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38 lOLAIRE LOCH-TREIG.
a thagairt urram na h-aoise : ach an uair
a bha iad a' dealachadh, thuirt an t-ùdlaiche
gu'n robh breac càni ann an lochan Choire
na Ceanainn, air an do chuir e eòlas an tràth
a bha e 'na laoighean òg an cois a mhathar
a' tighinn a nall an Làirig-leacach a Beinn-
a'-bhric. " Bha smalaich na h-aoise air an
uair sin fhèin," ars' esan, " agus ma tha ùine
agad, is fiach dhuit dol dh'a choimhead — is
cnacaiche gasd' e."
Is e bh' ann gu'n do thog i rithist oirre, 's
gu'n do ràinig i an lochan.
Chuir i deoch-eòlais air a' bhreac cham,
agus dh' innis i fath a turuis : " Am fac' thu
riamh Oidhche-Bhealltuinn cho fuar ris an
oidhche 'n raoir ì " Thuirt am breac gu'm
fac' — aon oidhch' eile, 's gu'n robh i cho
fuar, 's ged a bha e'n teas fhala 's an trèine
a neirt, gu'm b'èudar dha tòiseachadh air
gearradh shùrdag air feadh an uisge a chumail
teas air fhèin : " Agus," ars' esan, " sùrdag
dh' an d' thugas, leumar as an uisge, 's
buailear mo leth-cheann ris an lic dhuibh ud
thall ; ach bha nimh an reothaidh cho dian,
's mu'n d' fhuair mi mi f hèin a thoirt air

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Daoine sidhe is uirsgeulan eile
DescriptionAir an cur an eagar le una, inghean fhir na pairce / na aealbhan o laimh Chatrna Chamaroin is Raoghnailt Ainslie Ghrannd Dubh. Gaelic fairy tales by Winifred M. Parker. Illustrated by Katherine Cameron, R.S.W., and Rachel Ainslie Grant Duff.
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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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