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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fires, as if the superincumbeut waters of
Lochearn would not alone have been suff¬
icient for that purpose. Trout of a some¬
what inferior quality may he caught in this
loch, also char in the spring and early sum¬
mer, while a few spent salmon or ‘kelts’ are
to be met with, erring aimlessly and hope¬
lessly in its waters, at any time of the year,
p. 6,1. 2.
£4n island.
Our author has not as yet reaped, and
most probably never will reap, the laurels
due to him for the important discovery he
here makes. This passage we boldly pro¬
nounce to he the earliest known description
of lacustrine habitations, along with the
true theory of their origin. We must recol¬
lect that this was written in the days of
Captain Grose and Edie Ochiltree, and
when the word ‘crannog’ had not as yet
been unearthed from out its native Welsh
or Breton.
P. 6,1. 14.
Sdnoiher island.
An island of similar construction opposite-
St. Eillans, which contains the ruins of some
structure built of dry stones without lime.
P, 6,1.14. 3ii md. Scot. Fute or foot end .