Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1871 to 1900 > Cunntas air boidhicheadan Ceann-Lochearn agus Edinample, or, A description of the beauties of Edinample and Lochearnhead

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description of SSoch Sam
hearers the head uttered three times
Hen, the word that was in the mouth
at cutting the head’s juncture. It is
probably that the tongue remained
partly in power to recapitulate her
momentary expression as the head
parted with his cement. TJ i e inhabi¬
tants and the ravishers engaged in
the most hostile manner; which con¬
flict was attended with such dreadful
bloodshed, that a small brook descend¬
ing from about the place where the
bloody engagement was fought, run¬
ning totally red, that days by the
blood of the slains, emitting incop-
iously effluxion to it, for which hor¬
rible sight the said brook denomin¬
ated in Gaelic 6€uldnis Scroulac7i;
which probably signify in English,
the Water of the Blood Streams. This
brook displayed to view at the place
adjoined to Killin. Who can harbour
the deplorable case ofthe slains relict-