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281. Ch'an f hulling an onair clud. (n)
282. Cha teich ach cladhaire, 's cha 'n fhuirich ach
seapaire.
283. CuMADH an Triubhais.
Cromadh gun ghainne 'sa chaol ; aon eanga
deug san osan ; seachd eang am beul a
theach ; is tearc neach do nach foghainn ;
air a cliuma' gu dirich ; agus a tri na gho-
bhal.
284. Cluieh a chuilein ris a mhial-chu.
285. Cha d'ith na coin an aimsir.
286. Cridhe circ an gob na h-airc.
287. Co ùmhal re kich fo chasan a chait.
288. Cha'n iongna gangaid aigh a dhol an t-shabh ;
ach is iogna ath-bhean tighe bhi gun chial.
' 289. Cha choisen balbhan earrasaid, is cha'n fhaidh
amadan oidhreach.
290. Cha bhi Toiseach air Tirindidh, is cha bhi Tirin-
didh gun Toiseach.
l^ 291. Cha do threig Fion riamh caraid a laimh dheas.
292. Cha bhi 'm bochd sòghail, saibhir. -
293. Cha'n 'eil cleith air an olc, ach gun a dheanamh.
294. Cha'n 'eil saoigh gun choimheas.
(n) " On, excellent, noble, good ; oir, fit, proper : hence
oNoiR, (^onair) honour, respect.— Vide O'Reillfs Irish-English
Dictionary.
The Gael of Albyn, as well as the Gael of Erin, are frequent-
ly asked if they have a Gaelic word for honour ; and they give
at once the proper one, namely, onair. Be it remembered that
281. Ch'an f hulling an onair clud. (n)
282. Cha teich ach cladhaire, 's cha 'n fhuirich ach
seapaire.
283. CuMADH an Triubhais.
Cromadh gun ghainne 'sa chaol ; aon eanga
deug san osan ; seachd eang am beul a
theach ; is tearc neach do nach foghainn ;
air a cliuma' gu dirich ; agus a tri na gho-
bhal.
284. Cluieh a chuilein ris a mhial-chu.
285. Cha d'ith na coin an aimsir.
286. Cridhe circ an gob na h-airc.
287. Co ùmhal re kich fo chasan a chait.
288. Cha'n iongna gangaid aigh a dhol an t-shabh ;
ach is iogna ath-bhean tighe bhi gun chial.
' 289. Cha choisen balbhan earrasaid, is cha'n fhaidh
amadan oidhreach.
290. Cha bhi Toiseach air Tirindidh, is cha bhi Tirin-
didh gun Toiseach.
l^ 291. Cha do threig Fion riamh caraid a laimh dheas.
292. Cha bhi 'm bochd sòghail, saibhir. -
293. Cha'n 'eil cleith air an olc, ach gun a dheanamh.
294. Cha'n 'eil saoigh gun choimheas.
(n) " On, excellent, noble, good ; oir, fit, proper : hence
oNoiR, (^onair) honour, respect.— Vide O'Reillfs Irish-English
Dictionary.
The Gael of Albyn, as well as the Gael of Erin, are frequent-
ly asked if they have a Gaelic word for honour ; and they give
at once the proper one, namely, onair. Be it remembered that
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Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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