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Mur do ghlèidli Ian Mac-Dhòmhmiill,
Cu pocan do 'n or i,
Cha robli an Us-mhoine
Na gliluaiseadh i.
Mu Uillcam Mac-Pliadriiig,
Cha deanadli i stà dha,
Cha ruigeadh i 'n àird'
Air a' chruachan dha.
An d' fhidir, ifec.
Tha duine 'n XJsmhoine
D' an ainm Iain Mac-Sheorais,
'S gnr iongantas dhomhsa
Ma ghluais e i ;
Bha i cho cumhang
Mur cuir e i 'm mugha,
Nach dean i ni 's modha
Na buarach dha.
An d' fhidir, cfec.
Na leigibh ri braigh' e,
'M feadh 's a bhios e mar tha e.
Air eagal gu 'n saraich
An luachair e ;
Na leigibh bho bhail' e
Do mliointeach nan coille,
Mu 'n tig a hibliallan,
'S gu'm buail i e.
An d' fhidir, tkc.
Na 'm faiceadh sibh ' leithid,
Bha bann oir' de leathair ;
Bha toll ail- a speathar,
'S bha tvithag air,
'S bha feuni aic' air cobhair,
Mu bhrèidean a gobhail,

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Filidh Gaidhealach, or, The Highland minstrel
DescriptionA collection of the most popular ancient and modern songs of the Gael of Scotland.
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Hew Morrison Collection
DescriptionA 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.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected 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.