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FOLK TALES AND FAIRY LORE. 167
put me to death to-morrow unless I bring you home
alive and well to-night." " Stay until I finish this
reel, and I will go with you then." He now attempted
to return within, but his companion laid hold of him
by the arm and pulled him out. His companion then
drew the dirk out of the door-post, and forthwith the
door closed against them both. They returned home;
and when they had arrived, and the first man had taken
the jar off his back, the clothes under it were worn
through to the skin.
put me to death to-morrow unless I bring you home
alive and well to-night." " Stay until I finish this
reel, and I will go with you then." He now attempted
to return within, but his companion laid hold of him
by the arm and pulled him out. His companion then
drew the dirk out of the door-post, and forthwith the
door closed against them both. They returned home;
and when they had arrived, and the first man had taken
the jar off his back, the clothes under it were worn
through to the skin.
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Folk tales and fairy lore in Gaelic and English > (189) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/79219751 |
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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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