'agus a dh'eug' means 'and who died' (I think). Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Morrison" <ianmorrison@msn.com> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:03 AM Subject: Re: 1863 Gaelic book re Donald SUTHERLAND > Hi Frances, > I was waiting for someone more qualified to reply because my gaelic is very rudimentary. However, until they do, here is my guess: "Remember your father: Donald Sutherland born at Brora in the Shire of Sutherland, and on the twelth of the month of May, 1863" It seems to be a book of poetry written by Thomas Sutherland. > > Ian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frances Bishop > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 5:04 PM > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: 1863 Gaelic book re Donald SUTHERLAND > > > Greetings to all. > This is a recycled query, originally sent to the Nova Scotia List (1998). > > Title Details: > Cumha d'athair: Domhnull Sutherlan a bh'ann am Brora an Siorrachd Chatabh, > agus a dh'eug sa' mhios Mhaigh 1863. > > Does anyone on the SUT list have the Gaelic? > I would dearly love to know how this title translates into English. > > During a visit to the National Library of Scotland (on holiday from > Canada), my husband and I found reference in the Sutherland Estate Papers > to a Donald Sutherland who was a water bailiff at Brora, County Sutherland > (sorry, I have no other details). I wonder if there could be any connection > between this man and the man in the book's title. > > I will be grateful for any help at all with this one. > > This title is held by Glasgow University. The citation given on the > excellent COPAC web site for UK university libraries is "Main Library; > Celtic, JG120, SUT; No 1 of 8 pamphlets bound together". The COPAC web site > (university research libraries in the UK and Ireland) for searches by > author/title, periodical and subject is at http://copac.ac.uk/copac > > Does anyone know of a Canadian library source for this publication? > > Best wishes, > Frances > bishad@direct.ca > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com<br clear=all><hr>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at <a href="http://www.hotmail.com">http://www.hotmail.com</a>.<br></p> > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11H B > > >