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AN T-EILEANACII. Ill
Sud na laoicli nacla geill 's an stnth,
Na leomhain clialm' 's an earb an Rioghachd.
Co e 'n nàmh nacli creanaich cridh,
Riomh luclid nam pioc 's nam boineidean.
Co choisinn cliii do tliir nam beann,
'S a striochd an nàmh 'san Eiphit thall,
Co thug buaidh ma bhruaich na Nile,
'N uair thug na Frangaich coinneamh dhuibh.
Cha d' nochd sibh sgàth air la Chorunna,
'Dhol ri aodan sluagh gun chunntas,
Mu 'n d' fhàg an anail "General Moore,"
B'e mian 's a dhurachd seallaibli dhuibh.
'S lionar blàr 's an d' fhuair sibh cliù ann,
'S gann mo chainnt an rannt' gan cunntas,
•'Fontenoy," "Peninsula,"
"Waterloo," 's "Victoria."'
Soraidh bhuan gu sluagh mo ghràidh,
'S balla-dion do'n tir a dh' t'hàg,
'S trie air chuimhne 'n seirm nan bard,
A phàirc ga'm fàl na boineidean.
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Sud na laoicli nacla geill 's an stnth,
Na leomhain clialm' 's an earb an Rioghachd.
Co e 'n nàmh nacli creanaich cridh,
Riomh luclid nam pioc 's nam boineidean.
Co choisinn cliii do tliir nam beann,
'S a striochd an nàmh 'san Eiphit thall,
Co thug buaidh ma bhruaich na Nile,
'N uair thug na Frangaich coinneamh dhuibh.
Cha d' nochd sibh sgàth air la Chorunna,
'Dhol ri aodan sluagh gun chunntas,
Mu 'n d' fhàg an anail "General Moore,"
B'e mian 's a dhurachd seallaibli dhuibh.
'S lionar blàr 's an d' fhuair sibh cliù ann,
'S gann mo chainnt an rannt' gan cunntas,
•'Fontenoy," "Peninsula,"
"Waterloo," 's "Victoria."'
Soraidh bhuan gu sluagh mo ghràidh,
'S balla-dion do'n tir a dh' t'hàg,
'S trie air chuimhne 'n seirm nan bard,
A phàirc ga'm fàl na boineidean.
&\-^-^
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Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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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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