Lxxiii. The Yellow Muilearteach : p. 136 "Chalmer's Sculptured Stones of Angus"."> HARPER.--From a stone at Monifeith.--"Chalmer's Sculptured Stones of Angus". LXXIII. THE YELLOW MUILEARTEACH. 1--BARD. On a day when the Fhinn were on Oirill's mound, A watching the Eireann all around, There was seen coming on the tops of the wave...
Lxxix. The Praise Of Goll : p. 309 LXXIX. THE PRAISE OF GOLL. From Donald MacPhie, Breubhaig, Barra. There came a stranger the way of the Finne, and he asked what sort of man Goll was, and Fionn said-- 1 High mind of Goll, Fionn's man of war, 2 Broad, burly hero, dauntless and hardy; 3 Fair generous hero, of sweetest speech...
The Story Of The Lay Of Diarmaid, No. 1 : THE STORY OF THE LAY OF DIARMAID. 1 NO. 1. FIONN never was a king; it was Breean, his father's brother, who was king over the fifth which the Een had of Eirinn, and Fionn he was Fla, the chief of the Feene, and it was Osgar who was chief of the men. It is Djeearmaid who was the man of the best head...
Lxxiv. The Story Of The Lay Of The Great Fool : LXXIV. THE STORY OF THE LAY OF THE GREAT FOOL. Written by Rector MacLean, September 13, 1860. Recited by Angus MacDonald, (constable) at Stoney Bridge, South Uist, who styles himself Aonghas, Mac Iain, Mhic Aonghais, Mhic Dhomhnuill, Mhic Thormaid, Mhic Iain, Mhic Neill, Mhic Chalain, Mhic Eogh...
Untitled : POPULAR TALES OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS BY J. F. CAMPBELL Volume III [1890] This is the third of four volumes of Campbell's collection of Scottish folklore. This volume is less 'fairy tale' oriented than the previous two volumes, and includes several significant pieces of poetry, including the The Lay...
Lxxvii. John, Son Of The King Of Bergen : p. 298 LXXVII. JOHN, SON OF THE KING OF BERGEN. From Angus Mackinnon (tailor), South Uist. 1--COMHRAG. "Tis the track of the youth beside the ford, And the great impetuous stride. 2 "Tis not the daughter of Locha Luin, And 'tis not Diarmaid of the clear eye. 3 "It is not one of the band of Fionn...
Lxvi. Conall Gulban. Or Guilbeinach, Or Gulbairneach. Part 03 : LXVI. CONALL GULBAN; OR GUILBEINACH, OR GULBAIRNEACH. IN translating this I have departed from my first plan, which was to give in all cases exactly what I got from one man, and abstracts of other versions. In this case the longest version was translated; and to its passages and notes were added...
Title Page : POPULAR TALES OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS ORALLY COLLECTED WITH A TRANSLATION BY THE LATE J. F. CAMPBELL NEW EDITION VOLUME III ALEXANDER GARDNER OF PAISLEY AND LONDON [1890] Scanned , April, 2004. John Bruno Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any...
Lxi. The Lay Of Diarmaid : LXI. THE LAY OF DIARMAID. I HAVE already referred to a note by Mrs. MacTavish on this subject, vol. ii. 489. She tells how she learned Dan an Dearg (the Song of the Red) more than sixty years ago, from a ploughman who used to chant it at his work; and she adds-- "The subject of the song is Diarmaid...
Lxxxii. How The Een Was Set Up : p. 348 LXXXII. HOW THE EEN WAS SET UP. From Angus MacDonald, Stoneybridge, South Uist. THERE was a king on a time over Eirinn, to whom the cess which the Lochlanners had laid on Alba and on Eirinn was grevious. They, were coming on his own realm, in harvest and summer, to feed themselves on his...
Lxxx. Osgar, The Son Of Oisein : LXXX. OSGAR, THE SON OF OISEIN. WHEN Osgar was a boy he was sent to a school. When they used to get out at the mid-day, they used to go to play shinny on to a strand that was there. At the time when he was sixteen years of age, p. 312 there would be a like number of the lads working on each side...
Lxxxv. The Song Of The Smithy : p. 396 LXXXV. THE SONG OF THE SMITHY. From Donald MacPhie, Breubhaig, Barra. 1--OISEIN. On a day as were on wide spread Rushes, A valiant four of the company, Myself, and Bound, and Grey Earth, Fair's self was there, he was Bondage's son. 2 There was seen a coming from the plain The big young lad...
Lxxii. The Hoodie And The Fox : LXXII. THE HOODIE AND THE FOX. THE hoodie and the fox were good at early rising, and they laid a wager with each other, for which should soonest get up in the morning. The hoodie went into a tree top, and she slept; and the fox staid at the foot of the tree, looking aloft (to see) when the day...
Lxix. Thomas Of The Thumb : p. 127 LXIX. THOMAS OF THE THUMB. From Catherine Macfarlane in 1809. John Dewar. THERE was one before now whose name was Tmas na h rdaig, and he was no bigger than the thumb of a stalwart man. Tmas went once to take a walk, and there came a coarse shower of hailstones, and Tmas went in under...
Lxxxiv. Manus : p. 367 LXXXIV. MANUS. From Donald MacPhie; Iochdar, South Uist. THERE was a King of Lochlann, and be married, and two sons were born to him. Oireal was the name of one, and Iarlaid of the other. Their father and mother died. A "Parlamaid" sat to put "Cileadearachd," a regency on the realm, till...
Lxii. How The Fox Took A Turn Out Of The Goat : LXII. HOW THE FOX TOOK A TURN OUT OF THE GOAT. From Hector Boyd, Barra. THERE was a gray goat and she had kids, and if she had, the fox went on a day around them, and he caught them, and he killed them, and he ate them. Then the goat came home, and she was black melancholy and miserable when she...
Lx. Diarmaid And Grainne : LX. DIARMAID AND GRAINNE. 1 From Hector MacLean, July 6th, 1859. Told by an old man in Bowmore, Islay, Alexander Macalister. FIONN was going to marry Grainne, the daughter of the king of Carmag in Eirinn. The nobles and great gentles of the Feinne were gathered to the wedding. A great feast w...
Lxvi. Conall Gulban. Or Guilbeinach, Or Gulbairneach : STORY OF THE KING OF SPAIN. Said he--"My name is Garna Sgiathlais Righ na Iospainde (Garna Skeelance, king of Spain.) 1 Let me tell you the hardest strait in which I ever was.] MacNair. I was once a warrior, and the deeds of a warrior were on my hand well enough, and I was on my way to the dun...
Lxxi. The Hoodie Catechising The Young One : LXXI. THE HOODIE CATECHISING THE YOUNG ONE. THE hoodie fell to at catechising the gorrachan, and she said to him,-- "If thou seest one coming, and a slender stick in his oxter, and a broad end to it, flee--that will be a gun; he will be going to kill thee. If thou seest one coming, and lifting...
Fables : FABLES. I am told on good authority, that stories in which beasts play a chief part are perhaps the most interesting of all in a scientific point of view. I accordingly give a few here, which should belong to No. XVII. in Vol. I. They will serve as a contrast to the heroic traditions with which I...
Duan Na Ceardach : DUAN NA CEARDACH, ETC. From Malcolm MacPhail, Scanlistle, aged eighty years. Learnt it from Alexander MacQueen, Persabas, sixty years ago. MacQueen was past eighty years of age at that time. 2. Chunnacas a teachd ar coir, Fear mor agus air aona chois; Le a mhantal dubh ciardhubh craicinn; Le...
Lxiii. How The Cock Took A Turn Out Of The Fox : LXIII. HOW THE COCK TOOK A TURN OUT OF THE FOX, AND NO CREATURE EVER TOOK A TURN OUT OF HIM BUT THAT COCK. From Hector Boyd, Barra, Sept. 20, 1860. THE russet dog came to a house, and he caught hold of a cock. He went away with the cock, and the people of the town-land went away after him. "Are...
Lxxxi. The Lay Of Osgar : THE STORY OF CONALL GULBAN (PART II) When Garna Sgiathlais had finished his tale, he said to Conall, "Now, thou man that art yonder, I should like to have thy tale, thy name, thy land, and what is the reason of thy journey to Lochlann." And Conall said--"My name is Conall Guilbeannach, s...
Lxv. The Keg Of Butter : "Sculptured Stones of Scotland", Pl. lxi."> WOLF.--From a stone at St. Andrews.--"Sculptured Stones of Scotland", Pl. lxi. LXV. THE KEG OF BUTTER. From Hector Boyd, Barra, who learnt it from Neil M'Neill, Watersay; and from many other old men. Neil M'Neill died ten years ago, past eighty years...
Lxiv. The Hen : LXIV. THE HEN. From Hector Boyd. Learnt this story from Donald M'Kinnon, Laidhinnis, Barra, who died twelve years ago at the age of sixty--Castle Bay, October 4, 1860. THERE was a woman before now, and she bore a hen in rock by the shore, after she had been driven into banishment in some way...
Lvii. The Rider Of Grianaig, And I : p. 9 POPULAR TALES OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS. LVII. THE RIDER OF GRIANAIG, 27-1 AND IAIN THE SOLDIER'S SON. From Donald MacNiven, a lame carrier. Bowmore, Islay, 5th July, 1859. Written down by Hector MacLean. THE knight of Grianaig had three daughters, such that their like were not to be found...
The Lay Of The Great Fool : "Sculptured Stones of Scotland", Pl. xlvi. "See Stanza" 15."> DEER AND HOUND--From a stone at Kirriemuir.--"Sculptured Stones of Scotland", Pl. xlvi. "See Stanza" 15. THE LAY OF THE GREAT FOOL. 1--BARD. TALE of wonder that was heard without lie, Of the idiot to whom hosts yield, A haughty son who...
Lxx. The Bulls : p. 130 From a stone at Inverness.--Sculptured Stones of Scotland, Pl. xxx viii. The following is a very good gloss upon the language of bulls. The imitation can be made very close by any one who will repeat the Gaelic conversation of the champions, with the intention of imitating the sound...
Lxxxi. The Lay Of Osgar. Part 02 : p. 320 LXXXI. THE LAY OF OSGAR. From Donald MacPhie, Smith, Breubhaig, Barra; and others. IT was said at that time that Eirinn was the better chase than Albainn; that there were many great beamed deer in it, rather than in this Albainn. It was this which used to cause the Fhinn to be so often...
Lxvi. The Fox And The Little Bonnach : FOX, HUNTSMAN, AND FALCON--From a stone at Shandwick.--Sculptured Stones of Scotland Pl. xxvi. LXVI. THE FOX AND THE LITTLE BONNACH. From Hector Boyd, who learnt it from one John Campbell, who died three years ago, at the age of thirty-Sept. 20, 1860. THE fox was once going over a loch, and there...
Lxxv. Guaigean Ladhrach 's Loirean Spagach : p. 194 AN OX 'THE POINTS OF WHOSE HORNS WERE BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF BEING FORWARDS.'--From a stone at Fowlis Wester, near Crieff.--"Sculptured Stones of Scotland", Pl. lx. The sculpture probably represents a procession leading an ox to be sacrificed. LXXV. GUAIGEAN LADHRACH 'S LOIREAN SPAGACH...
Lxvii. Caol Reidhinn. Why The Name Was Given To It : LXVII. CAOL REIDHINN. WHY THE NAME WAS GIVEN TO IT. From Mr. Alex. Carmichael, (excise officer), Islay. ON a certain time, when the Feinn had come home from the chase to the house of Farabhuil, at the foot of Farabhein in Ardnamurchan, they were much astonished to find their wives so lusty, fair...
Lxxxiii. The Reason Why The Dallag Is Called : p. 361 LXXXIII. THE REASON WHY THE DALLAG (DOG-FISH) IS CALLED THE KING'S FISH. From Angus MacKinnon, South Uist. WHAT but that the, King of Lochlann should come to the King of Eirinn to be a while along with him. The King of Lochlann and Fionn went on a day to fish, and they had a little bo...
The Lay Of Diarmaid, No. 4 : THE LAY OF DIARMAID NO. 4. One more version carries the legend to the extreme northern and eastern Gaelic frontier. It varies somewhat from the others, but the main incidents are the p. 93 same. The story is called THE BOAR OF BEN LAIGHAL, and is thus told:-- There lived once upon a: time a king...
Lxxxvi. Nighean Righ Fo Thuinn. The Daughter : p. 421 NO. LXXXVI. NIGHEAN RIGH FO THUINN. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVES. From Roderick MacLean (tailor) Ken Tangval, Barra, who heard it frequently recited by old men in South Uist, about fifteen years ago. One of them was Angus Macintyre, Bornish, who was about eighty years old at the time...
Lxviii : LXVIII. ON a day when Fionn and his set of men were out hunting in Haslainn, in Gortean Taoit in Ile, they saw coming to meet them an unhandsome man, with a shaggy eye in the front of his face. 1 He was running with might, and making right for Fionn MacDhuil. When he met them he asked them...
The Lay Of Yeearmaid. No. 3 : THE LAY OF YEEARMAID. NO. 3. I have tried to spell the names so as to convey some idea of the sound of the Gaelic words to English minds.--J. F. C. 1. HEARKEN a space if you wish a lay Of the tribe that from us are gone, Of MacCooal and of the Feen, And of the prince there's a woeful song. 2. Going...
The Lay Of Magnus : p. 363 THE LAY OF MAGNUS. A poem so called is known in Ireland, and is preserved in MSS. in Dublin, according to writers in the transactions of the Ossianic Society. A poem of 172 lines, "Comhrag Fhein agus Mhannis" was published in 1786, in Gillies' collection. An Irish version was published by...
The Lay Of Diarmaid, No. 2 : p. 66 THE LAY OF DIARMAID NO. 2. WHEN the Fhinn used to go to hunt, one of them used always to stay at home to watch the women. It fell upon Diarmaid on that day that it was he who should stay. There was a thing which they used to call SUGH SEIRC (love juice), a kind of mark in the face...
Lix. Fionn's Questions : p. 46 ["Under the following numbers I have grouped together a few traditions, etc., relating to the Campbell legend of Diarmaid and the boar".] LIX. FIONN'S QUESTIONS. From Donald MacPhie (smith), Breubhaig, Barra, 1860. Fionn would not marry any lady but one who could answer all his questions...
Lxvi. Conall Gulban. Or Guilbeinach, Or Gulbairneach. Part 02 : THE STORY OF CONALL GULBAN. THERE was at some time a young king in Eirinn, and when he came to man's estate the high counsellors of the realm were counselling him to marry; but he himself was inclined to go to foreign countries first, so that he might get more knowledge, and that he might be more...
Lxxviii. The Master And His Man : p. 304 LXXVIII. THE MASTER AND HIS MAN. From John Dewar. THERE were at some time ere now bad times, and there were many servants seeking places, and there were not many places for them. There was a farmer there, and he would not take any servant but one who would stay with him till the end...