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Is mairg a chitheadh adhaircean fad 'air a chrodh ghuineideach. 



Pity the one who would see long horns on the butting cow. 

 Is mairg do'n sguaban-stothaidh bo mhaol odhar Mhic-Ghill- 

 Eoinidh. 



Pity the one whose resource is MacGillony's hornless dun 

 cow. That is^ the wild mountain doe. (See Nicolson.) 

 Is math cuid ceaird dhi. 



The tinker's share of her is good. That is, the horns. 

 Is math nach' eil adhaircean fad' air na ba luineanach. 



It's well that the frisky (tossing, butting) cows haven't long 

 horns. 

 Is minig a bha droch laogh aig deadh mhart. 



Many a good cow has had a bad calf. 

 Is minig a bha laogh mhath aig boin sgairdich. 



A skittering cow has often had a good calf. 

 Is minig a bha uth mhor aig boin chaol-chasach. 



A slender-legged cow has often had a large udder, or. 

 Is minig a bha boinne mhath aig boin chaol-chasach. 



A slender-legged cow has often a good drop. 

 Is minig a bha rath air aona bho na cailich. 



The old woman's only cow has often been lucky. The luck 

 of attention to her and consequent good results. 

 Is olc a bho-laogh a chreag. 



The rock is a bad milch cow. 

 Is taibhseach iad adharca nam bo tar lear. 



Showy (or visionary, from "taibhs"), are the horns of the 

 cows beyond sea (the ocean, main, etc.). 

 Is toigh le bo mhaol, bo mhaol eile. 



A hornless cow likes another hornless cow. Like to like. 

 Is trom geum bo air a h-aineol. 



Heavy is a cow's low in a strange fold. 

 Lamh an ceann bo maoile. 



Holding a hornless cow by the head. A difficult feat. 

 Laoigh bhailgionn boirionn air gach fireach, piseach crodh 

 na h-airidh. 



Speckled (different-coloured), female calves on every hill, the 

 progeny of the cattle of the shealing. A good wish. 

 Marbh thusa bo 'us marbhaidh mise tairbhean. 



You kill a cow and I'll kill a (cow) parasite. This is 

 obscure — tairbhean is a noxious cattle-insect. Supposed 

 brag. 

 Mar an crodh a' dol do'n bhuaile, cuid romham 's cuid am dheigh. 

 Like the cows going to the fold, some before me and some 

 behind. 

 Mar mhart caol a'tigh'n gu baile, tha cabhanach (camhanach) 

 na maidne Earraich. 



Like a lean cow coming to a farm is the dawn of a spring 

 morning. Slow and weak, but likely to improve. 



