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38 WEST HIGHLAND TALES.
his stick, and he said to the knoll, " If thou dost not
let vnth me the strength of my hand, I myself or my
race -u-ill leave neither stick nor stone of thee that we
will not drive to pieces." And he got the power of
his hand.
BAILE BHUIEGH.
Bha ceathrar a' fairecrnidh ann am Baile bhuirgh. Bha iad ann an
cuidh. Be 'cheathrar Domhnull MacGhilleathain, Domhniill Mac-an
t-Saoir, Calum MacNill. agus Domhnull Domhnullach. Chunnaic iad
cii. Thuirt Calum MacNiU gum buaileadh eud an cii. Thuirt Domhnull
MacGhilleathain. " Cha bhuail, ma bhuaileas tu e bidh aithreachas
ort.'" Bhuail Calum MacNill an cii agus chaill a Ihmh agus a ghairdean
an lugh. Bha e mothachainn cradh mbr 'na laimh agus 'na ghaird-
ean, agns ghiiilain h-aon de na gillean eile dachaidh am bata, cha b'
urraLun e fhin a ghiiilan. Bha e 'gearan a laimhe, 's chaidh e far an
robh seana bhean, Xic a Phi airson eolas fhaotainn ma laimh.
Thuirt i ris gum biodh e mur sin gu ceann la as bliadhna, 's an ciann
la a"s bliadhna e dhol gos a' chnoc, 's a radh ris " Mar an lig thu
leamsa High mo laimhe cha n fhag mise, na mo shliochd, clach na
crann diet nach cuir sin as a cheile." An ceann la a's bliadhna
thuirt a chompanaich ris. " Tha nis la a's bliadhna o'n a chaill thu
liigh na laimhe, thalla gos a' chnoc, 's go'm faigheadh do lamh a liigh
mar a thuirt a' bhean." Dh' fholbh e fliin 's a chompanaich, "s rainig
eud an cnoc. Tharruinn e'm bata "s thuirt eris a' chnoc, "Mar an lig
thu leamsa High mo laimhe cha 'n fliag mi fl.in, na mo shliochd,
clach na crann diot nach d' thoir sin as a cheile." Fhuair e High na
laimhe.
Written by Hector MacLean, from the telling of a man in
Barra. This may be compared with the Manks tradition about
the Black Dog, at Peel Castle.