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Title: The McBrides
A Romance of Arran

Author: John Sillars

Release Date: October 22, 2007 [eBook #23152]

Language: English

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THE McBRIDES

A Romance of Arran

by

JOHN SILLARS

Fifth Impression

The Ryerson Press, Toronto
William Blackwood and Sons
Edinburgh and London
1922

TO

_MY MOTHER_

LIST OF GAELIC NAMES AND EXPRESSIONS.

Crotal, lichen.
"A traill," you sluggard.
Cleiteadh mor, big ridge of rocks.
Bothanairidh, summer sheiling.
Birrican, a place name.
Rhuda ban, white headland.
Bealach an sgadan, Herring slap.
Skein dubh, black knife.
Crubach, lame.
Mo ghaoil, my darling.
Direach sin, (just that), (now do you see).
Lag 'a bheithe, hollow of the birch.
Mo bhallach, my boy.
Ceilidh, visit (meeting of friends); ceilidhing; ceilidher.
Cha neil, negative, no.
Mo leanabh, my child.
Cailleachs, old women.
Og, young.
Mhari nic Cloidh, Mary Fullarton.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

CHAP.

I. WHICH TELLS OF THE COMING OF THE GIPSY
II. MAKES SOME MENTION OF ONE JOCK McGILP, AND TELLS HOW BELLE
BROUGHT THE WEAN IN THE TARTAN SHAWL INTO THE HOUSE OF NOURN
III. IN WHICH I CHASE DEER AND SEE STRANGE HORSEMEN ON THE HILL,
AND A LIGHT FLASHING ON THE SEA
IV. I MEET JOCK McGILP AND HIS MATE McNEILAGE AT THE TUBS' INN,
AND LEARN WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE WEAN IN THE TARTAN SHAWL
V. MIRREN STUART'S ERRAND
VI. WE TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW TO McKELVIE'S INN
VII. WE SAIL IN McKELVIE'S SKIFF TO THE HOLY ISLAND
VIII. THE DEATH OF McDEARG, THE RED LAIRD
IX. MIRREN STUART BIDS HER DOG LIE DOWN
X. DOL BEAG IS FLUNG INTO A FIRE
XI. THE BLAZING WHINS
XII. McALLAN'S LOCKER
XIII. DAN McBRIDE SAILS FROM LOCH BANZA
XIV. WE RETURN
XV. THE STRANGER ON THE MOORS
XVI. I HAVE SOME TALK WITH McGILP IN McKINNON'S KITCHEN

PART II.

XVII. I TURN SCHOOLMASTER
XVIII. THE