ghaoil, cha bheo ;
Riums'
fubjoined below. It is repeated Under the title of Catb Mi'
Sorcha.
Là do Fhionn le beagan fluaigh
Aig Eas-rua' nan cighe mall,
Chunnacas a* ieoladh o'n lear
Curach ceo is aon bheann ann.
'S b' e fin curach bu mhaith gleus
A' ruith na fteud air aghaidh cuain,
Clos cha d' rinne' leis no tàmh
Gus an d' rainig e'nt Eas-rua*,
'S dh' eirich as maife mnki,
B' ionan dealra dhi 's do'n ghrcin,
Bha h uchd mar gheal-eiridh nan tonn,
Le fliuch-ofnaiche trom a cleibh.
Is fheas finn uil' air an raon,
Na flaithean caoin is mi fein ;
A bhean a thainig an ccin
Bha finn gu leir roimpe fèimh".
'S a gheug na maifc fo dhruchd bròin f
3 S e labhair gu foil mi fein,
Ma 's urra gorm-lanna do dhion,
Bidh ar cridhe nach cli d'an reir.
*— No ma tharlas ort tathaif ;—
Ach tathair, a ghaoil, cha bheo ;
Riums'
fubjoined below. It is repeated Under the title of Catb Mi'
Sorcha.
Là do Fhionn le beagan fluaigh
Aig Eas-rua' nan cighe mall,
Chunnacas a* ieoladh o'n lear
Curach ceo is aon bheann ann.
'S b' e fin curach bu mhaith gleus
A' ruith na fteud air aghaidh cuain,
Clos cha d' rinne' leis no tàmh
Gus an d' rainig e'nt Eas-rua*,
'S dh' eirich as maife mnki,
B' ionan dealra dhi 's do'n ghrcin,
Bha h uchd mar gheal-eiridh nan tonn,
Le fliuch-ofnaiche trom a cleibh.
Is fheas finn uil' air an raon,
Na flaithean caoin is mi fein ;
A bhean a thainig an ccin
Bha finn gu leir roimpe fèimh".
'S a gheug na maifc fo dhruchd bròin f
3 S e labhair gu foil mi fein,
Ma 's urra gorm-lanna do dhion,
Bidh ar cridhe nach cli d'an reir.
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| Description | " ... le Oisian, Orran, Ulann, &c. Ancient poems of Ossian Orran Ullin &c. Collected in the western Highlands and Isles being the originals of the translations some time ago published in the Gaelic antiquities. By John Smith, D.D. Minister of the Gospel at Campbelton." A collection of Gaelic poems, edited by Smith. |
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| Shelfmark | Oss.29(1) |
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| Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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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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