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;^05 Is fearr bo no h:)., is fearr duine no Jaoine.
is i *n 'Aoine bliagarach a ni 'n 'Salharn a dcuraclu
Is òg an Nollaig a cheud oidhche
y^ Is mnirg a bhios ga dumhail dian ;
'ihig gach furnhail gu fhiach.
Is ann a tha 'n cairdeas mar chumar e.
.'10 Is binn gaca gloir o'n dnine bheartacb,
^S learbli a choir o'n aimbenrtach ;
Is cian o'n aimbeartach a bhi glic ;
'S mil o h' bhearcach an gabhann.
Is luatb 's is mall comhairlc "n duine.
Is olc a chleth fhearna nach toir bhiadhna do 'xi ur^
fainn. (vu)
Is fuar g.aoth nan coimheach.
Is fearbh clàrfair an aon-phuirt.
^^15 I3 coma leis an t-faoghal c'ait an tuit e.
Is iric a thainig trod mor a aobhar beag.
Is beo duine ge d'nach fàthach 's mairg do 'na
bùthiacb a bhru.
I3 trie a IBTià beag treubhach. (a-)
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 baileach a thiig thu clach oirn.
Is mithich a bhi boga nan gad.
Is ioma te chuir ca! na dhiofg.
^25 Is, duine gach oirleach diieth.
Is ann \i t-am a thrg an cruadal a dh' aVnichear na
cairdin-
lonladaidh burn falach lamhann.
is teughaidli fail no burn.
Is ioma mir a thug thu do n' bheul a mhol thu.
330 Is mairg a chuireadh an toifeach a laing thu,
(tu) Similar to " It is a bad flake that will not (land
enc year in the hedge/'
(v) " A little perfon may harbour a great foul."
;^05 Is fearr bo no h:)., is fearr duine no Jaoine.
is i *n 'Aoine bliagarach a ni 'n 'Salharn a dcuraclu
Is òg an Nollaig a cheud oidhche
y^ Is mnirg a bhios ga dumhail dian ;
'ihig gach furnhail gu fhiach.
Is ann a tha 'n cairdeas mar chumar e.
.'10 Is binn gaca gloir o'n dnine bheartacb,
^S learbli a choir o'n aimbenrtach ;
Is cian o'n aimbeartach a bhi glic ;
'S mil o h' bhearcach an gabhann.
Is luatb 's is mall comhairlc "n duine.
Is olc a chleth fhearna nach toir bhiadhna do 'xi ur^
fainn. (vu)
Is fuar g.aoth nan coimheach.
Is fearbh clàrfair an aon-phuirt.
^^15 I3 coma leis an t-faoghal c'ait an tuit e.
Is iric a thainig trod mor a aobhar beag.
Is beo duine ge d'nach fàthach 's mairg do 'na
bùthiacb a bhru.
I3 trie a IBTià beag treubhach. (a-)
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 baileach a thiig thu clach oirn.
Is mithich a bhi boga nan gad.
Is ioma te chuir ca! na dhiofg.
^25 Is, duine gach oirleach diieth.
Is ann \i t-am a thrg an cruadal a dh' aVnichear na
cairdin-
lonladaidh burn falach lamhann.
is teughaidli fail no burn.
Is ioma mir a thug thu do n' bheul a mhol thu.
330 Is mairg a chuireadh an toifeach a laing thu,
(tu) Similar to " It is a bad flake that will not (land
enc year in the hedge/'
(v) " A little perfon may harbour a great foul."
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Hew Morrison Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases > (116) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78584563 |
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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. By Donald Macintosh. |
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| Shelfmark | H.M.90(1) |
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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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