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268 FOLK TALES AND FAIRY LORE.
bliadhna fichead. Co dhiiibh, o sin gu so cha'n fhacas
is cha chualas a' Ghlaistig. Theagamh gu'n do
ruaigeadh as a' Ghleann i le sgreadail fhideag nam
bàtaichean smùide a' dol sios is suas an Linne Sheilich,
no le urchairean luchd-buidhinn cloiche na Creige-
Eiteige aig bun Eas nan Con. Co dhiùbh, dh'fhalbh
i, agus cha'n 'eil duine 'ga h-ionndrainn.
Is iomadh sgeul a bha air innseadh m'a timchioll,
agus is iomadh meadar math bainne a chaitheadh oirre
le banaraichean air airidhean a' Ghlinne. Oir an
oidhche a dh' fhagadh iad am meadar Ian bainne aice,
gheibheadh iad gach ni ceart an dara mhàireach; ach
an oidhche nach fagadh, bhitheadh na laoigh air an
leigeil a mach as a' chrò, agus an crodh air an deoghal
air an ath mhaduinn.

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Folk tales and fairy lore in Gaelic and English
DescriptionCollected from oral tradition by James Macdougall ; edited with introduction and notes by George Calder.
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