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XX INTRODUCTION
witnesses, does it not behove us all to carry on that good work,
and so run and win the race that is set before us ?— for win we
must and shall— and, in the words of the motto of that Clan to
which I have the honour to belong, " Gun treoraich gras sibh,"
"may grace you guide."
ALEX. R. FORBES.
31 KiLMAURS Road,
Edinburgh, March 1905.

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Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc
DescriptionIn two parts I. Gaelic-English.--II. English-Gaelic. Part I. contains Gaelic names or terms for each of the above, with English meanings. Part II. contains all the English names for which Gaelic is given in Part I., with Gaelic, other English names, etymology, Celtic lore, prose, poetry, and proverbs referring to each, thereto attached / all now brought together for the first time by Alexander Robert Forbes.
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DescriptionA selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray.
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DescriptionSelected 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.