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Excerpt from Carmina Gadelica, Vol. 1: Hymns and Incantations, With Illustrative Notes on Words, Rites, and Customs, Dying and Obsolete; Orally Collected, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Translated Into EnglishThis work consists of old lore collected during the last forty-four years. It forms a small part of a large mass of oral literature written down from the recital of men and women throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...purification. The winds were strong on the Temple heights, and the tapers were unprotected, yet they did not flicker nor fail. From this incident Bride is called 'Bride boillsge,' Bride of brightness. This day is occasionally called 'La Fheill Bride nan Coinnle,' the Feast Day of Bride of the Candles, but more generally ' La Fheill Moire nan Coinnle,' the Feast Day of Mary of the Candles--Candlemas Day. The serpent is supposed to emerge from its hollow among the hills on St. Bride's Day, and a propitiatory hymn was sung to it. Only one verse of this hymn has been obtained, apparently the first. It differs in different localities:--'Moch maduinn Bhride, To-day is the Day of Bride, Thig au nimhir as an toll, The serpent shall come from the hole, Cha bhoin mise ris an nimhir, I will not molest the serpent, Cha bhoin an nimhir rium.' Nor will the serpent molest me. Other versions say:--La Feill na Bride, The Feast Day of the Bride, Thig nighean Imhir as a chnoc, The daughter of Ivor shall come from the knoll, Cha bhean mise do nighean Imhir, I will not touch the daughter of Ivor, 'S cha dean i mo lochd.' Nor shall she harm me. 'La Fheill Bride brisgeanach On the Feast Day of Bride, Thig an ceann de 'n chaiteanach, The head will come off the 'caiteanach,' Thig nighean Iomhair as an tom The daughter of Ivor will come from the knoll Le fonn feadalaich.' With tuneful whistling. 'Thig an nathair as an toll The serpent will come from the hole La donn Bride, On the brown Day of Bride, Ged robh tri traighean dh' an t-sneachd Though there should be three feet of snow Air leachd an lair.' On the flat surface of the ground. The 'daughter of Ivor' is the serpent; and it is said that the serpent will not sting a descendant of Ivor, he having made 'tabhar agus tuis,' offerin...

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Excerpt from Carmina Gadelica, Vol. 1: Hymns and Incantations, With Illustrative Notes on Words, Rites, and Customs, Dying and Obsolete; Orally Collected, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Translated Into EnglishThis work consists of old lore collected during the last forty-four years. It forms a small part of a large mass of oral literature written down from the recital of men and women throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, from Arran to Caithness, from Perth to St. Kilda.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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