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56 A Bhean Tight
known to them, with races still surviving. Tra-
dition makes mention of a race of people that
lived on what they could gather on the shore.
A Bhean Tighe mhath 's Obair-Oidhche.
Aon uair o' cheanna nan cian bha bean fear
fearainn no tuathanach beartach 's an oidhche,
mar a b' abhaist do mhnathan ciiramach 's an
am, an deighinn do dh' fhear an tighe 's do'n
teaghlach' gabhail gu thamh', 'deanamh clo air
an son. Air dhith bhi sgith agus ro chlaoidhte
leis an obair thuirt i :
" O nach digeadh o thalamh no o chuan, o
chian no o laimh aon neach a chuidicheadh mise
'dheanamh a' chlo so."
Cha luaithe 'bhruidhinn i na chual i bualadh
's an dorus 's guth ag eibheach ann an cainnt
choimhich a thuig i 'bha cialleachadh' :
" Innaraidh Mhor Mhath Bhean-an-Tighe
Fosgail an dorus dhomh 's cho fad sa mhaireas
dhomhsa gheibh thusa."
Dh' eirich i 's nar dh' fhosgail i 'n dorus
thainig bean choimheach ann an deise ciar-
uaine stigh seachad oirre 's shuidh i aig a'
chuibheal-shniomh. Cha bu luatha rinn i sin