Popular tales of the West Highlands : orally collected . oodie had never stirred all the night, andthen she awoke with the cry, and she answered, SAd-0-bè-è, sAd-0-bè-è. Its long since it the fox lost the wager and the hoodie won. AN FHEANNAG S AM MADADH n fheannag s am madadh ruadh math air moch-eirigh, aguschuir iad geall ri clieile airson co a bu luaithe dh eireadh s amhaidinn. Chaidh an fheannag ann am barr craoibhe aguschaidil i, s dh fhan am madadh ruadh aig bonn na craoibhe, s e gamharc an aird cuin a thigeadh an latha, ach cha do chaidil e luath s a mhothaich


Popular tales of the West Highlands : orally collected . oodie had never stirred all the night, andthen she awoke with the cry, and she answered, SAd-0-bè-è, sAd-0-bè-è. Its long since it the fox lost the wager and the hoodie won. AN FHEANNAG S AM MADADH n fheannag s am madadh ruadh math air moch-eirigh, aguschuir iad geall ri clieile airson co a bu luaithe dh eireadh s amhaidinn. Chaidh an fheannag ann am barr craoibhe aguschaidil i, s dh fhan am madadh ruadh aig bonn na craoibhe, s e gamharc an aird cuin a thigeadh an latha, ach cha do chaidil e luath s a mhothaich esau do n latha ghlaoidh e, S e n lathaban e. Bha n fheannag gun smoisleachadh fad na hoidhche gusan sin ; dhuisg i le a ghlaodh san agus fhreagair i, S fhad o b e e,—S fhad 0 b e e. Chaill am madadh ruadh an seo an geall sbhuidhinn an fheannag. From John MacArthur (shepherd), Uchd nan Clach, who sayshe learnt them from Donald MacGeachy, carding-miller, Walkmill,a native of Kintyre ; and Dugald MacNiven in Cairnbui.—H. ML. WEST HIGHLAND Harper.—From astoneat Monifi-itli.—( hdìiaerù SculpturLdStbiusof Angus. LXXIII. THE YELLOW MUILEAETEACH. 1— a da}^ when the Fhinn were on Oirills mound,A watcliing the Eireann all around,There was seen coming on the tops of the wave,The crooked, clamouring, shivering brave. The name of that undaunted wraithWas the bald russet-yellow Muilearteach ;From Lochlanns bounds, coming on in a dav to cover Eirinn. A MHUILEARTACH BHUIDHE. 123


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