156 DOG 



Mar is mo glieibli an cu 's ami is mo dh 'iarras e. 



The more a dog gets the more he desires. 

 Mar chu gu cat, tha bean mie gu 'mathair-cheile. 



Like dog to cat, the son's wife is to her mother-in-law. 

 Mar mhadadh ag ol eanruich ainmean Chhimi '11 'Eatliain 

 '* Eachann, Lachann." 



Like a hound lapping broth are the names of the Clan 

 MacLean '' Lachan, Lachan" — '* Hector, Lachlan." No 

 Englishman can shine here. 

 Mar ruith choin air monadli, oidhche foghair a' tuiteam. 



As the ruiHiing of a dog on a hill, is the fall of an autumn 

 evening. 

 Ma ruitheas an sionnach am broilleach a ghadhair, co aig' tha 

 'choire .'* 



If the fox runs into the hound's embrace, who is to blame ? 

 This also for " Fox." 

 Mar thathunn coin ris an re — no an gealach. 



Like dogs' barking at the moon — of none avail. 

 Ma 's tuath a ghoireas an cu cain 's gearr gu bas fear dhe 

 'mhuinntir. 



If the white or dear dog bark to the north, soon shall 

 one of his household die. 

 Ma their mi fhein *• mach thu " ri m'chu, their a h-uile fear e. 



If I say "get out " to my dog, everybody will say it. 

 Miann coin, sneachd. 



A dog desire — snow. 

 Mios chrochadh nan con. 



The dog-hanging month — July. 

 Mire ri cuilean, cha sgur e gus an sgal e. 



Play with a puppy, it ends in a howl. 

 Mo chuideachda fhein, coin Throtarnais. 



My own friends, the dogs of Troternish. Said by some, because 

 they are a hardy lot, by others, that it was the saying of 

 a famous fool who was inhospitably received there. 

 Mur h-e Bran 's e bhrathair. 



If it be not Bran 'tis his brother. So like each other. 

 Na 'm biodh mo chu cho olc ionnsachadh riut, be 'n ciad rud 

 a dheanaiun a chrochadh. 



If my dog were as ill-bred as you, the first thing I should do 

 is to hang him. 

 Na *m biodh na coin air do dhiot itheadh, 's air falbh le do 

 shuipeir cha bhiodh tu cho mear. 



If the dogs had eaten your dinner, and run off with your 

 supper, you would not be so merry. 

 Na 'm bu toigh leat mi fhein, cha bhuaileadh tu mo chu. 



If you liked myself, you would not strike my dog. 

 Na 'n sealladh cu air comain. 



If a dog could but see his obligation, (See " Cha sheall," etc.) 



