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Stafa
’S e aon de na h-Eileanan a-staigh a tha ann an Stafa (Beurla: Staffa, IPA: [s̪t̪afa]). Tha e suidhichte air àird an iar na h-Alba, 10 cilemeatair siar air chòrsa Mhuile agus mu 9 cilemeatair tuath an ear-thuath air Ì Chaluim Chille. Tha e ann an Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bhòid. 'S e seo na Co-chomharran aige: 56° 26′ 10.02″ Tuath is 6° 20′ 33.07″ Iar.
Tha Stafa mu 200 meatair a dh’ fhad agus 600 meatair a leud le 33 heactair ceàrnagach de mheud. Tha an t-àite as àirde 42 meatair (138 troigh) os cionn na mara.
Bhon bhliadhna 1968 tha Stafa aig an National Trust for Scotland. Chan eil duine sam bith a’ fuireach ann an diugh.
Thàinig an t-ainm Stafa bhon fhacal Seann Lochlannais "stafi-oy" agus tha e a’ ciallachadh: "Eilean nan stabhan neo stacan ".[1]
An Uamh Bhinn[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Tha Stafa ainmeil air sgàth 's gu bheil mòran àitichean inntinneach ann. Bidh bàtaichean luchd-turais a’ tighinn don eilean fad an t-samhraidh. Am measg mòran uamhan eile 's e "An Uamh Bhinn" (Beurla: Fingal's Cave) an uamh as ainmeile ann an Stafa. Tha e suidhichte aig oirthir an àird a deas an eilein. Tha e 20 meatair a dh’àird agus 75 meatair a dh’fhad.
Anns an 19mh linn bha mòran daoine uaisle a’ tadhail air Stafa. ’Nam measg bha a’ Bhan-rìgh Bhictoria agus an duine aice. Bha William Turner a' cruthachadh cuid de na dealbhan aige anns an eilean fhèin. B’ e sealladh na h-Uaimhe Binn a chur misneachd do Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy an Overture: "Die Hebriden" (Beurla: Hebrides Overture, opus 26) a sgrìobhadh. Chaidh a chluich a’ chiadh turas aig cuirm ciùil ann an Lunnainn ann an 1832. Anns an turas aige tro Alba anns na 1850an thadhail Theodor Fontane air Stafa cuideachd, chaidh na beachdan aige fhoillseachadh anns an leabhar Jenseit des Tweed.[2]
Iomraidhean[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- ↑ Iain Mac an Tàilleir, "Ainmean-Àite", duilleag 107, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba
- ↑ Aiste a sgrìobh Theodor Fontanes mun turas ann an Stafa Pròiseict Gutenberg (Gearmailtis)
Ceanglaichean a-mach[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- Iomraidhean nam mapaichean airson comharradh-clèithe: NM 324 356
- Stafa aig National Trust for Scotland
- Fingals Cave (Beurla)


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A ghDrian a deàrrsadh Csìos G Tha àDile na mara a Ctighinn tron uinneig G Tha hD-uile duin an Càirde GStandard guitar tuning:EADGBECapo on 2 fret
Verse 2Tha an aDbhainn làn le pCailteas uisge G
D C GTha Am bradan A tighinn A-rithist Tha na baDlaich bheaga shiosC air an drochaid G Feuch an Dglac iad aoCn no dhà G
ChorusLatha Dmath air an CEilean G Eilean LDeòdhais mo GChràidh G Latha mDath air an CEilean G Dachaigh mo sDmuaintean gu Cbràth G
Verse 3Tha an t-EDarrach ann s naC làithean fada G Tha na h-Duain a ruith mCun cuairt G Tha na boDdaich a-muigh aC buain na mònach G Tha an t-àm sAmin air tighiDnn a-rithist G
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Verse 4Tha a ghealaDch shuas s a Cghrian na cadal G Tha an oidhcDhe nis air tiCghinn G Tha e sàmhDach is ciùinC tron an Eilean G Tha e mDath a bhCith beò G Tha e mDath a bhCith beò G
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Cànan Silesianach
Tha an cànan Silesianach ga bruidhinn ann an Upper Silesia anns a' Phòlainn, ach cuideachd anns an t-Seic agus anns a' Ghearmailt. Anns a’ bhliadhna 2011 bha 509 000[1] ag ràdh gu bheil iad a’ cleachdachd a’ chànan mar prìomh-chànan.
Tha cànan Silesianach ceangailte ri Pòlais, mar sin dheth canar uaireannan gur e dual-chainnt Phòlais a tha innte.
Aibidil[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Tha nas motha na aon aibidil a tha ann. Is àbhaist do na luchd-bruidhinn na litrichean a sgrìobhadh le litrichean pòlainneach. Anns a’ bhliadhna 2006 chaidh aibidil ùr a chur ri chèile a tha a’ gabhail a-steach na deich dòighean sgrìobhaidh eadar-dhealaichte. Tha an aibidil ùr cleachte gu math tric anns an eadar-lìon agus ann an Wikipedia Silesianach.
Seo liosta nan litreachan:
- Digraphs: Ch Dz Dź Dž.
Eiseimpleir[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Seo eiseimpleir den chòmhradh laitheil anns a' chànain Shilesiannach agus anns a' Ghàidhlig:
Urnaigh an Tighearna[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Seo Urnaigh an Tighearna sa' chànain Silesianach agus anns a' Phòlais:
Cànan Silesianach
- Uojče naš, kery ježeś w ńybje,
- bydź pośwjyncůne mjano Twoje.
- Přińdź krůlestwo Twoje,
- bydź wola Twoja,
- jako we ńybje, tak tyž na źymji.
- Chlyb naš každodźynny dej nům dźiśej.
- A uodpuść nům naše winy,
- kej a my uodpuščůmy našym wińńikům.
- A ńy wůdź nos na pokušyńy,
- nale zbow nos uode zuygo.
- Amyn.
Pòlais
- Ojcze nasz, któryś jest w niebie,
- święć się imię Twoje,
- przyjdź królestwo Twoje,
- bądź wola Twoja jako w niebie tak i na ziemi.
- Chleba naszego powszedniego daj nam dzisiaj.
- I odpuść nam nasze winy,
- jak i my odpuszczamy naszym winowajcom.
- I nie wódź nas na pokuszenie,
- ale zbaw nas ode złego.
- Amen.
Tùsan[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- ↑ Narodowy Spis Powszechny Ludności i Mieszkań 2011. Raport z wyników - Central Statistical Office of Poland


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BHA dà chuirm le freumhan Gaidhealach ann Di-Sathairne sa chaidh. An toiseach bha “Solas Ùr air Tobar an Dualchais” ann an Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba. Anns a’ chiad leth chualas oileanaich o dhiofar sgìrean de UHI a’ seinn òrain sa Ghàidhlig, agus on dualchas Albannach. B’e gillean bu mhotha a bh’ anns a’ bhuidheann a sheinn anns a’ Ghàidhlig, agus am measg na chualas bha ‘Till an Crodh, Faigh an Crodh’, ‘Cha Tèid Mise, cha Tèid Mi’, agus ‘Tàladh Chrìosta’. Ged a bha na seinneadairean beagan diùid mu bhith seinn a-mach, sheinn iad gu dùrachdach.
Bha grunn de dh’ionnstramaidean aig a’ bhuidheann a sheinn òrain Albannach, agus thug an taic seo neart agus misneachd dha na seinneadairean. Bha cinnt anns an t-seinn agus bha an ceòl-taic air a chur ri chèile aca ann an dòigh a bha ùr agus inntinneach. Bha sàr ghuthan aig feadhainn dhe na h-oileanaich a sheinn ’nan aonar.
Chuala sinn aig toiseach na cuirm mun “t-sruth leantainneach”. Mar sin, bha e mì-fhortanach nach d’fhuaireadh dòigh air fios a thoirt dhan luchd èisteachd air co ás agus co bhuaithe a thàinig na h-òrain agus na pìosan ciùil a chualas. Tha e cudromach nach dìochuimhnich sinn na daoine a chum beò ar dualchas.
An dèidh a’ bhrisidh, chualas naoinear oileanach a tha ag ionnsachadh ceòl agus Gàidhlig aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Chòrd an ceòl beòthail aca gu mòr ris an luchd èisteachd, agus ged a bha beagan de mhì-chinnt a’ nochdadh corra uair, gheibheadh iad mathanas.
Air an oidhche, bha cuirm ann an Talla a’ Bhaile a’ comharrachadh dà fhichead bliadhna on a stèidhicheadh Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Chualas sreath de sheinneadairean ainmeil na Gàidhlig. ’Nam measg bha Mairead Stiùbhart, Seumas Greumach, Màiri Anna NicUalraig, Julie Fowlis, Alasdair Codona agus Cairistìona Primrose, le cuid dhiubh a’ taghadh òrain a sheinn iad iomadh uair, agus cuid eile a’ gabhail òrain ùra a bha gu math tlachdmhor. Chualas cuideachd Feargaidh Dòmhnallach, agus Alasdair Friseal le Natalie Haas. Deagh phrògram gu dearbh. Ach nam biodh rionnagan gan toirt seachad, chan eil teagamh ann nach biodh còmhlan-ciùil na cuirme, fo stiùir Ailein MhicEanraig, gu math airidh air a còig, oir bha iad sònraichte math.
Air aoigheachd bha an t-Ollamh Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (piana) agus luchd ciùil o Oilthigh Luimnigh, còmhla ri oileanaich o Chonservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba. Bhuapasan chualas ceòl na h-Èireann, jazz agus ceòl clasaigeach air am filleadh ri chèile gu h-ealanta. Ceòl adhartach agus dùbhlanach dhan luchd ciùil agus dhan luchd èisteachd.


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- TIOTAL
- Postair Taigh-cluiche, an Taigh-cluiche Rìoghail, Seòmraichean Lowe, Inbhir Nis
- EXTERNAL ID
- Z_GB1796_1999_116_356
- ÀITE
- Inbhir Nis
- SIORRACHD/PARRAIST
- INBHIR NIS: Inbhir Nis 's Am Bànath
- DEIT
- 5 Am Faoilleach 1849
- LINN
- 1840an
- NEACH-FIOSRACHAIDH
- Tasglann Dhealbhan-camara na Gàidhealtachd (IMAG)
- AITHNEACHADH MAOINE
- 6497
- KEYWORDS
- postairean
bileagan
sanasachd
taighean-cluich
dealbhan-cluich
òrain
dannsa
Postair Taigh-cluich airson taigh-cluich ùr, an Taigh-cluich Rìoghail, Seòmraichean Lowe, Inbhir Nis. Tha am Manaidsear, Mgr Clanville, ag innse gur e am poileasaidh aige a bhith a' dèanamh chluichean a tha traighideach, èibhinn, faondramach agus amaideach, is e ag ràdh 'Cha tèid pìosan le mì-bheusachd sam bith a thaisbeanadh'. Bha na cumadh-sheallaidean agus na h-aodaichean uile gu bhith ùr, agus bhiodh aire air a thoirt do chofhurtachd an luchd-amhairc, agus bhiodh ceòl air a chluiche le còmhlan a bhiodh 'comasach'.
Tha ainmean nan cleasaichean 's nam bana-chleasaichean a bha air an taghadh leis a' Chompanaidh air an toirt seachad, còmhla ri ainmean nan taighean-cluiche bhon tàinig iad.
Bha cluiche Dihaoine an 5mh dhen Fhaoilleach 1849 aig 7 feasgar a' dol a ghabhail a-steach na dealbh-chluich 'Our Mary Ann', òran èibhinn le Mgr Fisher, an dealbh-chluich 'The Secret' agus òran èibhinn eile le Mgr Warren agus mu dheireadh an dealbh 'The Lottery Ticket'. Tha prìsean nan suidheachan air an innse cuideachd
Faodar an dealbh seo a cheannach.
Airson tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mu cheannach is prìsean, cuir post-d gu: Highland Photographic Archive


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Ionmhas agus bun-structair
Amas ro-innleachdail 6
A bhith air chomas airgead a chur an seilbh ann an iomairtean ro-innleachdail agus an cothrom a ghabhail air cothroman ùra.
Agus sinn nar stèidheachd ùr, feumaidh sinn a bhith air chomas airgead a chur an seilbh agus fàs a thoirt oirnn fhèin. Iarraidh seo cuibhreann nas motha den airgead a tha ri fhaotainn às an sporan phoblach mar aithneachadh air an inbhe oilthigh a choisinn sinn o chionn ghoirid agus an neo-chothromachd a bh’ ann a thaobh mar a bha maoineachadh foghlaim air a riarachadh eadar roinnean na h-Alba. Air ar son-ne dheth bheir sinn air aghaidh tobraichean maoineachaidh a mheudaicheas an teachd a-steach againn à tobraichean eile a bharrachd air Comhairle Mhaoineachaidh na h-Alba feadh ùine a’ phlana seo.
Amasan taobh a-staigh de dh’ùine a’ phlana ro-innleachdail seo:
6.1 Airgead a chòrr a dhèanamh à gnìomhachdan tillteach, feadh na meadhan-ùine is na fad-ùine, gus am bi stòrasan againn cùl na làimhe a ghabhas cur an seilbh.
6.2 Sruthan maoineachaidh altram à tobraichean eile a bharrachd air Comhairle Mhaoineachaidh na h-Alba.
6.3 Modail riaghlaidh a chruthachadh a nì am feum as fheàrr de stòrasan agus a cheadaicheas airgead a chòrr ath-riarachadh eadar ionadan is gnìomhachdan, a choilionadh amasan ro-innleachdail.
6.4 Taobh a-staigh de na cuingealachdan a th’ oirnn san obair againn, airgead a chur an seilbh ann an dòigh ro-innleachdail san tìr is togalaichean agus am bun-structair againn, a’ gabhail a-steach ann an com-pàirteachas le càch, gus an coilion sinn na rudan a tha feumail do na profaidhlean atharrachail againn a thaobh oileanaich, luchd-obrach is rannsachadh agus na rudan ris a bheil iad am fiughair.
Plana Ro-innleachdail Oilthigh na Gàidhealtachd agus nan Eilean 2012-2017 mar a chaidh aontachadh leis a’ Chùirt air 13 Dùbhlachd 2011


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- TIOTAL
- HR 2 'Ben Alder' a' tighinn a-steach a dh' Obar Dheathan air trèana luchd-siubhail, An Lùnastal 1911
- EXTERNAL ID
- PC_HRS_TRAINS_001_038
- ÀITE
- Obar Dheathain
- DEIT
- 4 An Lùnastal 1911
- LINN
- 1910an
- NEACH-FIOSRACHAIDH
- Comunn Rèile na Gàidhealtachd
- AITHNEACHADH MAOINE
- 28095
- KEYWORDS
- locomotaibhean
Comann Rèile na Gàidhealtachd
HRS
trèanaichean
HR 2 'Ben Alder' a' tighinn a-steach a dh' Obar Dheathan air trèana luchd-siubhail san Lùnastal 1911. 'S e an 9.08 à Inbhir Nis a dh' Obar Dheathan an t-siebheis a th' ann.
Chaidh HR 2 a thogail dha Rèile na Gàidhealtachd le Dübs & Co ann an Glaschu ann an 1898. B' e ball den chlas locomtaibhean air a bheilh an t-ainm 'Small Bens' a-nis a bh' innte. An dèidh a' bhuidhneachaidh b' e LMS 14398 a bh' oirre agus lean i ann an seirbheis an dèidh a dhol ann an sealbh na stàite, gus an deach a toirt a-mach à seirbheis mu dheireadh sa Ghearran 1953.


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2010
MMX
Susbaint
Tachartasan[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- Crith-thalmhainn Haiti 2010
- 2010 FIFA World Cup ann an Afraga a Deas
- 27 an t-Sultain - leis an aiste Sylvester Stallone tha 8000mh artagail ann an Wikipedia Gàidhlig a-nis.
- 22 an Dàmhair - Chaidh an HMS Astute air grunnd aig Caol Acain.
- Bhuannaich Mario Vargas Llosa an Duais Nobel ann an Litreachas.
- Taisgealadh ununseptium.
Breithean[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Bàsan[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- 22 am Màrt - James W. Black, dotair à Alba a fhuair an Duais Nobel ann an Leigheas ann an 1988.
- 10 an Giblean - Lech Kaczyński, ceann-suidhe na Pòlainn a chaochail ann an tubaist adhair ann an Smolensk.
- 10 an Giblean - Dixie Carter, ann an Houston. Actair às na Stàitean Aonaichte.
- 10 an Lùnasdal - Jimmy Reid, ann an Glaschu.
- 17 an Lùnasdal - Edwin Morgan, ann an Glaschu, bàrd Albannach.
- 20 an t-Sultain - José Saramago, ann an Tías (Las Palmas). Sgrìobhadair às A' Phortagail.
- 29 an t-Sultain – Tony Curtis, ann an Henderson. Actair às na Stàitean Aonaichte.
- 30 an t-Sultain - Martin Ljung, ann an Stockholm. Actair às An t-Suain.
- 28 an t-Samhain - Leslie Nielsen, ann am Fort Lauderdale, Stàitean Aonaichte. Cleasaiche à Canada.
- 9 an Dàmhair - Maurice Allais, ann an St Cloud. Eaconamaiche às an Fhraing
- 10 an Dàmhair - Solomon Burke, ann an Amsterdam. Seinneadair às na Stàitean Aonaichte.
- 19 an Dàmhair - Tom Bosley, ann an Rancho Mirage. Actair às na Stàitean Aonaichte.
- 25 an Dùbhlachd - Iain Noble, fear-taice na Gàidhlig.


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- TIOTAL
- Bradan air a ghlacadh aig Stèisean Bhad an Tairbeirt
- EXTERNAL ID
- ULMPH_2000_0591
- ÀITE
- Aichillidh Bhuidhe
- SGÌRE
- Loch Bhraoin
- SIORRACHD/PARRAIST
- ROS: Loch Bhraoin
- NEACH-FIOSRACHAIDH
- Taigh-tasgaidh Ulapuil
- AITHNEACHADH MAOINE
- 40357
- KEYWORDS
- iasgach
stèiseanan bhradain
Bad an Tairbeairt
Aichillidh Bhuidhe
Tha bradan de chuideam deich air fhichead punnd 's a dhà (trithead 's a dhà) ri fhaicinn san dealbh-chamara seo, 's tha e air a chàradh ri taobh bhreac beag mara. Chaidh am bradan a ghlacadh ann an lìn poca aig Stèisean (bhradain) Bhad an Tairbeirt ann an 1974
S dòcha gum bi an ìomhaigh seo ri faotainn airson a ceannach.
Airson tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mu cheannach is prìsean, cuir post-d gu Ullapool Museum


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Helsingborg
‘S e baile[1] uabhasach mòr agus port[2] cudromach air an àirde an iar-dheas na Suaine a tha ann an Helsingborg (IPA: /hɛlsiŋˈbɔrj/, Liotuànais: Helsingborgas, Laideann: Helsingoburgum). Tha e suidhichte ri taobh a' chaolais Öresund agus an Kattegat, a sgarras an t-Suain bho Danmhairg, aig 13m os cionn ìre na mara,[3] anns an roinn (Suainis: län) Skåne,[4] 484km air falbh bho Stockholm (prìomh-bhaile na dùthcha), 49km bho Lund, 513km bho Uppsala, 191km bho Göteborg agus 1,189km bho Bhoden.[5] Chaidh Helsingborg a stèidheachadh air 21 an Cèitean 1085 leis an rìgh Knut IV.[6] Tha 97,122 duine a' fuireach ann.[7] 'S e an naoidheamh baile as motha na Suaine a tha ann cuideachd.[8] Tha an Danmhairg cho faisg air a' bhaile gum chithear Helsingør air an taobh thall a' Chaolais.
Susbaint
Freumhan an Ainm[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Ged nach eil freumh-fhaclachd an ainm seo cho soilleir tha e coltach gur ann à hals (Gàidhlig: amhach) agus borg (dùn) a tha an t-ainm.[9] Bheireadh sin Dùn an Amhaich dhuinn sa Ghàidhlig an latha an-diugh agus Halseburgh sa Bheurla Ghallta. 'S e co-dhàimh leis A' Bheurla Ghallda burgh a th' ann am borg. Tha sin a' gabhail ri cruth na tìre.
Eachdraidh[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Chaochail an neach-ealaine Ivar Kamke an seo ann an 1936.[10]
Daoine ainmeil[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- Henrik Larsson (1971), cluicheadair ball-coise.
Bailtean co-cheangailte[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
Iomraidhean[deasaich | deasaich an tùs]
- ↑ Svensk Geografi
- ↑ Helsingborgs Hamn
- ↑ Mongabay
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin
- ↑ Distance Calculator
- ↑ HelsingsborgsGuiden
- ↑ Statistika Centralbyrån
- ↑ Geonames
- ↑ Runeberg
- ↑ Riksarkivet


text: HOW TO LEARN GAELIC ORTHOGRAPHICAL INSTRUCTIONS, GRAMMAR, AND READING LESSONS ALEXANDER MACBAIN, LL-D. JOHN WHYTE. THIRD EDITION. ONE SHILLING H./l1,/06-    ' The reiiuircfi mmnd is more purely met with in the French word 'beau' (}>' , hh, /, /A, in, iiih, p, Xth, sh, til, ill the same syllable, are sounded in vowel digraphs and trigra])l\s in which they should otherwise be silent — (bcò, fheòil, feart, caibe, fuaini, peann, cnaij), ifec). (28) rti in the prepositions ' aig' ('at ') and 'air' ('on' or 'after'), is, in most dialects, soimded like ai in the word ' mountain.' (2!)) Vowels are nasal when in contact with m, vih, or ?i. (•■') , /, vi, ]>, are mutable, having a broad or a sleiider quality according as they are in contact with broad or slender vowels. (•^2) ^Vith the exception of the liquids (/, n, r), the hiss (s), and the nasals {rn, n), the Consonants in Gaelic are voiceless, and rei)resent organ-positions rather than articulate sounds. The murmur of the nasals, however, passes into a succeeding con- sonant — (am bàta, an cii, an duine). Example.s. (33) b = English/). bàrr, abair, cabar. (34) bh = English v. When final it is bhà, gabh, dubh, often sounded like English to, gheabh, treabh, or is altogether silent. leabhar. (35) C broad (that is, in contact with a, 0, «,) = English c hard. (Final C, see 70). (36) C sleiider (that is, in contact with e, 1,) = outer English c hard, like k iu 'king' (k'ing). (Final C,see 7U). (37) ch broad, = ch in Scotch 'loch' or (Terman ' nach.' (38) ch slender, = ch in (ierman 'ich.' (39) d /vroac/, = English t, pronounced with the point of the tongue well down against the front lower gum. (d in rhd, see 71). cas, corr, cu. en-, ceum. chum, luch, mach. chi, teich. dan, uad. (40) (-tl) (43) (44) (45) (4(5) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) d slender, = palatalised English t, as in ' tune.' The position of the tongue is as for d broad, (d in chd, see 71). dh broad, = gh broad (47). dh slender, = g'h slender (48). f= English/. fh is silent, except in ' fhathast,' ' fhein,' ' f huair,' in which the ,/' alone is silent. g" broad, = English c hard. g" slender, = outer English c hard. g'h broad, = gutturalised g, resem- bling a burr, or ff in the German word ' tage,' When final it is often but faintly heard. g'h slender, =y in the English word ' yes.' h = English h. 1 initial, unaspirated, and 11 final, /^rortJ, = / sounded with the pouit of the tongue well down against the front lower gum. 1 initial, unaspirated, and 11 final, slender, = Italian gl. It resembles // in the English word ' million.' 1 aspirated (Ih) broad, (back /), re- sembles / in the English word ' hull.' 1 aspirated (Ih) slender, (front /), re- sembles / in the English word 'hill.' m = English m. mh = English V. When final it is often silent or resembles English iv. n initial, unaspirated, and nn final, broad, — n sounded with the point of the tongue well down against the front lower gum. n initial, unaspirated, and nn final, slender, = French gn. Resembles n in The English word ' vineyard.' Example*. dion, bid, diuid. fas, fuil. dh' fhill, dh- fhan. gab, mag. "in, smiyr. àgh, Ihà. righ, dhè. a h-uan, na h-eich. la, null. mo làmh, càl. mo leanabh, mil. am, nior. damh, mhol, domh. nàdur, lunn. nead, cinn. Exaiaphx (•")S) n aspirated (nh) hroad, (back n), = n in the English word ' nun.' nio nàirc, dàii. (o9) n aspirated (nh) s/euder, (front 7i), = )i in the Englisli word ' ninny.' nio nij;hoan, liiiii. (1)0) p = English p. (Final p, see 70). pòg, p\os. (61) ph = English f. phòs, i)innn. (62) r /y/vv^,/, (back r),= in tlie English word • run.' It is alwaj's trilled. run, mor. (6.'?) r ^ImtL-r, (front ?•), = front English r. It is always trilied. rithist, cir. (Gt) S I'Toad, = s in the English word ' so.' It is silent after t-. In the Gaelic words 'so' ('here') and ' sud' ('yonder'), it has the sound of *• in ' sugar.' cas, sàr. (05) s .s'/e-HfA-r, = .s in the Englisli word ' sugar.' It is silent after ^. càise, sin, cis. (GG) sh = English A. sheas, shàr. (67) t hroad, = t sounded with ihe point of the tongue well down against the front lower gum. Final t, see 70) tonn, tàl, tog. {CiS) t slender, =T(>'A\-AtSi\heà.t. Resembles English tch, or tj, voiceless, or t in the English word ' tune.' The position of the tongue is as with t broad. (Final t, see 7U). teann, till, àite. (69) th = F:nglish h. It is silent in the word ' thù' (' thou'). thà, sàth, thog. (70) c, p, t, are explodent. C final, and p and t after short vowels, take the explosion, 01 breathing before mac = malic; ap = them, in most dialects. ahp ; cat = caht. (71) ehd = chr. luchd = luchc ; ochd = oclic. (72) n after initial f, r/, and m, is commonly sounded r — (cnoc, gniiis, nuiaoi). ACCENT. (73) All simple (Jaelic words arc accented on the first syllable. (74) Where the accented term in compound words is not the first syllable, a hyphen is placed before it — (cas-chrora, l)aile-margaidh, bean-bainnse). HOW TO SPELL GAELIC WORDS. In the following table the thick and thin upright lines represent broad and denJer consonants respectiveh". Between them are placed the vowels required to produce the simple sounds indicated in the left margin. When the pupil learns to distinguish the iiroad or slender quality of the consonants in any word he has no diflftculty in supplying from the table the required vowel symbols for com])leting the word, For example, take the word ' tòiseachaidh.' The ear detects broad t, slender .S-, broad ch, and slender dh ; thus — t s ch '^lijtòiseachaidh. ÒI ea ai | (The silent convoy-vowels are put in italics.) Consonants - - - Vowels (as per table) [jOng à Short a Long Ò Long 6 Short o Long Ù Short u Long è Long è Short e Long Ì Short i Long ao | ao aot Short ao | a at ia ua * The digraph cu is frequently used to represeut giave è (as in ' la-eug'}, but ta is generally preferable — (brèag, dear, leas, &c.) ea^ ea eoi eò eoi eò eoi eo /I'l till mi nx hi è« (è» èi eri ei ea ACCIDENCE. THE NOUN. Declension. The noun has foui* cases — Nominative, Genitive, Dative, -and Vocative. The Accusative is of the same form as the Xominative. There ai-e two numbers — Singular and Phiral, but remains of a Two or Dual number exist with da, which in the nom. takes a form agreeing with the dat. sing. ; as da fhear, two men ; da chirc, two hens, from feay and cearc, respectively. The Gender of a noun is known only from the influence upon it of the Article preceding it, or from its own influence on tlie Adjective following. Feminine nouns are initially aspirated, if possible, by the Article, and themselves aspirate the initial consonant, if it exists, of Adjectives and other words in close contact following. This process is reversed in the gen., masculine nouns showing initial aspiration and aspirating the succeeding word, while the feminine gen. makes no other ciiange than its own gen. inflection. There is no distinction of gender in the plural. As to Declension, nouns are firstly classified according as they form their plural, which should end in a consonant. Xouns having i in the plural, either singly or in digraph form, before the final consonant or con.sonants, belong to the Strong Declension ; nouns adding final n, broad, for the plural belong to the Weak Declension or to the Mixed Declension. The Weak Declension shows no inflection for cases either in the singular or in the plural. 1. — Strong Declension. The root vowel or digraph in monosyllables, or in poly- syllables the final vowel or digraph, is bi-oad ; the gen. and voc. sing, and nom. pi. insert i. The dat. pi. may be in ibh final, if the word is a monosyllable. All nouns of this declension are masc. V)àrd, (/ bard. Xom. Gen. Dat. Voc. Sin'ju/ar. bàrd bàird liàrd a bliàird Ph.ira/. bàird bhàrd bàird, bàvdai])h a bhàrda The filial vowel is usually a singly or in digraph. Diminutives and other nouns in -an, and most derivatives in -ach, belong to this declension : aran, bread, gen. and voc. sing., and nom. pi. ba/arh, g. hnfaich. In monosyllables the following changes takt vowel or digraph in forming the plural : — pi. aram • place on the 1 rt becomes . . . . ( a „ .... I a with lifjuids becomes 2 ta becomes .... ea with licjuids becomes 3 ia becomes .... A ua ,, . . iin> : becomes aoi a with rd, 6 o becomes 7 ao ,, 8 eò ,, .... iiii : 9 «0 ,, .... ; : 10 Ù, n ,, ... iii. Hi : 11 ewwith liquids becomeseò/: gràdh, lore cat, cat fait, hair each, horiie ceann, head tiadh, fZp^r uan, inml) Ù1, drinkiin/ òrd, hammi I boc, linrk laogh, (•«//■ ceòl, itiiisic siol, need CÙ1, back- bèul, moufli  ealaicheaii lòiiiteau G. bhealach Ion V. a ])healaicheau a lointean Polysyllabic nouns, especially in -ach (nearly all in -lack) and -an, are apt to be thus declined. Derivatives in -a.s, -vs, and -adh, belong here usually, as do even monosyllables in n, which takes a / before the plural ii. So ìiroiì/earh, bosom, g. broi/lich ; saogh(d, world, pi. saoghalan ; cnan, sea, pi. aianfan : doriis, door, has the pi. dorsan ,- aingeaf, angel, has ainglean,: while dos, bunch, tassel, has g. doh and pi. dmn or dom.n. Some pollysyllables in -ar are apt to make the plural in contracted -n'ltr'iii : Idihhàr, m. and f., book, pi. Imhhrnirhenn .-but hriathar^ word, pi. hrinthnni. II. — Weak I )kclen>;u)X. Nouns ending in a vowl'I, in -chrJ, and in -air, denoting- agents or instruments, are of the Weak Declension. They are of either u-ender. InJ. Siiiuuhir. Nom. gille Gen. gille Dat. gille Voc. a ghille usuallv an inserted ■h, til, Plural. gillean ghillcan gillean a ghillean iv, between the final vowel There unci the -un of the plural. In words having liquids before their final vowel a t is inserted in a few cases. When the last vowel of the root is slender the tendency is to flank the inserted ch with broad vowels, and vice nrsa : thus hùta, hàtaichean ; hìiadhtia, bliadhnnichean ; rrldhe, rri  ò ,, òì : bròg, .thoe ;/. brùige o ,, ui : long, ■■ /. maidnean banais, n-eddimj, ij. bainnse, ///. bainnsean obair, n-ork-,  rl ivith Sihffixed a Gen. These uoiius are generally masculine : the plural is in -'in or -annan. loeh, lu., " lake. SiiKjii/ur. Phrrnl. N. and V. loch lochan, locliannan G. locha loch D. loch lochan, lochannan, lochai))li So rath, g., ratha, m., fight; >■/•«//;, m., stream ; /urh, f., mouse, g. I;i ) cathair, f., chair ; (c) athair, father. Sing. X. druim cathair athair G. droma cathrach athar D. druim cathair athair I'hi. S. and D. dromaiman cathraichean athraichean G. dhromannau chathraichean athraichean (a) To the dniiin class, which oftenest have the stem vowel  ) Like cathair are declined luachnir, f., rushes, g. luachrach : latair, f., flame ; /////•, f., letter ; coir, f., right, g. còrach : creathall, cradle, g. creathlach : -sail, f., heel, g. sàlach, pi. miltcaii, nùìlean, to which add caora, f., sheep, g. caorach, pi. caoraich, raoirirh. Add also rntd, part, g. codarh. ((•) Words of kinship are declined like athair, as mùthair, mother : iiralhair, brother, pi. hràithrean ; and piuthar, sister, g. peathar, pi. 2Jeafhrairheait. 5. Stems snffixina n for tlie Gen. and other cases. guala, f. shoidder. Siiif/idur. Plural. S. guala, gualainn guailnean, guaillean G. gualainn, gnailne, guaillc ghuailnean, ghuaillean D. gualainn  , f., cow, g. and d. hoin, or lid, V. Iihn, pi. h(t, g. pi. / ?6;'e means s preceding a vowel or the liquids /, n, r. 13 Siniju/ar. I'lural. MdKcuHne. Fvmininc. Cominon. JVuw. an As gen. mas. na am ( + A, /, in, p) na h- ( + vowels) an t- ( + vowels) Gen. an na nan a' { + /'/i, c/t, i//i, 1)1 It, na h- ( + vowel) nam( + //, f,>i>,p) ph) an t- {+>  '•. .'/ Art. + d. 1 1, II, r a' mhic a' choin an duine an laoich na mic na coin na daoine na laoich nam mac nan con nan daoine nan laoch ^, ../, an sporan, fht an sporain na sporanan nan sporan Art. +/ purse am fear, the man an fhir na fir nam fear Art. + ■•  .7 Siinjular. j^om. (■en. an earb, the roe na h-earba a'bhean,^/(e iri/e na mnatha a' ghruaidh, the na gruaidhe P/n Xoiii. na h-earban na mnathan na gruaidhean nd. (leii. nan earb nam ban nan gruaidi rheek Alt. ~d,t -AwtonnJlie iriire na tuinne /, n, r an reul, the star na reil SI/. "in, i\n sgiixn, / h AR Comparison Po-iitive. Compirative. Afjrji ntinate in -d. beag , little lugha lugliaid, bigid dona , olc, had miosa itiisde, misd duilich, difficult dorra, duilghe diiilghid fagus, faisg, near faisge fiirasda, farasda, easy fhasa, asa, fusa gear r, goirid, short giorra giorraid làidir, strong treasa treasaid leathann, hroad leatlia, leithii e niatb, maith, good feàrr feàirrd iiior, great mò, motha moid, inothaid toigl \, beloved docha Numeral Adjectives. Cardinal. Ordinal. ]\',th Noun. Without Noun. 1 aou a h-aon an ciad, a' chiad,/. 2 dii a dhà an dara, darna 3 tri a tri an treas 4 ceithir a ceithir an ceathramh 5 cuig a ci'.ig an C(>igeamh 6 sè, sia a si', sia an sèathamh, siathamh 7 seachd a seachd an seachdamh 8 ochd a h-ochd an t-ochdamh 9 uaoi a naoi an naoidheamh 10 deich a deich an deicheamh 11 aon (fhear) deug a h-aon-deug an t-aona (fear) deug 12 da (fhear) dheug a dhà-dheug an data (fear), &c. 13 tri (fir) dheug a tri deug an treas (fear), &c. 20 fichead a fichead am ficheadamh 21 aon air fhichead a h-aon air, &c. an ciad (fhear) fichead >7v) da air fhichead a dhà air, &c. an dara (fear), &c. 23 tri air fliinhead a tri air, &c. an treas (fear), &c. 30 deich ail fhichead a deich air, &c. an deicheamh (f ear),&c. 40 da fhichead an da fhicheadamh 41 da fhichead 's a an da fhicheadamh h-aon (fear) 's a h-aon 50 leth-chiad, or da an leth-chiadamh, an fhichead 's a da fhicheadamh ( fear) deich 's a deich 60 tri fichead an tri ficheadamh 100 Clad, ceiid an ciadamh 101 ciad 's a h-aon an ciadamh (fear) "s a h-aon 200 da chiad an da chiadamh 300 tri chi-ad an tri chiadamli 1000 mile am milearah 2000 da mhile an da mhileamh ,000,000 muillion Personal or CoUectbc Nnnifroh. 1 didiis, tunhi 7 seachdnar, nc-.n-.n. 3 triùir, thr«:t persons H ocliiinar, ciqhl 4 ceiithrar,/o(n* i) iiaoitita'", nhie .5 cingiiear,'/f'i-f 10 deichnear. ten 6 swiiiar, sianar, mx S.li. aonar, ufone-nas. Auii aspirates the ii)iti>il ron«onRnt of ':he next word, save '/, I, and . iinjil ith = " ever," any; as c6 air inth = whoever, /ear ««?« I)ith = iiny one. Hi'jiii, necessity : fear-eigin, some one ; rud-eigiii, something or other ; ritid-iiijin, some one. Ciiid, share ; used for " some," as Tha add ag radh — ^oyae say ; raid eik, others. Ciiid also is used with the gen. pi. for "own": '/ i-hnid duoiiic, his men ; a ciiid mar, her sons. Fear, t), tr, aoii, man, male or female one, and one, are used indefi- nitely alone and also with some of the above words. Pheposi TIOX.M. l*R(JNOUXS. mi tn e i ;;?}«'•• agam pi. again n agad agaibh aige aca aice air, "I (for)/'"' • orm ■ pi. nirnn ort oirbh air orra oirre ann, /// . . annani ;;/. annainn annad annaibh ann annta innte .rl "'" '"' ■ asam pi. asainn asad asaibh as asta aiste de, of. qij . (bh)uam ■ pi. (bh)uainn diom 2^1. dinn (bh)uat, (bh)uait (bh)uaith (bh)uaibh (bh)uapa diot deth dibh diiibh (bh)uaipe di do, fo . . domh pi. duinn dut, duit duibh da doibh di eadar, lirtn-ttn pi. eadarainn eadaraibh eatorra fo, uinler . fotham 2il. fothainn fothad fothaibh fotha fopa foipe gu, to . . thugam 2)1. thugainn learn ■ 2'l. leinn thugad thugaibh leat leibh thuige thuca leis leu thuice leatha u™,}«'»'" umam pi. umainn umad umaibh uime umpa uimpe ;■)- . . rium riut pi. rinn, ruinn ribh ris riutha, rih rithe roimh, before thar, over . romham jtl. romhainn tharam 2)1. tharainn romhad romhaibh tharad tharaibh roimhe rompa thairis air tharta roimpe thairte t.roimh. throu  r lihiodh tu hitheadli m- bindh tu •.\ l)liitliL"adli nr hhiodli e, i l)itlic'adh  ,)o hlnialadh. Ikke(;ulah Verbs. 'IVE VO ICE. iM.i Fat,.n. beiridli CATMi:. Pilsl. SOBJtXCTnK. Imperativk . IXKIXITIV: Ah.-i. bhuirinu liL'ir boirsiim H s. theid chaidh racliaiiui nieli dol D.pt. ttid deach(aidh) 1, Aljs. ruigidh Rel. ruigeas ràinig, ruig ruigiiin ruig ruigsiim ruiglieach Dipt. ruig d- raiiiig ■ Ah^. cluiniiidh Ril. ehluinuea.s chuala chliiinninu chiiun cluinntim Dept. cluinii cuala cluinniini AljH. Chi chuniiaig chithinn faic faiciiu. Dept. faic faca faicinn Ahs. ni rinii dheauainn dt-au dcauanih Dept. dean d' rinu dèanainn AOs. gheabh fhuair gheabhainn faigli faighinn Dept. faigli d' fhuair falghinn facitainn SIVE V ' urrainn, with dept. forms fm- the first two — -faodndh and feumadh, is the same as the subjunctive dii fkandinnn, dlt fheumainn, and /'' lo-raini) fdomli). Thus — I may stand =/"of/'(/f//i mi xt^nsinn/t, where xi'dsamlt is the inf. Defective verbs are ar>^a, quoth, as ar.s' «(«:/ = said they; iheah, had ahuost, tin ah mi tuiteam = i ahuost M\ ; /eiich, liehold ! sinthad, proceed thou : tingainn, come thou; trohhad, come hither : tluir/ad, get out ! THE ADVERB. Adverbs are formed from adjectives by prefixing gu, which has h- before a vowel, as, gii math, well; gu fior, tv\\\\ \ gu The words ro, gle, and /lor tiualify adjectives and denote a high degree of (quality. Cho, with ri or ugtis as correlative, is equal to Eng. as . ... as: cho luath ri cif, as fast as a dog ; cho /uafh agns = i\s soon as. Idir means " at all." Time. clieana, alrradi/ roindie, he/ore fhathast, fòs, i/et i-iamh, ei'tr chaoidb, ever daonnan, always Phrases : — a nis, now ; an dràsta, just now ; a rithisty again ; an diugh, to-day ; an de, yesterday ; am maireach, to-morrow ; «/i earar, the day after to-mon'ow ; an eararais, the second day after to-morrow ; an nochd.^ to-night ; an raoir, last night : an uraidh, last year ; am feasda and gu hriith, for ever. Pronominal Adverb: cuin Ì when \ Place. — Pronominal are ann., there ; an so, here, hither ; an sin, there ; an siid, vonder : a so, itc, from here. R^fst. shios, below shuas, (djove thall, over a stigh, inside a miiigh, outside iithard, up a bhos, 071 this side Motion to. a slos, dotvn a suas, up a null, nuun, over a steach, iiUo a mach, out an àird, up a l)hàn, dou-n Motion from. a nios, from beloiv a nuas, from cOjOvc a nail, from over an, anus 26 Negatives and Verbal Particles. — Cha [chan before a Yowel), not ; nach asks a question negatively, an, am, positively. niEPOSITION. The Priiuarv Prepositions are : — aig, at do, a, a dh', to iiui, nhout air, on eadar, iietivctn re, daring I . fo, under ri, ris, to gu, gus, to roimh, /jejore a, as, out of gun, unthont seach, past V)lio, o, from le, leis, irifli thar, across de, of mar, lil-e thun, to troimh, trc, tli rough These take the dat. case, with the following exceptions — €adar and seach, govern the accusative, i.e., the nom. case ; gus and mar similarly take the nom. of nouns definite (with the article or a genitive), as gus a' chfi.och ; thar, in some Southern dialects, thxin, to, and re, during, govern the genitive. The most important Compound Prepositions are : — a chum, chum, for the purpose of an aghaidh, against a dh' ionnsaidh, to, towards an (ie-A\\vi,attheendof, among a reir, according to an coinne, to vieet an deidh, a.;fter mar ri, tvith i\\x bèulaibh, in front if mu choinne, op2)osite air cùlaibh, behind mu dheidhinn, concerning air fad, throughout mu thimchioll, al/o^lt air feadh, feadh, amongst mu 'n cuairt, around A\Y son, on account of os cionn, above am measg, among o chionn, since The above preps, govern the genitive, which depends on the noun or adjective in the phrase. CONJUNCTION. I. Co-ordinating : — (1) Cumulative: agus, is, 's, and. (2) Adversative : ach, but ; gidheadh, however. (3) Altei'native : no, or ; air neo, otherwise. (4) Explanatory : oir, for. •11 IF. Subordinating: — (1) Substantival : a. Of Statement : //*/, yioi {gum), tliat ; fjur, that (with adj., nouns and pron.) ; nach, that... not. I>. Of Interrogation : an, if, whether. (2) Adverbial : a. Time and IMace : niiair {an nair a), wlien : dar, { = (io-tcair), when; inuii or miis, before: f/iif; an, until ; far an {am), where. Ò. Condition : ma, if ; nmr, unless ; na 'n, if (false supposition) : r/ed, though ( = ciod, with same verbal dependence). c. Reason : o'n, since. d. Comparison : niar, as ; iia, than. 28 EXERCISES IN ORTHOGRAPHY AND PHONETICS. In the Exercises letters i^ery faintly .iounJed (»■ entire!?/ silent are printed in italics. Tiie sliorf, indefinite somid of diO ix indicated by inverting the letters wideh rejiresent it; that is, inverted a eind e in the Exercises sound like o and e in the Enxjlish word ' cejver.'' Unaspirated 1 and n in an initial position are written donhle, to indicate their peculiar sound (50, 51, 56, 57). This is con- tinued all through the Reading Lessons^ as some hioiuledge of Gaelic or its Grammar is necessary before the reader can distinguixli the aspirated and non-aspirated liquids. I. (1) l)ha llcoo-li-inin aon llà '« mach t;' scaly. (2) bha 13IÌ llà fìor bhlà^h, o/r bba teas mor aims 1^' ghreni. (3) bba e SL,n/b, ag-us diuz't e iia 'cbad-ii] fo sgà/1 craoibh. (4) bba lluch-ag bhertg 'b' dol seacb-i?d. (5) rul^h i ^hair-is air i? .sbrò/n, ag-us dbii?'so- 1 e. (6) ^bog e i? spog ag-us chuz'r e air "Bii Ibieh i. (7) bha e ì^' dol ga 'cur gu bàs air son cbo dàn-'B 's 'y bha i. (8) bha L'n an-az'l siJii ucAcZ aic-9, ag-us i air chridi. (9) gbuz'dh is gbrios i air i? Uezg-ez'l as. (10) diuz'rt i nach ann d' a dcozii V, chuz'r i driJgh air, nach vohh innt-9 ach beo^h-'Hch beag, Hag, faoz'n, ag-us, nacli 1)' /"Aiach da 1? chas i^ .s-hal-'Bch-ì3db le r fu?l. (11) rinn bu 29 llt'6gh-\?nn smòzd-9 o-àzV-a m\ uair i? clniiiii-aio; e uii t-eaj^'-'ul lì blia air m\ lluch, agus lez'g e as i. (1) A lion was out hunting one day. (2) The day was very watiii, for tliere wa.s jrreai heat in tlie sun. (3) He was tireil, and fell asleep under the shadow of a tree. (4) A littlf mouse was pa.ssing. (5) She ran across liis no.se and awakened him. (6) He lifled up his paw and clapped il nii the mouse. (7) He was about lo kill lier fur lier iM.ldness. (S) Slie u.is l.re.'ithlevs ,iiid i|ii;ikiiii;. (9) She ple.nled with hilu, and implored him to le> liemlf. (10)Shes;,iid I hit she had no wish t.. annoy liim, that she «as only a little, weak, triHin.u rrenture, and thai it would l)e unworthy of him to soil his foot with her blood. (11) J'he lion smiled when he saw how f ri^'litene  And lead ns'not into temptation ; (8) but deliver us from evil. (9) For thine is tlie kingdom, and the power, and tlie glory, for ever. Amen. 1 Nis th-A 'n geamh-i-Bdh air gacli taobh, 'S iinà-dui* t^anu fo 'n reofh-t;dh chrua^dh "S fiiar-flidh, Horn, gach llus is craobh, 'S gach slon aog-naidh nitJr v.n uavgh. '2 Chan 'et'l e ach miir vn dè Bho 'u V. riogh-ench samh-redh uaài', Bho "n V chrumn-ich-e^'dh vm fè«r, '8 () 'n V. cliri'/cli-ii'dch-c^wlli v.' bhuaài. .■*> Llài^h-fini griaii-iJch dli' iin-ich na/uii ; So unn* theid ar bliadli-ii'ndh ns, Aoii air sàil-tfBU ao/n, gu biian, 'S iad na 's Ihiai^h' na cluvl-a bras. 4 rha ar bea^h-'B breòit-a, geàrr ; '8 fa/sg v.n gfamh-r^dh is vn t-e« "8 nnu" vn diull-eag, searg-t' air liar, Tu?t-idh siiin-a bhàrr n>;u gè? ut Providence may some day put it mj power to offer you some- thing better tlian tliaidvs - (17) For the present I have nothing for you but my blessing. (18) Farewell." (19) " Farewell, and good luck to you," .sjiid the fanner. (20) " Safe return to you," .said the woman; "but ere we part, tell us your name." (21) " ' Malcolm the Sailor ' will do till I come back again." He shook liands with them all warmly ; set off, and did not feel the time long till, aliout mid-day, he arrived at his port, where he joined a ship which was about to .sail for the East Indies. 36 LESSON II. Calum Seoladair. — Contitiued. MALCOLM SAILOR.— Co«Jt,( ue ers of-thy l)ody 1" (11) Spion e an sin a macli a sporan, anns an robh Pulled he then out his purse, in which were aige tnarasdal thri bliadlma, ann am buinn òir. at-hini (the) wages of-three years, in coins of gold. (12) "So," ars' esan; " pàidh thu fhein as a sin, agus " Here," qu'ith he; "pay Ihee .self oiit-of that, and cuir a stigli a h-uile ball de dh' àirneis na mnà còire put in-the-house even,- limb of (the) furniture of-the wunian .i;ood far an d' fhuair thu iad." where that foundest thou tliem." (13) Tliionndaidli e an sin a chur fàilte air a' Turned he then to put .salutation on the bhoireannach bhochd, agus i na seasamli llàn ìoghnaidJi, woman poor, and she in her standing full of-wonder, agus a cridhe an impis sgàineadh le taingealachd. and her heart like-to Ijurstiu'j; "ith thiiikfulness. (14) Cha robh an da sheòladair ach gle ghoirid a' cur >(r. w-re the two .sailors but rather short putting an tighe an òrdugh, agus chuir iad thairis an lla gu cridheil, of-the house in order, and put they over the day heartily, smindach, gus an d' thàinig am feasgar, agus am b" fheudar merrily, till that came the eveidng, and that was necessjxry dhoibh falbh. to-theni tii-goaway. ( 1.5) Cha robh bliadhna uaith sin, gus an robh balachain Not was a-year since that, till that were (the) boys an tuathanaich comasach air àite an athar a ghabhail, of-the farmer competent on (the) place of-their father to take, .•3.S nacli do cliiiir Calum Seoladaii- suim airgid a dli" ioniisaidh. fliat-not did send Malcolm (the) Sailor a-sum of-money to na bantraich, cho matli ri goireasan feumail eile. agus (if-the widow, as well to haiidy-thinss useful other, and gnotliaicliean luieònacli a bheireadli e a nail as na h-Innsean things curious which would-briug he over out-of the Indies di file in agus do 'n cliloinn. (16) Shoirbhicli leò to-her self and to the children. Prospered with-them gu ciatacli riamh tuilleadli ; agiis mur do shiubhail iad iiaitli adiniraldy ever more ; and if-not have-departed tliey since sin tlia iad beò fliathast. that are they alive still. MALCOLM THE SMLOR-Conflinted. (1) The ship was over three years on the voyi^e ; -ind ,i r-nmp.iiiion of Vnieolm's used to tell that not a day passed during that tiuir in uiiirli .M.ilcohii diil not sjiiak about the kindness which he had received in tlic Inmsi. ,if tlie fiuiuev. (2) So soon as the ship returned to port after coming ))a(k t.. ihN icumry, Malrohii took his friend with him, and hired a carriage to hurry him to the house where lie had found .such kindness. (3) As they approached tlie liouse, MaUohu could see that matters were not at all as he had left them. (4) The woman was now a widow, aiul her children orphans. (5) Not only so, but at that moment t lie officers were putting her earthly all out upon the hill, to be sold to pay certain debts into which she had fallen. (6) Small clusters of people stood here and there, with heavy lieaits, wait- ing till the auction should begin. (7) Malcolm lushed in just as the otficer was about to lift the cradle, in which the youngest child lay slceiiing ; with his poor mother sitting besirte him weeping bitterly. (8) " What does all thi-^ mean ' he asked of the officer. (9) " The furniture," he answered, "is about to be sold to pay this woman's debt.o." (10) " Avast, you heartless, pitiless man,' saiil .Malcolm, closing his fist ; " if you lay a hand on a withe of that cradle, I will bre:i k all the timbers in your body I" (11) He then pulled out his purse, in which lie had tliiee yeai>' wages in gold. (12) " Here," said he, " pay yourself out of that, and put back every stick of the dear woman's furniture where "you found it." Then he turned to s:ilute the poor woman, who stood full of wonder, and her heart like to burst with gratitude. (14) The two sailors were not long in putting the house in order, and they spent the day heartily and cheerfully till evening, when they had to leave. (15) There was not a year from that time, till the farmer's boys were able to take their father's place, that Malcolm the Sailor did not send a sum of money to the widow as well as other useful articles, and curious things which he used to bring home from the Indies for herself and the children. (16) Everything prospered well with them ever after that ; and if they have not died since, they are still alive. LESSON III. Am Mac Strodhail. THE SON PRODIGAL. (1) Bhaaig duine àraidli dithis mliac. (2) Agus tliuirt am Was at a-man certain twain of-sons. And said the roac a b' òige dliiùbh r' a athair, Atliaii-, tlioir dhòmhsa son that was younger of-them to his father, Father, give to-mc a' chuid-roinn a thig onn de d' mliaoin. (3) Agfus roinn the portion-share that will-come on-me of thy substance. And divided e eatorra a bheatliachadli. (4) Agus an deidli* beagain de he between-them his living. And after of-a-few of * di'idh, after. Being a noun, it take? a genitive after it. 39 làitheaii cliruinnicli am mac a b' òige a chuicl uile, days S'ltlieu'tl the son tliat was yoiiiifter liis ijortioii all, agus gliabli e a tluu-us do' dhùthaicli fad air astar, agus ami took he liis journey to a fountry far on distance, and an sin chaitli e a mliaoin le beatha strnidheasaich. (5) Agiis theie wasted he his substance with a-lifc wasteful. And an uair a chaitli e a chidd iiile, dh' eirich jiorta ro mlior the time that hail-wasted he his portion all, arose a-famine very great san tir sin ; agus thòisicli e ri bliith ami an uireasbliiiidli. in-the land that ; and began he to l)e in want. (6) Agiis chaidli e agus cheangail e e fliein ri aon de shaor- And went he and bound he him self to one of(the)free- dliaoine na diithclia sin ; agus chiiir e d' a fliearann e, a men of-the country that ; and sent he to his land him, to bhiadliadh mliuc. (7) Agus bu mliiami leis a. blirii a. lionadh (the) feeding of-swine. And was desire with-him his belly to fill de na plaosgan a blia na mucan ag itheadh ; acli cha d"thug of the husks which were the swine a - eating ; bu^ not gave neach air bitli dlia. (8) Agus an uair a thainig e d' a iomisaidh a-person on being to-him. And the t me that came he to him fliein, tliuirt e, Cia lion de luchd-tuarasdail m' atliar-sa aig a self, said lie. How many of folk - of - wages of-iny father at whom blieil aran gii Ueòir agus r' a sheaclmadh, an uair a tlia niise is bread to phnty and to its spaiing, the time that am / a' bàsachadli le gorta/. (9) Eiridli mi agus tlieid mi a- dying with want. Will-arise I and will-go I dli' ionnsaidh ni" athai", agus their mi ris, Athair, pheacaich to nf-my father, and will-say I to-him. Father, (have) sinned mi an agliaidli fhlaitheanais agus ad làthair-sa; agus clian r in (Uie) face of-heaven and in-?/(" presence ; and not (am) airidh mi tuilleadh gun goirteadh do mhac-sa dliiom ; dean worthy I mere that should-be-called t/iy son of-me ; make mi mar aon de d" luchd-tuai-asdail. (10) Agus dh" eirich me as one of thy folk - of - wages. And arose € agus chaidh e dh' ionnsaidli 'athar. (11) Ach air dlia bhith he and went he to of-his-father. But on to-him being fhathast fad uaith, chmmaig "athair e, agus ghabh e truas yet far from-him, saw his father him, and took he pity dlieth, agus ruith e, agus thuit o ah- a mliuineal, agus pliog e of-him, and ran he. and fell he on his neck, and kissed he 6. (12) Agus thuirt am mac ris, Athair, pheacaich mi an him. And said the son to-him, Kather, (have) sinned I in aghaidh fhlaitheanais agus ad làthair-sa, agus chan airidh (the) face of-heaven and in- lineiii.(ker was able to Imy as iiiiich leather as wn M suttice for two pairs of shoes, dl) In tlie eveiiin;; lie cut out the woik and letired to n-st, iiiteii'linj,' to 1 e on foot early in the mornin;;. (12) But his lalnmr was sjKnvd him ; for wiien he got np in the niornini; the work was tinisheil. (13) It was not lont: till purchasers came who jiaiil well for his shoes; and now he had wlat jiurcli.ise  tillrd with wonder, and could not take his eyes off them. (6) They lay to the work then till it \\;is tiiii>lii-(l, ,ind the shoes neat and ready on the bench. This was long befon- tli^- ~uii wis ii]i, and then they made off like lightning. (8) Next day the wife said to ilie -hneiiiaker, "The little men have made us wealthy : we are much in their debt ; and we ought to do them some kindness or other. (9) It grieves me to look at them frisking about as they are ; there is not a rag on their 1)acks to keep out the cold. (10) I will tell you what I will do : I will make a little shirt and coat, and trousers for each of them ; and you make shoes for them." (11) The wife's advice pleased the shoemaker vastly; and one evening when everything was ready, they left the suiis on the bench, insteail of the work which they used to cut out, and then they went and hid themselves to watch what the little men might do. (12) About midnight they came in and were about to sit down to the work as usual ; 1)Ut when they saw the clothes they broke out into a loud laugh and were in great glee. (13) They put on the suits in a twinkling, and they began to dance, and leap, ,ind stride about, till at last they danced out at the door and away across the lawn (14) The shoemaker never saw them « gain ; but everything went well with liini after that, as long as he lived. LESSON VI. Iain Beag Mac-Aindrea. (1) Tha e air 'aithris gun robh Iain Mac-Aindrea o chiomi miaoi-fichead bliadlma a' tàmJi an Dail-na-h-Aitnich, an sgire Ghlinn-Ceathamaich, ann an Srath Spe. (2) Bha e na 'dhuin- eaclian beag, suarach, na 'choltas air gach dòigh — na bu choltaiche a bhilli air 'fhàgail aig a' bhaile an cois uaiii mart agiis nan Uaogh na bhilli a clol leis a' chòisridh do n bhlkr. (3) Gkllieadli na choni bha cndlie an llaoich, air a bhrosnaciiadh le spiorad na gaisge; agiis fear-bogha na b' ealanta an cam tarraing gii conih-stri cluido tharraing riauili saighcad ri srcing. (4) Tlia gacli euchd gaisgeil a rinn e air an aithris le tuilleadh ioghnaidii an uair a bhen-ear fa-near cho tur neo-fhaicheil s a bha e. (5) Tha e air a radh gam tilgeadh o da-shaighid-dheug, agiis gim sàthadli e an dania h-aon ann an earball na h-aoui ede. (6) Thainig e aon llà seachad air buidhiim a bha ri glomanachd ami an Srath-h-Eireann. (7) Dh" fheòraich ciiid diùbh de n ghille bheag am feuchadh e ris an t-saighid, agiis le beagan moit dh' aontaich e. (8) Bhuail e an toiseach faisg ail' meadlion na targaid, acli an dama h-iiair chuir e an t-saighead dkeacli na ineadhon. (9) Thòisich iad air ioghnadh a ghabhail agiis air a bhitli ga inholadh ; acli thviirt e riii gun deanadli iad na b' fheàrr na sin an Srath-Spe. (10) Dh' fhalbh e agns shath e slatag sheilich ann an tom, astar math air falbli. (11) Thilg e agus sgoilt e i leis a' chiad shaighid. (12) Bha e na 'rogha fhear-aitribh, agiis cha b' ainmig leis a bhith ris an obair sin ann an Srath-li-Eireann. (13) Aig aon am bha e ann ris a' cheart obair sin aig Fear Choileachaibh. (14) Air feadli na li-oidhche thainig a' chrois-tàra chunl an tiglie. (15) B' e bha an so Ròsach Chill-reabhaig an Sratli- Narann, agus e air tòir na creiche a thogadh iiaith le Fear Acha-luaclirach an Llocli-abar, agns e air sliùrd pòsaidh. (16) Dh' fhalbh Fear Choileachaibh agus a chuideachd maille ri buidlieann an Kòsaich, agus Iain Beag Mac-Aindrea mar aon de chàch. (17) Bhuail iad air an aghaidh le siird agus le faicill, gus an d' rainig iad a' Chrò-chlach am bràigh Srath-h-Eireann. (18) Chunnacas solus ann am bothan nan ciobair. (19) An so bha Fear Acha-luachrach agus a bhuidheann an deidh an suipeire, a' seanachas r' a cheile gun fhiamli, gun eagal. (20) Aig an am so bha Iain Mac-i\indrea air toiseach na buidhne. (21) Shuidhich e e fhein mu choinne dorus a' bhothain. (22) Bha an oidhche fuathasach dorcha — mii a thug fior chothrom dhoibli-san a bha a mach, ach a bha gu tiu- an aghaidli cliaich, a bha air an lleigeil ris le solus a' ghealbhain a bha aca anns a bhothan. (23) An uair a dh' fhairich iad an tailmrich a bha a mach, b' ann le spiorad na gaisge a thriall gach fear chum an domis, a tlioirt coinn© do luchd na tòrachd ; ach cha d' rainig a h-aon diubh an stairsneach gim 46 bliitli air an lleagail na 'n tòiT air muin a cheile. (24) Bha Uànili Iain Bliig Mhic-Aiiidrea bitheanta gu lleòir agiis a sluiil an tòir air ceannard na buidhne. (25) Air dhasan a, bliith aitluiichte a thaobli eididh, an uair a chnnnaig Iain e chuir e saigliead na 'uchd a. cheangail e ris a' phost a bha air a> cliiilaibh. (26) An nail- a chunnaig Feaj.- Choileachaibh mar rinn e^ — • ghlaodh e mach, " Buaidli is tapadh leat, Iain Mhic-Aindrea Dhail-na-li-Aitnicli ! " (27) Aji uair a cliual Iain am niiodal so, aig am cho' mi-fhreagarach — air dha. a thmgsinn na 'n rachadh fear sam bith as, gun tugadh e ainm-san do Locli-abar ; nni a dh' f liàgadh e buailteach do chunnart na. dlieidh sin — fhreagair e Fear Choileachaibh ann am briathran nach fui-asda sgiiobhadh. (28) Cha d' fhuair a h-aon as de na. bha stigh, ach aon ghillei maol, dubh, a thug fa-near a' chilis. (29) Bhrist esan a mach air ciil a' bhothain, agiis gu tiiiagh do^ dh' Iain Mac-Aindrea., thug am fear so' an nnaidheachd agus ainm do Loch-abar mar am fear a fliuair urram na. saighdearachd. (30) Agus bha a' bhuil : is gann gun d' fhuair Iain llà no oidhche sona na 'dheidh. LITTLE .JOHX MACANDREW. (1) It is said that littlt,- .Iiiliii Macandiew lived some hundred and eighty years ago in Dalnahatnicii, ill the pavi.sli of Diithil, in Strathspey. (2) He was aiittle insignitìeant man in appearance in every way— more like being left at home about the cows and calves than following the heroe.s to battle. (3) He was, however, possessed of a hero's heart, inspired with the spirit of bravery ; and a mere .skilful archer, when the time of conflict came, never pres.sd arrow to bowstring. (4) The many bra I e deeds which he did are related with all the more wonder, seeing how altogether unprepossessing he was. (5) It is said that he could shoot twelve arrows, and tix one after one of them in t he end of the one before it. (6) One day he passed a party of hunters in Strathdearn. (7) One of them asked the little fellow if he would trv his skill at the bow, and with some show of diffidence he coosented. (8> At the first attempt he struck near the middle of the target, but at the second tlirow lib sent the arnnv direct to the centre. (9) They began to wonder and to praise him ; but he told tlicni they could do better than that in Strath.spey. (10) He went and thrusj a wjllow wand" into a little mound a good distance off. (11) He sent his first ar'ow riglit tlinmsrh thi- twig. (12) He was an excellent liusliandman, and it was no rare thing with him to be thus occupied in Stnthdearn. (13) At one time h» was so engaged for the Laird of Kyllachy. (14) During the night the fiery -cross came to the house. (15) This was Rò.se of" Kilravock, in iStrathnairn, seeking his cattle, of which he had been plundered by the Laird of Auchluachrach, in Lochaber, who was on the eve of getting married. (16) The Laird of Kyllachy and his retainers set off with Rose's party, and Little John Macandrew among the rest. (17) They pushed on eagerly and warily till they came to Cro clach, in the heights of Strathdearn. (18) i'hey observed a light in 'the shepherds' hut. (19) Here were the Laird of Auchluachrach and his company, after supper, sitting talking to each other, and fearing nothing. (20) At this time John Macauilrew was at at the head of the party. (21) He took up his position opposite the door of the hut. (22) The night was very dark — a fact which gave the best advantage to those who were outside, but which was altogether against the others, wh« were iiiaile r|nite visible by the light of the fire which they had in the hut. (23) Wlieii they heard the sound of footsteps outside, they all sprang bravely to the door tn meet their pursuers, but not one of them reached the thresholil, for they were all sliot down in a heap on the top of each other. Little Jiihn Macandrew's hand was active enough, and with his eye he watched tlie If.iiler of the parly. (i5i He beiiij; easily ivcofjni.seil liy his ;j;arl>, whenever John eaught sij;ht of liiiii he sent an arrow into his lueast, whieli traiistixed him to the post that stood at his luck. (2Ò) v\ lien tlie L;iir(l of Kyllarliysaw what he hail (lone— iierliai>s to apprise Kose of what hail happened -he irieiroiil, '■ \ietorvand luek to you, .lolin .Maeandiew of Dalnahatnii-li I" (Hi When .lohn heard this com- pliinenl at siu-h an illrlio^cn luonieni knovvin^ thai if ono of them esc-ai)ed he Would earrv his name lo l,oi-lialicr : a fici uhiiii would expose him to ilaiiijer in the future he .luswered the Laml of K\lla.h\ in w.u.U not tit to lie rei-onled. (28) Not one ese-qied of th..s,.who w,-ie wiilmi, .iii ono I. lark, lieardless fellow, who had witnessed the ti;;ht. (6d) He cut his way through the haek of the hut, andunluckily for .lohn Mai tndrew, lie carried the iie«s and his name to Loehaher, as the man who had won the honours of the tight. (30) And the result was that John scarcely spent a day or night in peace after it. LESSON VII. Iain Beau Mac-Aindrea. — Contiiiaed. (1) An uair a ràinig an sgenl so Lloch-abar, a bha cho cràicUiteacli do bhean-na'-bainnse, cha d' fhois agns cha do thàmli i gns an do ràinig i Crò-chlacli ; agiis tha a cor an uair a ràmig i na s asa tliuigsimi na chur an ceill. (2 ) Tha e air a radh giui d' fluiair i a mhial-chu fhein ag òl fuil Fear Acha- luachrach; agiis amis aim teinn-ckràdli amis an robli i, giui d' thug i an cii na 'spathaltan as a cheile. (3) An uah- a sgaoil an nnaidheachd, bha, càirdean nam fear a thuit air an gkxasad le cuilg bhuaireasaich. (4) Thog iad oiTa, dà-fhear-dheug, agais ràinig iad tigh Iain Mhic-Aindrea. (5) Bha Iain agus a bhean a stigh le cheile, agus tliuig iad co a bli' aca, air ball. (6) Dll' flioighnich na daome de bhean-an- tighe am b' e so tigh Iain Mhic-Aindi-ea, agus c' ait an robli e fhein. (7) Tliuirt i gu misneachail gum b" e, agus nacli robh e fliein fad as. (8) Dh' iarr i ciTa suidlie gus an tigeadh e. (9) Cha do smuaiiiich iad gum b' e Iain fhein a bha na shuidhe taobh an teallaich ; oir ged fhuair iad ainm s a shloinneadli, cha d' fhuair iad a dhealbh s a chumadh. (10) Bha a bhean a' fuineadh aig an am, agus thilg i mir de n aran air an fliear a bha. na 'shuidhe taobh an teallaich ; agus le bagairt choimliich dh' iarr i air dol a shealltainn nach robh an fheudail ri dolaidh sam bith ; agus na 'm faiceadh e a mhaigh- stir, fios a tlioirt da gim robh daom'-uaisle a' feitheamh air. (11) Dh' flialbh e le gearan, mur nach biodh e idir toileach. (12) Chaidh ise gu seòmai- far an robh am balg-shaighead, agus cliuir i a niach ah* uinneig g'a ionnsaidh e. (13) Re na h-uiiie so cha do sguir i a chumail seanachais ris na coigrich, agus ga'm frithealadli leis a' bhiadhtachd a b' fheàrr a bh' aico. (14) Dhirich Iain am bmthach a bha fa chomhair donis a thighe ; chuir e dà-shaiehid-dheug ami an rian frcagarach air an torran 48 llàmh ris, agus ghlaodli e, fear sam bitli a blia ag iarraidli lam Mhic-Aiiidrea e bhitli a. mach. (15) B' aiiii aai sin a bha a' chabhag, gach fear a' biialadh a mach chum ioiinsaidh a thoirt air Iain Mac-Ainch-ea ; ach cha luaithe ràinig iad an doras na bha saiglidean Iain ga'n còmlalachadh agais gan Ueagail gu liar. (16) Cha deachaidh am faar mu dheireadh dhiubh fada o n tigh an uair a thuit e, air chor 's nach deachaidh a h-aon dinbh as a dh" innseadh na, nnaidheachd san tir as an d' fhalbli iad. ( 17) Na 'dheidh so- bha Iain Mac-Amdrea fo fhiamh a la s a dh' oidhche. (18) Cha robh e sàbhailte dha a bhith oidhche na thigh fhein, air chor s gum bu dùth dha gearan air an oidliche sin a luaidh Fear Choileachaibh air ainm e. (19) Uime sin, bha, a leaba aige ann am bàrr craoibh ann an CoiUe UisgerThuilnean, ann an ionad ris an abrar Giuthas-na- h-Uamha gus an llà an diugh. (20) Chual iad mu n Ueaba so ann an Lloch-abar, agus bha na h-Abraich gu trie ri fhaicinn air feadh na coille sin chum a, faighinn a mach. (21) Bha iad air uairibh a' tachairt air Iain fhein ; ach cha robh iad idir a' samlilachadh gum b' e bhiodli ann — ^nnì a thug cothrom dha de n d rinn e gu minig feum, air chor 's nach do leig e aon de na chunnaig e riamh air 'ais. (22) Am fear mu dheireadh a chvmnaig e dhiubh, bha e air feadh na ride, she neither stayed nor rested till she reached Cm-clach ; and her state when she oiiir u'.iit Iriiien w -re waiting for him. (11) He went ;iw:i\ miit- terinsa" if he were ii,.| ,,t .ill plnsed. (12) Mie then went to a room uh.iv liie  aiid enteitainuiK them with ihe best provision -lie liad. (14) John ascended tlie slope whicli laced tlie d(.or of his house; he laid twelve arrows in order on the hump beside him. and cilled upon any man who wanted John Macan  the jri-ound. (l6) 'r ht? last of them had not f^one far from the house when he fell, si> I hat not one o. them escaped to carry the news to the .-ountrv from winch ihev set forili. (17) John .Macamlivw \vasafterlliis'ina>t itc..t;,ii\irlvniuhl and day. (18) It was not safe for him to be a niyht in Ins n« a h^ u~.v - . ili.i he had occasion t» reiiret the day when the Laird of Kyil.cliy ,i.|.lr^".M him l.> ic (19) He made his bed, therefore, in the ti'p i>f a tiv^e in Dulniii W I, ii i -p t called the Pine of the Cave, to this day. (iO) Thev heard of this b -d in l.oriiaber, and Loch:iber people were ott^-n seen searcliiic.; 't he wood to ti\ and iIìn -overit. (21) Occisioiially they wet John himself ; but they ne\er innsiiied it was lie- a circumstance of which he frequently availed himself, so that he lu-vcr allowed one of tho-e whom he met to return home. (22) The last one of them he s ,u u ,. in the wood alone. (25) He asked John-as if for curiosity— where was th.' -.-.it': liir of the Man of J)alna- hittnich. (2i) John replied that he would point it out i,, dim ; and when the Loch- ^aher man saw the bed, he looked about for a nionuiit, and then se- his f ce for his own country ; hut he had not a;one tar when John drew the bow which was concealed under his plaid, and shot that one also without lettint; him further on his way. (25) There is no re.-ord of all h^ slew during his life, but it is said that the number of his victims must have been great ; and no man ever j;ained a victory over himself, though he btcaaiean old man before he died. LESSON VIII. A' Bhan-righinn ANN AM Bealach 1842. (1) Ged nach robli sùil ris a Bhan-righinn gu feasgar, bha umiiintir ii;i diithcliii a' cniiiineachadli o niliocli-thratli ; agu.s mu mheacUion Uà bha anabarr shiaigh air an tiu-ns gii Caist-e:U Bhealaich ; oir thilg am Morair a-' pliliirce mhor fosgailte air an Uà SO', chvun giun faigheadh gach aon llàn a shùl de n Bhan-righinn agus de n Phrioimsa, agus de na bha a' del air aghaidli. (2) Chan "eil e comasach tuilleadh 's a choir de chliù a thoirt do "n nasal flilathasach so air-son a shuaircis agus a choibhneis aig an am so. (3) Clia do dliiiiltadh neach, bochd no nochd ; agus cha di-chuimhnichear sin dàsan. (4) Beagan an deidh mheadhon Ha, chunnacas na Gaidhil na n eideadh a" crninneachadli fo chaitlxream ioUagach nam fichead piob, agus an cinn-flieadhna air an ceann. (5) B' cinn doibh fhein a thigeadh am feile' (6) Bha na Cainibeulaich, corr agus còig-ciad, fo chomannd oighrc a' Mhoraii— Tigheam òg Ghlinn-falach ; agus da-rireadh bu dreachmhor a' bhuidheann 4 50 iad. (7) Bha iad air aii eideadli aim am breacaii glas nan ciobaireau, le gimna-caol an fheidh an llàmli gacli fir. (9) 8» an flieadhainn a bha ri dol air Uorg an fheidh an llà-ar-na- mliàireach. (10) Bha iad uile na n gillean anabarrach eireachdail, air rogha cumadh o in mullach gai in brògan. (11) An deidh do na Caimbenlaich a bhith an òrdugh, chualas piob. (12) Co a bha an so ach Sir Niall Meinn le 'thnath agiis le chinneach, air an eideadh gn h-eireachdail anil am breacan a theaghlaich — geal is dearg — e fliein, an llaoch flathail, air steiid-each cho geal ris a" chanach — a mhac òg r' a thaobli, agiis na ceathamaich shiiimdach a' mearsadh na 'n deidh. (13) Tliarraing iad suas fo àrd-iolach an t-sluaigh do 'n àite a chuireadh air Ueth air an son. TH«' QUEEN AT TAV.\I0U1H-1842. (I) lhou le were- gatherinj; -siuc-e early miming ; and by inid-ilay there was a vast multitude ■ f people on their way to 'I'ayiunuth (_:astle : fu'r the Marquis had this day thrown (.jten the great park, sn that ev  nf nur time. (2> Of these was the hard-fought meeting between tlie' amir.insainl tlu- Mackintoshes on the braes of Loch Eil. (3) Mackintosli w:is at this time claiiiiing the right to the lands i.f Lochiel, and sought to put the house of Cmieron under subjection. (4) With two hundred chosen champions, he set out for the l^ochaber country. (5) Ha procefded through the district without intenuption till he reached the head of Loch Eil, where he and his men passed the night. (6) At sunrise in the morning they struck across by the slioulder of Snowben. purposing to return to their own country by t.he side of I,oih Arkaiu (7) They had not proceeded far wlien they s iw Lochiel with a hundred and twenty warriors coming to meet tlieiu. (8) Well they kn-w that it was to be no friendly "meeting, and every man prepared himself for a. death-struggle. (9) The Camerons had the advantage of occupying the high ground, but the Mackintoshes were the more numerous body. (10) Mackintosh and his m n u the fray (U) Like the avalanche that sw eps the mountain side, the Camerons rushed down upon ihein, and victory or dea h was in every face. (12) Swords leaped from sciili1)ar(N, and soon the dewy jjreen carpet under their feet was stained with the tiowiu}; litart-blood of the furious combatants. (13i But con- spicuous above all tlic heroes niiylit be seen the Cameron champion, the Ehu-k Tailor of the HMtIe-a\e. with liis death-dealing weiijxin, slit-arinu" heads ;ind liodies like bracken stalks. (14) "I o whichever hand he turned lie cut ,'i '^ap thnuieh tlie ranks of the enemy. (15) Despite the firmness of tlie ("att;ni mm. tlu-v inuld not standagainst tlie li.it tie-fury of the ("amerons. (16)Thev t'l-U b;ick in a li.xh on ■every side ; and thou-h their brave leader diil his utmost, they were defeated. (17) Down >► e hill they letre.ited, with the Canierons in jiursuit." (18) Round the\ fled by the head of Lo.h HI, and never Inlted nil thev reached the .side of Ardgour, where Mackintosh st 1 on a sioue on the sea-shore, -ti 1 called " Mackintosh's Stone " where his ine?i tallied round him. (19) Once more the play of arms began. (20) The Mackintosh (lii.-f, with his two-handi-d sword, cut down every nan who came within reach of his blows, t 11 the Black Tailor, with his peerless axe, stood face to face wiili him. (22) He drew his sword with all his might to cleave the Tailor to the haunches ; but he t \,ided the stroke and wi h one fell cut of his deft hatchet he wounded Mackintosh. {,^0) His men closed iibout liimt .succour him ftem the blows of the eneni. , cuing foi- nothing under the-un but to avenge their Chief ; but in spite of their deteiniinatiou and their strength they had to retreat a second time. (24) Lifting their leader on their shoulders, though the Ca'nerons were mow- ing ihem down on every side, they carried him to Garvan Mouth, where the pursuit became so close that they could go no farther. LESSON XI. Taillear Duhii na Tu-vighk. — Continued. (1) Thionndaidh i id aw treais uair air an lluchd-tòrachd, le Han run seasaiuh no tuiteam anus an àite '.s an do stad i;id. (2) Tlioisicli an gleachd bàsnilior le ùrachadh gomih. (3) Tliuit a' cliuid a bn mho de Chlann-an-Tòisich air an raon. (4) Ghlacadh Mac-an-Tòisich Mor, agiis a mliac ; agais am l^eagan a bha beò de 'n daoine, sgap iad as a clieile. (5) Ach chiur an nuaimlidean gnineach romhpa iiach rachadh as dliiùbh fear a dh' innseadli sg'eòil. (6) Dk' fhàg iad Mac-an-Toisich agris a mhac fo chùrani nam ban, agus air toir chàich ghabh iad. (7) Shin iad oiTa a mach am monadh. (8) Bha an saighdean siùbhlach a' giiilan bàis gti fear is fear, giis an do rainig iad mullach a" mhàim. (9) Bha a' ghrian a' cromadh san iar, agus si'iitili-hlirat (lubhiiracli na li-«.idhclie a' sgaoileadli a soàil' iamaidli tliai' aghaidh shàmhach nan speur. (10) Bha eoin b'luchallach an fc-slè'.bh gu caidreich, guamach, a' gabhailtàimh rn cos nam briiach, agus ùdlaiche cabrach nam fas-ghlac, fo (ihnbhar na daraiir aosda, ;.' isiahadh nan cuileag o bliian calgach, an uair a bhrist an ruaig a steach air Cona-ghleami. (11) Bho og-mliadainn an Uatha shamhraidh, gu ciaradh anmoch an fheasgair, fosadh cha deachaidh air somi san strith ; ach, mu dheireadh, bha ceum an trevm-laoich a bu diorrasaiehe 55 a' dol am maillead san niaig, agiis shaoil iia bha beò cle na CatiUiaich uacli rachteadh na b' fhaide air an tòir. (12) Chruinnicli iad cònihla a chur seachiwi na h-oidhche ann an glaic uaiguidli. air taobh Chona-ghlinn, d' an ainm Ciiil-nan- Ciiileag; ach is gann a ghabli iad gu fois an uair a bha an Tàillear Dvibli lo buidhinn de na Camshronaich air am muin. (13) Leimi gach fear air a bhonnaibh. agus siiionadli gach glas-Iann a duiUe ; ach ged nach robh Uaigso air an inntiim, bha an IKiths air an treigsinn. (14) Thuit iad far an do sheas iad, fo fhaobharan fuileach an llvichd-miorain. (15) Cha d' fhàgadh beò de n dà-chiad gaisgeach a. ghhiais do 'n tir Abraich. neach a bheireadh sgeul mu "n deidhinn d" an diith- aich fheiu. (16) TliiU Mac-Dhòmhnaill-Diiibh agiis a dhaoine gii Bim Gharbhain far an d" fliàg iad Mac-an-Toisich Mor "s a mhac. (17) Chuir iad an oidhche seachad san àite sin, agus air madainn an llà-ai'-na-mhàireach riim iad deas gii dol dachaidh ; ach so far an robh a' chiiis-ioniagain do Mhac-DhòmhnaiU- Duibli. (18) Is i nnighean Mhic-an-Tòisich a bha aigo mar mlinaoi ; agixs ma s flor an radh, cha b' i an 1>s6bhrach i. (19) Cha chuireadh gniiis nnàinliaid fo n ghrein athadh air ; ach bha sgath nach bu bheag ah* dol dachaidh gii mhnaoi, an deidh a cinneadh a sgiios agns a h-athair is a bràthair a ghlacadh na 'm priosanaich. (20) Cha b' e sin do "n Tàillear Dhubh e ; fireann no boii'eann bii choma dhàsan cò dhiìibh. (21) Air an aobhai" sin chuireadh air falbh e roimli chàch do dh' Achadh- na-Cairidh, a dh' innseadh do 'n bhaintighearna mar a thachair. {22) Rainig e am baile gu h-uallach, sxiigeartach ; agus air dha bualadh aig doiais an tighe, dh' fhosgladh dha e leis a' bhain- tighearna i fhein. (23) Dh' fhailtich i gu fialaidh, fuaranach e. agns dh' fhoighneachd i ciod a bu naidheachd dha. (24) Fhreao;KÌr e L:a suilbhir iriin robh nnaidlieachd nihath — gun rohh hinn mii an  'g night, no rest found heio in the strife ; Imt at last the step of tlie most obs ina.le became fainter in the Hight ; and as many as were still alive of the Cattans thought that their pur- suers would come no farther. (12) They meant to pass the nigho in a shady hollow at the side of Cona Olen. called the Nook of the Flies ; but they had scarcely lain down to rest when the Black Tailor and a party of the Camerons were agnn upon them. (13) Every man .sprang to his fe r., and every sword leaped from iis scabbard : but though their spirit w^s unflagging, their strength was gone. (14) They fell where they .stood, u-der the blood-thirsty blafles of their enemies (l^) Of the two hundr d heroes who had ' et out for the Lochaber country, there was left alive not one man to carry home the story of their fate. (16) Lochiel and his men returned to (iarvan Mouth, where they had left the Mackintosh ( hief and his son. (17) Th'y passed the night in that place, and on the morrow they made leady to return home ; but here Lochiel's perplexity began. (18) His wife was a ilaughter of Mackintosh ; and if all tales be true, she was no gentle floweret. (If) He would flinch from no en etny under the sun ; but it was with no slight mi.sgiving he thought of going home to his wife, after destroying her kindred and making prisoners of her father and her brother. (20) But) the Black Tailor had no such (lualms ; for male or female he cared nothing. (21) ('on.se simileir mhou', aon ran as, a shaoil mi a sgàineadh mo clieann. Is ann an sin a bha an iiinich agus an othail. an dol ri cliathaicli na luinge — a h-viile beiil fosgailte saji aon am ; giin urram fii- d' a cheile. xvla s i Marsali Mhor, thug i macli a' Bheiu'la. sin nach do chleachd i o 'n a bha i an uraidli air a' Ghalldachd. Co ach ise ! Bha Bheurla s a' Ghaidlilig am measg a cheile. "Dean fodha," ars' an dara h-aon. ■■ Nach ioniair thn, niliic do nihàtliarl" ars" an t-aon eile. '■ xV stigh aji ràmh-bràghad shuas; buille g' a deireadh shios ; na dean thusa, Iain Bhàin. " ' Cannie, cannie,' "illeaii, " arsa Marsali Mhor. " Gu reidhl" ars a h-uile h-aon. Mur bhi mo ncàire, s mar bha mi ceangailte sa' bhrigis, bha, mi mach a shnàmh gn tir. Fardheireadh thàinig ball cainbe le fead m" ar cluasan, agus ghlaodh gach neacli. " Ciim air gn gramail, Iain Bhàin.'Thug a' gheòla aon skthadh aisde nunn gu taobh na luinge agus shaoil mi gun robh simi thairis. Fhuair mi suas, ach chan fhios domh cionnas; agus cha mho bha fliios agam c" ait an tionndaidhinn. '" Tha thu an sin, Phionnlaigh," arsa Para Mor, "'mar bho mliaoil am buaile choimhich.' Thig leam a dh' amharc mionach na Maighdinn so fliein, a dh' fhevichainn an tuig smn mar tha 'bheairt imileachdach ag iomairt. " Ach ma chaidh, is ann an sin, a Mhàiri. a bha am fìre-faire^ — sailthean iarainn agus slatan a' gluasad a nimn agxis a nail, a sios agus a suas, air an ais agus air an adhart, gun tàmh, gun stad ; cnagan agus gobhlan, agus eagan a' freagairt d' a, cheile ; cuibhhchean beaga na "n deann ruith mu na, cuibhhchean mora,. Bha duine truagh shios am measg na, h-acfhainn, a' cur na smiiid deth, far nach saoileadh tu am b' uiTainn do luch dol gim a miUeadh ; ach bha esan a,' gluasad air feadh na, h-iipraid cho neo-sgàthach 's a rachadh Para Mor no mise am measg nan caorach — ag armadh gach acfhaum, achlais, udalain, agus feadain, le h-ola agus le h-im. " A dhuine thi-uaigh, " arsa Para Mor, " is ann agam nach "eil siiil ri d' àite ; is daor a tha thu a,' cosnadh d' arain." " Car-son ?" ars" esan, agus e a" tionndadh suas a .shùl, a bha a" snamh ann am fallas. Ged a, labhradh a,' gheimhleag iarainn a bha na, 'làimh cha, b" urrainn duinn barrachd ioghnaidh a bhith oirnn na an uair a chuala sinn an duine so a" labhairt na Gàidhlig. " Nach do shaoil mi," arsa, Para Mor, " gur Sasmm- ach, no Eireannach, no Gall bochd a bh' ami."' Tliàinig e nios a' siabadh an fliallais o 'ghnuis le bad còrcaich a bha na 'làimh, agus thoisich e air beachd a thoirt duinn air an acfhainn. Ach, eudail, b' e sin an fhaoineis. "An sacil thusa, Phàra Mhoir,"' arsa mise, "nach ann sa' cheann a smaointich an toiseach air 63 so a blui an Inuleaclid ?" "' Coma leani e fheiii is iniileachd !'" arsa Para Mor ; " is mi-nàdiuTa, peacach, an iniileachd so fliein — a' cur sruth agiis soirbheas an Fhreasdail g' an diilan, a' dol iia 11 aghaidh gun seòl, gam làinli. Coma leam i '. — chaii eil an injilwichd so cneasda. B' flicàrr leam a bhitli ami an geòla dhubli Acha-na-creige — E6glian-an-lludha air an stiìiii' — a" iiiith le croinii rùisgte troimh Bliuinne-nam-bioclag, na a bhith innto. Tlia mi ag radh riut iiach "eil an iniileachd so cneasda. ' An uair a bha sinn a nmui gu ceaiin Mliùsdail chuala mi fhein sgal pioba air mo chùl, agiis air dhomh tionndadh c6 a bha an so acli balach ronnach de mhimintir Thir-idhe, a" gleusadli a pliioba fliad "s a bheireadh duin" eile cuairt aisde. " Ma-tà, ' ai'sa Para Mor, "Is ceannach air an ugh an gloc' Ciamar tha so a" còrdadh riut, Fhionnlaigh ?" " " Is searbh a' ghlòir,' '■ thuirt mise, " " nach fhaodar eisdeachd.' " Chluich e, fa-dheii-eadh, " Bodach nam Brigisean/' agus mu 'n do sguir e dheth bha mi cho sgith dhe fhein agus d' a cheòl s a bha mi de n bhrigis lachdainn. Co a bha an deireadli na luinge ach Alasdair Ruadh Mac- lain-Abraich, Tigheania Cliola. Mhothaich e dhomh fhein, agus smeid e orm. Cha robh math a dhiiiltadh. Bha niòran uaislean shios leis air clàr-deiridh na luinge^ — Sasiumaich, Goill. agus Frangaich — cuid diiibh a' leughadli ; cuid na ii cadal ; cuid a' meananaich ; cuid ag itheadh. Bha fear dhiubh le gloin'-amliairc fliada, riomliaich, r' a shuil, mar gum biodh e a" dol a losgadh air Caisteal Dubliairt. Mhothaich mi fear fada, caol, glas-neidach, le speuclair air a shròin, agiis bioran iiiadli na 'làimh, leis an robh e a' tarraing dealbh a' Chaisteil. Bha baintigheania mhor, riomhach, na m measg, agus measan leibideach de chii beag, molach, na h-uchd, ris an robh i a' briodal, agus ga "phògadli. Thug mi fhein a mach a' pliiob mar a dli' iarr iad ; ach a' chiad sgal a thug i, theicli gach aon diubh ach aon Sasunnach mor, reamhar, a shuidli mu 111' choinne le dha mlièiu' na chluasan, agus sgi'aing" air mar gum bithinn a' dol g" a itheadh. Ma bha ceol am measg nan uaislean bha ceòl agus dannsadh an ceann eile na luinge. Ach an uair a bha sinn a' dol sios gu Eisdeal " cliaidh an ceol feadli na fidhle. " Bha an fliairge na mill agiis na "gleanntan. Thòisich soitheach-na-smìiide flièin ri dannsadh. Cha robh ran a bheireadh am feadan mor as nach saoileadh tu gun robh muc-mhara r' a cliathaich. Cha chluinn- eadh tu a nis ach osnaidhean o gach àite. Bha an Sasimnach 64 mòr a blia a' fochaid air a' phìob agiis a cheann tliar beul-mor aia luinge, an impis sgàineadh., " An tiiilleadh teannaidli oit !" arsa mise ; " nior-thaing mur eil plviic piobaiie nis ort fhein." Ràinig sinn an Crionan. " Is priseil," ai'sa Para Mor, " a' chas air tir " — a' chiad fhacal a thàinig as a cheann o 'n a chaidh sinn seaichad air Beul Loch-Faochann. An là-ar-nanmhàireach ràinig sinn Glaschu, aig àite ris an abair iad am ' Brooniielaw.' B' e sin ceidhe na h-iipraid — luingis-na-smiliide a' falbh agiis a' teachd Ian sluaigli ; mar gnm biodli an saoghal a' dol do' Ghlascliu agus an saoglial a' teiclieadh as. Bho' nach d' fhàs mi bodhar leis a,' ghleadhraicli a bha am chlua-san, cha chiiram learn gun caill mi mO' chlaist- eachd tuilleadh. Bha sreath dhaoine air an taiTaing snas fa chomliair nan soithichean, le ball cainbe mu ghuala gach aoin diiibh, agiis bràiste rìomhach air 'uchd. Bha. iad so a' smeideadli oirnn mar a, bha sinn a' dol gii tir, a h-uile benl fosgailte mar gxim biodh iad r' cur fcàilt' oii'mi ; gach làmh sìnte, agais gach sùil siìibhlach mar gum biodh iad ag iarraidh luchd-eòlais. Bha aon fhear gu h-àraidh, a. shocraich a. shùil orm fhein, agus air dhomh amliarc air gu geur a., dh' fheuch an cuimhnichinn c6 e, chuir e a, làmh r' a aid, agais chrom e a cheann cho modhail, shioblialta, s nach b' urrainn domh gnu an fliàilt' a fhreagairt. Ann am priobadh na sula bha e air clàr na luinge, agus thog e leis bocsa mo phioba agTis màileid Phàra Mhoir, cho' easgaidh '9 a. ghlacadh Gaidseir Thobar- Mhodre buideal uisge-bheatha, gun chuireadh, gun chead. " Air d' athais," arsa Para Mor; " an cuala tu riamh, mo ghille math, mar a thuirt clag Sgàin, ' An riid nach buin duit na buin da ' ?"' " Leanaibh mise, a dhaoin'-uaisle," ars' an duine, agus e a falbh cerun romhainn. " Is ann sa bhaile-mlior fhein," thuirt mise, " a. tha. am modh. Is fhad o 'n a chualai mi gum bi ' gille aig an fheannaig fhein a.'s t-fhoghar.' " Dh' iarr sinn air ar toi]-t gu tigli Eòghain Oig, far an do rinn iad ar beatha gu cridheil. Slàn leat, a Mhàm, a. ghràidh, air an am. Ciiiridh mi litir eile ad ionnsaidh aim an nine ghoirid, an uair a, gheabh mi cosnadh. Chan 'eil thvi fhein agus na pàisdean tiota. as mo chuimhne. O bi furachair mu. Lachann beag, mo chuilean gaolaoh. Am Freasdal a. bhith maille riut^ — guidhe dùrachdach D' fhir-phòsda> ghràdhaich, FlONNLAGH MaC-AoNGHAIS. 65 III. MUKCHADH AGUS MiONACHAG. Cliaidli Murcliadh agxis Mionachag do 'n clioille aon la a bhuain subh ; acli mar a bliuaiiieadh Murchadh dh' itheadh Mionachag. Dh' fhalbh Murchadh a dh' iarraidh slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig s i ag* itheadh a chiiid subh. " De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ? " ar.s' an t-slat. "Is e nio naidlieachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." "Chan fhaigh thu niise," ars' an t-slat, " gus am faigh thu tuagh a bhuaineas mi.' Ràinig' ei an tuagh. " De do naidh- eachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh? " " Is e mo naidheachd gn blieil mi ag iarraidh- — - Tuagh a bhuain slait— slat a ghabhail air Mion- achaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." " Chan fliaigh thu mise gus am faigh thu clach ai bhleitheas mi." Rainig e. a' chlach. " De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ?" " Is e mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Clach a bhleith tuaigh -tuagh a bhuain slait — slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." " Chan fhaigh thu mise gais am faigh thu uisge a fldiuchas mi." Rainig e an t^uisge. " De do naidlieachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ?" " Is e mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh— Uisge 'dhol mu chloich— clach a bhleith tuaigh-- tuagh a bhuain slait— slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." " Chan fhaigh tliu mise gus am faigh thu fiadh a shnàmhas mi." Rainig e am fiadh. " De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ?" " Is e mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Fiadh a shnàmh uisg'— uisge 'dhol mu chloich — clach a bhleith tuaigh -tuagh a bhuain slait — slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh," 5 6G i " Cha,n fhaigli thu niise giis am faigli tliu gadliav a^ mitlieas mi.'' Ràinig e an gadliar. " De do naidheachd an dhigh, a Mhnrcliaidh Ì" " Is e mo naidheachd gii bheil mi ag iarraidh — Gadhar a ruith feidh— fiadh a shnàmh uisg'— uisge 'dhol mu chloich clach a bhleith tuaigh tuagh a bhuain slait — slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." "Chan fhaigh thu mise giis am faigh thn im a thcid li m' chasan. " Ràinig e an t-im. '" De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ?" " Is e mo naidheachd gii bheil mi ag iarraidh — Im a dhol ri casan gadhair gadhar a ruith feidh — fiadh a shnàmh uisg' — uisge 'dhol mu chloich — clach a bhleith tuaigh tuagh a bhuain slait — slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." "Chan fhaigh thu mise gus am faigh thu luch a sgriobas mi.' Ràinig e an luch. " De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh ? " " Is o mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Luch a sgriobadh ime — im a dhol ri casan gadhair — gadhar a ruith feidh— fladh a shnàmh uisg' — uisge 'dhol mu chloich— clach a bhleith tuaigh — tuagh a bhuain slait slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." " Chan fhaigh thu mise giis am faigh thu cat a shealgas mi." Ràinig e an cat. " De do' naidheachd an diugh, a Mliiu'chaidh ?' " Is o mo naidlieachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Cat a shealg lucha— luch a sgriobadh ime — im a dhol ri ca'an gadhair — gadhar a ruith feidh — fiadh a shnàmh uisg' uisge 'dhol mu chloich — clach a bhleith tuaigh — tuagh a bhuain slait- -slat a ghabh- ail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." "Chan fhaigli thu mise gais am faigh thu bainne dhomh. " Ràinig e a' bho. " De do' naidheachd an diugh, ai Mhixrchaidh ?' " Is e mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Bainne do 'n chat — cat a shealg lucha — luch a sgriobadh ime— im a dhol ri casan gadhair— gadhar a ruith feidh— fiadh a shnàmh uisg' — uisge 'dhol mu chloich— clach a bhleith tuaig'h — tuag-h a bhuain slaii — slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." " Chan fhaigli thii baiune uamsa gus am faigh thu boitean o n ghille-shabhail donih."' Ràinig e an gille-sabliail. " De do naidheachd an diugli, a Mhurchaidh '." " Is e mo naidhaichd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Boitein do 'n bho — bainne do 'n chat cat a shealg lucha -Inch a sgriobadh ime im a dhol ri casan gadhair — g-adhar a ruith feidh hadh a shnàmh uisg' uisgtì 'dhol mu chloich — clach a bhleith tuaigh— tuagh a bhuain slait— slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g- itheadh mo chuid subh." ■■ Chan fhaigli thu boitean iiamsa gais am faigh thu bonnach o n bhean-fhuine dliomh.' Ràinig e a' bliean-fhuine. " De do naidheachd an diugh, a Mhurchaidh?"' " Is e mo naidheachd gu bheil mi ag iarraidh — Bonnaich do 'n ghille-shabhail-boitein do 'n bho — bainne do "n chat- cat a shealg lucha— luch a sgriobadh ime -im a dhol ri casan gadhair— gadhar a ruith feidh— fiadh a shnàmh uisg'— uisge 'dhol mu chloich- clach a bleith tuaigh- tuagh a bhuain slait— slat a ghabhail air Mionachaig- 's i 'g itheadh mo chuid subh." "Chan fhaigli thu bonnach uamsa gus an toir thu stigh uisg' a dh' fliuineas e." ■■ Co aim a blieir mi stigh an t-uisge?' " Chan eil soitheacli ami ach an criatliar-cabhrach sin. ' Thug ]\Iiu"cliadh leis an criatliar-cabhrach, agus ràinig e an tobar ; ach a h-uile deur a chuireadh o sa' chriathar-chablxrach rachadh e troimhe. Thainig feannag os a. chionn agus ghlaodli i, " Gròrag, go rag!"' " Tha tliu ceart, fheannag," arsa Murchadh. "Cre ruadli s cbimieach — crc iiiadli s còinne^ich," thuirt an f bean nag. Chiiir Murchadh ere iiiadli agus còiiineacli amis a' chriathar ; thug c stigh an t-uisge do 'n bhean-fhuine, agus fbuair c — Bonnach do 'n ghille-shabhail— boitean do *n bho — bainne do 'n chat - cat a shealg lucha— luch a 68 sgrìobadh ime- ìm a dhol ri casan gadhair -gadhar a ruith fèidh— fiadh a shnàmh uisg' uisge 'dhol mu chloich— clach a bhleith tuaigh— tuagh a bhuain slait— slat a g^habhail air Mionachaig 's i 'g itheadh a chuid subh. Ach aa iiair a thill Murcliadh blia Mionacliag aii dèidli sgàineadli. IV. Cead Deireannach nam Beann. Bha mi 'ii dè 'm Beiiui-dòrain, 'S ua 'còir cha robh ini aineolach ; Chunna mi na g-leamitan, 'S na beanntaicheaii a b' aitline dhomh. B' e sin an sealladh èibhinn, Bliith 'g inieachd air na slèibhtean, 'N uair bhiodh a' ghrian ag èirigh, 'S a. bhiodh na fèidh a' langanaich. B' aobliach a' ghreigli uallach, 'N uair gliluaiseadh iad gii faruniach, 'S na li-èildeau air an fliuaran ; Bu chuannar na laoigh bhallach ann ; Na niaoisUchean 's na riiadJi-bhuic, Na coilich dhubha 's riiadha ; 'S e 'n ceòl bu bhinno chiialas 'N tiair chluinnt' am fuaim sa' chanihanaich. 'S togaiTach a dli' fhalbhainn Gu sealgaireachd nam bealaichean, 'Dol moch a dhìreadh garbhlaich, 'S giim b' anmoch tigh 'ma gii baile mi ; An t-uisge glan 's ani fàileadh Tli' air nuUlach nam beann àrda, Chiiidich e gn fàs mi ; 'S e rinn donili slàint' is fallaincachd. Pluiair nii grois a m' àrach Air àirighoan a, b' aitlmo dhonih, Ri cluiche, 's mire, 's niànran, 'S bhitli 'n coiblmeas blàth nau caileagan ; G9 Bu cliùis au aghaidli uàcluir Giun maireiidli sin an dràst ana ; 'S e b' eiginn bhith ga. 'm fàgail "N uair tliainig tràtli dhuinn dealacliadli. Nis o n bhuail an aoia mi, Fhnair mi gaoid a mliaii-eas domli, Rinu milleadh air mo dheudach, 'S mO' leirsinu air a dalladh onn ; Chan urraiun domli bhith treubhach, Ged a chuirimi feum air, 'S ged bhiodh an rnaig am dheidh-sa, Cha dean mi ceiim ro chabhagach. Ged tha mO' cheann air hathadli, 'S mO' chiabhagan air tanachadh, 'S trie a leig mi mial-chu Hi fear fiadhaich, ceannardach ; Ged bu toigh leam riamh iad, 'S ged fliaicinn air an t-sHabh iad, Cha teid mi nis ga, 'n iarraidh, Bho n chaill mi trian na h-analach. Ri am dol auns a' bhùireadh, Bu diirachdach a leanainn iad ; 'S bhiodh uair aig shiagh na dùthcha, 'Toirt òran ùra 's rannachd dhoibh ; Greis eile mar ri càirdean, 'N uair bha sinn anns na campan ; Bu chridheil anns an am sinn, 'S cha bhiodh an dram oirnn annasach. 'N uair bha mi ii toiseach m' oige, 'S i ghòraich a chum falamli mi ; 'S e 'm foiian tha cm* oirnne Gach aon ni coir a ghealladli dhiiinii ; Ged tha mi gann a storas, Tha m' inntinn Ian de sliolas, Bho 'n tha mi ann an dòchas Gun d' rinn Nigh'n Deors' * an t-aran domli * His musket. 70 Bha. mi 'n dè san aoiiach, 'S bha smaointeaii nior' air in aire-sa, Nacli robh u luchd-gaoil a. b' àbhaist 'Bhith 'sivibhal fàsaich mar riiim ami ; S a,' bheimi is beag a shaoil mi Gun deauadh ise caocliladh, Bho 'n tha i nis foi chaoirich, 'S ami thug- an saog-hal car asam. 'N uair sheall mi air gacli taobh dliiom, Chan fhaodainn gam bliith smalanach, Bho 'u theirig coill' is fraoch anu, 'S na daoine bh' ami cha mhaireami iad ; Chan 'eil fiadh r' a, shealg ami, Chan 'eil èuii no eaib ami, Am beagan nach 'eil niarbh dhiubh, 'S e rinn iad falbh gu baileach as. Mo shoraidh leis na fritheau — O 's miorbhailteach na. beannan iad, L© biolair uaine 's fìor-uisg', Deoch nasal, riomhach, clieanalta. ! — 1; Na. blàran a. tha. piiseil, 1 'S na fasaicheaii tha lioninhor ; ^ Bho 'n s ait' a leig mi dhioiii iad, Gu bràth mo rnliile beannachd leo ! V. OlDHCHE NA CaLLAINNE AN TiR CHEIN. Is tiainhaidh, trom, mo- chridhe iiochd. Is mi am aon'ran boclid leain fhein ; Chan iarr mi tamli, clian fhaigh mi lochd, Is mi fo mluiig an dùthaich clièin. Is iomadh cuinihno thinsach, throm, "Tlia. 'dusgadli broin 's ga m" chm" fo sprochd ; 'S e 'thog an osna aim am chom, Naich 'eil mi 'n Tir-nam-Beann an iiochd. 71 Tha Tìr-iiam-Boann mar blia i namli — Gacli glcanu, is sliabli, is creag" nam faol)!*^ All creachauii àrd s am hi am iiadli, 'S an Icacann liatli Ilia slos o tliaobli. Tha, fòs, gacli allt a" knnn \v toirm, Bho chroig g'u creig a sios gu tvaigli ; Tlia. ban- an •fhraoicli fo bhadain ghorm', Gu trom "s gu dosrafh mar a bhà. Acli c ait' a bhcil na cairdcan griiidh D' an d" thug mi bàidk an làithean m' òig' ? 'S e fàth mo mhulaid is mo chràdh A mhcud 's ai tha dliiubh n diugh fo 'n fhòid. Tha àl a.' falbh is àl a' teachd, Mar thonn a' leantainn tuinn air tràigh ; Ar bUadlinaichean tha« iad, gu beachd, Mar sgeulachd dhiomhain, gheàii", gam stà. Athair mo ghràidh, chan 'eil e beò ; Mo mhàthair chaomh chan 'eil i an2i ; S mo cho^aoisean rinn falbh mar cheo A dh' fhuadaichear le gaoth nam beann. O slàn le comunn caomh mo ghaoil A chuireadh faoilt am chridhe bochd ! Mo chreach chan "eil iad air au t-saogh'l A dheanadh aobhach mise 'nochd. Ach tha iad beò an diithaich chein — An Tir-na-Grein, gun oidhch' a chaoidh— 'S coinnichidh sinn a ris a chèil', Gvin sùil fo dheur, giui chridh' a' caoidh. C ar-son a bhithinn brònach, bochd, A' caoidh fo sprochd an so leam fhein ? Do shùil, a. Dhe, tha orais' an nochd, Fo dheòraidheachd an diithaich chein. Clia bhi mi caoidh, cha toir mi geill ; To thaic do sgeith gvm iarr mi tàmh ; Do thoil-sa deanar leam, a Dhe, Ga m' striochdadh fhein a chaoidh fo d' làimh. 72 VI. Mac og an Iarla Ruaidh. " Cha teid raise chaoicQi de m' dheòin Gti mac og an Iarla Ruaidli, Gus an cuii- a' bheinn iid shios Cùlaobh ris a bheinn nd sliuas. " Cha teid mise chaoidh de m' dheoin Gil mac og an Iarla Ruaidh, Gus an dean an eala bhàn Nead gu h-ard air bhàrr nan stuagh. " Cha teid mise chaoidli de m' dheoin Gu mac og an Iarla Ruaidh, Gus an ctiir am bradan breac Trì cuir mhear' an crò nan uan." Thog a muime thall a ceann- — • " 'S gorach leam do chainnt, a luaidh ; Bheir thu gaol roimh Fhèill-an-Ròid, Do mhac og an Iarla Ruaidh. " Cainnt nan òg-bhan tha mar dhrùchd A ni 'ghrian a shùghadh suas ; Mu 'n tig Sainhain bidh tu posd' Aig mac og an Iarla. Ruaidh. " 'Bheinn ud shuas 's a' bheinn ud shios, Cha do charaich riamli 's cha ghluais, Ach thug Màiri gaol gun ghò Do mhac og an Iarla Ruaidh. Tha 'n eala 'gtir san eilean bliàn 'S am bradan tàx'r-gheal feadli a chua 'S tha Màiri nis na. 'ceile phosd' Aig mac og an Iarla Ruaidli. VII. Linn an Aigh. " An iiaii- bha "Gliàidlilig aig ua h-eòin," Bha 'in bainne air an Ion mar dhi-ùchd , A' mliil a fas air bàrr an fhraoich, 'S a k-iiile ni cho saor "s am bum. Cha robli daoin' a' pàidheadli mail; Clia robli càin on-a no cis — lasgach, sealgach, agns coiir, Ac' gun flioighneachd is gun pliris. Cha robli cogadli, clia robli còmh-stri, Cha robli cònnsachadh no streup — H-uile h-aon a gabhail comlinuidli Anns an t-seòl bu deòin Ms fhein. Cha robh gTitli aii' creicli iiO' tòir ; Bha gacli dùil "tigh'nn beo an sith ; Feiim sam bith cha robh air mod, 'S lagh na còrach anns a,' chrìdli'. Dh' or no dh' airgead cha robh miadh, Sògh is iialachd air gach làimli ; Aii'c cha d' fhiosraich duiiie riamli, Is cha d' iarr aon neach cuid chàich. Bha coibhneas, comimn, iochd, is gràdh, Anns gach ait am nieasg an t-sluaigh, Eadar far an eiricli ginan, 'S far an laigh i 'n iar sa' chuan. Bha gach achadli fo thi-om bhàrr, Gu Ian 's gu toracli, air a' cliluain ; Bliochd is bainne aig an al ; Innis anns gach ait aig buar. Cha robh feum air cleith no crami ; Chinn gach ni neo-ghann leis fhein ; Meas is blàths sa' h-uile h-am — A' bhliadhna na "siimhradli eii leir. VIII. TUIREADH. Dh.' iadh ceo nan stùc mu aodanii Chuilinn, Is sheinii a' bhean-shith a torman mulaid, Tha sùilean gorm, ciùin, san Dun a! sileadli, Bho 'n thriall thu uainn 's nach till thu tuiUeadh. Cha till, cha tiU, cha. till Mac-Cniimein, An cogadh no sith cha tiU e tnilleadh, Le h-airgead no ni cha tiU Mac-Ciaiimein. Cha till gu bràth gu La na Ciniinne. Tha osag nam beann gu fann ag imeachd, Gach sruthan 's gach allt gu mall le bruthach ; Tha ealta nan speiu- feadh ghèugan dubhach, A' caoidh gun d' fhalbh 's nach till thu tuiUeadh. Tha 'n fhairge: fa-dheòidli làn bròin is mulaid, Tha 'm bata fo sheol, ach dliiidt i siubhal, Tha gàrthaich nan tonn le fuaim neo-shubhach, Ag radii gun d' fhalbh 's nach till thu tuiUeadh. Cha chluinnear do cheòl san Dim mu fheasgar, 'S mac-talla nam miir le miiirn ga 'fhreagairt, Gach fleasgach is òigh gim cheòl, gun bheadradh. Bho'n thriall thu uainn 's nach till thu tuiUeadh. 75 NOTES ON SPECIFIC READINGS. Pajfe 07, line 18—" Ailein-an-Earrachd" — Allan Cameron of Eracht in Lochaber, who raised the 79bh Regiment, known as the Cameron Highlanders. Page 61, line 17 — " Marsali Mhor agus na buanaichean." This refers to the time when it was customary for Highland shearers to go to the South country to the harvest. Page 63, line 16—" Bodach nam Brigisean" — The name of a well- known pipe tune. Page 63, line 19 — " Mac-Iain-Abraich" — The patronymic of Maclean of Coll. Page 64, line 28— " Clag Sgàin"— The bell of Scone. As with Whittington and the bells of London, the Highland people interpreted the message of the bell of Scone thus— "An rud nach buin duit na buin da" — " Mind your own business." Page 64, line 33 — " Tigh Eoghain Oig." " Eoghan Og" was one of the iìoms-(h-]>ììnni of Lachlan Maclean, one of the principal con- tributors to the " Teachdaire Gàidhealach." Page 64, line 38 — " Mo chuilean" — A common term of endearment. Page 6.'), line 2 — " Murchadh agus Mionachag." In some versions the male actor is called Murachan. There may possibly be the shadow ef a moral in the piece, Murachan being the well-doing person, from " murrach," thrijti/ ; while the name Mionachag may be from " mionach," and thus a personification of greed. Page 70, line 26—" Oidhche na Callainne"— Hogmanay night. " Callainn" or "Collainn" is the Latin word " Calenda-," the first of the month. Page 72, line 2—" Mac Og an Lirla Ruaidh." This exquisite ballad appeared in "Albyn's Anthology," accompanied with the following very free rendering by Sir Walter Scott • — Nora'.s Vow. Hoar what Highland Nora .said— "The .swau," she said, " the lake's clear " The Earlles son I will not wed. May barter for the eagle's nest ; [breast Should all the race of nature die, The Awe's fierce stream may backward turn And none be left but he and I. Ben-Cruachan fall and crush Kilchurn ; For all the gold, for all the gear. Our kilted clans, when blood is hitrh, And .all the lands both far and near, Before tliuir fo, s iii:i\ f urn :iua fly : That ever valour lost or won, But I, w. 1 1 ili i m is aone, I would not wed the Earlies .son." Would hlvv I i-son.' "A maiden's vows," old Callimi .spoke, Still in tlir w a. i-lil, - vl, ,,|,_-, " Are lightly made and lightly broke ; Her w^.m,.! i„ -i tli. \mM -.v.in mule; The heather on the mountain's height Ben-Cninh.ui >t:iiiiK ,i^ t,i-t i~ evrr. Begins to bloom in purjile light ; Stilld'iv. n ward toiiuis the .\\ve- In ree river ; The frost-wind soon shall sweep away To shun the clash ot foemans steel, That lustre deep from glen and brae ; No Highland brogue has turned the heel ; Vet Xora, ere its bloom be gone. But Nora's heart is lost and won — Jl£.y blithely wed the Earlie's son. She's wedded to the Earlic's son. 76 Page 72, line 15—" Muime." The term " muime" here means, not stepmother, but nurse or lady-attendant. Page 72, line 17— " Feill-an-Ròid"— the Feast of the Holy Rood, 14th September. Page 73, line 8 — " An uair bha 'Ghàidhlig aig na h-eòin." The author poetically fixes the period of the Golden Age as the time " when the birds spoke the Gaelic language." The line quoted is from a poem by Ewen Maclachlan. Page 74, lines .5 and 19 — "An Dun." This refers to Dunvegan Castle, the seat of Macleod of Macleod. Page 74, line 7 — " Mac-Cruimein." The Mac-Crimmons were the hereditary pipers of Dunvegan. The one of them who form3 the subject of this popular Lament fell at the Rout of Moy. Page 74, line 13 — " Ealta nan speur" — " the coveys of the sky" — the fowls of heaven. (-7


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Tha an t-ainm A' Chomraich co-dhiù 1300 bliadhna a dh'aois agus tha e air a chleachdadh gu h-ionadail airson a' bhaile bhon 19mh linn sa bheil taigh-seinnse agus oifis-puist. Tha am baile air Bàgh beag na Comraich, a' coimhead ris an Linne a-Staigh, agus air taobh eile na Linne tha Ratharsair, aon de na h-Eileanan a-Staigh.
Tha Abhainn bheag na Comraich a' sruthadh dhan bhàgh aig A' Chomraich. 'S e A' Chomraich cuideachd ainm oighreachd na sgìre


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'S e loch nach eil ann tuilleadh air oighreachd Chill Rathaig ann an Siorrachd Inbhir Nàrann a th'anns an sgìre air am bheil 'Loch nan Cinnidhean'. Chaidh tobhtaichean de chrannagan a lorg anns an loch. B' e eileanan beaga, deanta le làimh a bh'anns na crannagan, is bha iad air an cleachdadh mar thaighean dìonadach no mar chomharra-inbhe. Bha cuid de chrannagan air an dèanamh le daoine gu tur, is b' e eileanan nàdarra a bh'air an cur ris a bh'ann an cuid eile. Bha na h-eileanan air an togail agus daoine a' fuireach orra suas chun an t-17mh linn. Bha a' mhòr-chuid de chrannagan cruinn no ugh-cruinn, mu 15-30 meatair tarsainn mar bu trice. Ann am bitheantas, bha crannagan an Innse Ghall air an dèanamh le clachan, is bha an fheadhainn air tìr-mòr air an dèanamh le fiodh.
Bha cnocan na crannaige anns an diagram seo air a dhèanamh le fiodh. Chaidh cabraichean darach a lorg a dhèanadh mullach dìreach an cois bhallaichean air an dèanamh le cuirp chraobhan daraich.
Gheibhear an dealbh seo ann an leab. IV de 'Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries in Scotland', 1860-1862