Popular Tales of the West Highlands: Orally Collected, Volume 2John Francis Campbell A. Gardner, 1890 |
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Popular Tales of the West Highlands: Orally Collected, Volume 2 John Francis Campbell Affichage du livre entier - 1860 |
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agad agam aghaidh agus athair bhean bheil bheir bhuail biodh bith bodach Brian ceann cha n eil cha robh chaidh chailleach chiad chuir chunnaic chur dachaidh darna daughter déigh deoch dhol diugh Dòmhnull duine Eirinn esan fairies famhair fear Fearghus féin fhalbh fhear fhein fhìn fhuair Fiachaire Fionn Gaelic ghabh giant gille Gruagach gun robh h-uile head horse Iain Dirich iarraidh ionnsuidh Islay killed king Laidh làmh latha leis Mac-a-Rusgaich mach math mharbh Mhic mhòr mise mòr nighean night oidhche orsa rachadh ràinig riabh righ rinn Sassun seachd sibh sinn siud sluagh stigh story taobh thàinig thee Thog thòisich thou shalt thubhairt thug thuirt thusa thyself tigh tighinn told took uair Uistean urra ursa wife
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Page 207 - To the cave's mouth he roll'd, and closed the gate (Scarce twenty four-wheel'd cars, compact and strong, The massy load could bear, or roll along). He next betakes him to his evening cares, And, sitting down, to milk his flocks prepares ; Of half their udders eases first the dams, Then to the mother's teat...
Page 58 - Well, now," said the sage to him, "did I not tell you that it was not your son you had: your son is in Brorra-cheill in a digh there (that is, a round green hill frequented by fairies). Get rid as soon as possible of this intruder, and I think I may promise you your son." "You must light a very large and bright fire before the bed on which this stranger is lying. He will ask you 'What is the use of such a fire as that?' Answer him at once, 'You will see that presently!' and then seize him, and throw...
Page 278 - Such as think the tales told by the Egyptians credible are free to accept them for history. For my own part, I propose to myself throughout my whole work faithfully to record the traditions of the several nations.
Page 99 - Once upon a time, there lived a man at Appin, Argyllshire, and he took to his house an orphan boy. When the boy was grown up, he was sent to herd; and upon a day of days, and him herding, there came a fine gentleman where he was, who asked him to become his servant, and that he would give him plenty to eat and drink, clothes, and great wages. The boy told him that he would like very much to get a good suit of clothes, but that he would not engage till he would see...
Page 301 - ... and she saw all that went on, and when she awoke she went home and told it to her mother, and the henwife told it to the queen, and when the queen understood how the girl was getting meat, nothing at all would serve her but that the sheep should be killed. The sheep came to the queen's daughter and said to her— " They are going to kill me, but steal thou my skin and gather my bones and roll them in my skin, and I will come alive again, and I will come to thee again.
Page 451 - ... fist and he struck the king between the mouth and the nose, and he drove out three of his teeth, and he caught them in his fist, and he put them in his pouch, and he went away.
Page 25 - The bride would say nothing for a long time ; but at last she told him all about it, and how she was pledged to another man. " Dress thyself," said the man,
Page 60 - Upon hearing this, the whole company before him gave a loud laugh, which wakened up the cock he carried dozing in his arms, who at once leaped up on his shoulders, clapped his wings lustily, and crowed loud and long. The fairies, incensed, seized the smith and his son, and throwing them out of the hill, flung the dirk after them, " and in an instant a
Page 345 - I am setting it as crosses, and as spells, and as the decay of the year on thee; that thou be not without a pool in thy shoe, and that thou be wet, cold, and soiled, until thou gettest for me the bird from which that feather came.
Page 463 - Then he was spoilt and torn so much that he could not leave the battle-field ; and he did but let himself down, laid amongst the dead the length of the day. There was a great strand under him down below ; and what should he hear but the sea coming as a blazing brand of fire, as a destroying serpent, as a bellowing bull ; he looked from him, and what saw he coming on shore on the midst of the strand, but a great toothy carlin, whose like was never seen. There was the tooth that was longer than a staff...