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From: "donald macphee" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY-L] A bit of Gaelic, please
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:17:27 +0100


Thanks so much Ken. Forgot official language usage still Latin. Four faces
are four Lords of Isles. Descendants of Donald, including Angus Og. Still
looking for Gaelic to Colonsay MacFie's Black Dog story (one of my notable
kin): "every dog has it's day" Don MacPhee
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken MacTaggart <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY-L] A bit of Gaelic, please

>1) It has four bearded faces in a boat. I would read it as:
>
>S. ENGVS DE YLE FILII DOANALDI
>
>I think it is Latin meaning: Seal of Angus of Islay, Son of Donald
>
>Son of Donald may mean "of the line of Donald", or "Mac Donald", i.e. not
>necessarily that his father was called Donald
>
>regards
>Ken MacTaggart
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: donald macphee <>
>To: <>
>Date: 15 June 1999 19:03
>Subject: [SCT-ISLAY-L] A bit of Gaelic, please
>
>
>>I'm missing two bits of information for a mss; both involve some Gaelic:
>>1) Does someone have access to the Gaelic inscription (and English
>>translation) on the seal or emblem of the Lords of Isles? It's the one
>with
>>the four men in tiny, single masted vessel. I actually have coasters from
>>Islay with the seal, from an earlier trip, but can't make out inscription.
>>Can't find in Storrie or Newton.
>>2) Could someone provide the Gaelic translation of: "the black dog's day
>>will yet come"? From one of Colonsay Macfie black dog tales (this one by
>>Rev JG Campbell - not John Francis Campbell.) Of course, became "every dog
>>will have it's day."
>>
>>Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sloppy note taking on my part while
>>in Scotland. Thank you Donald A. MacPhee
>> Kirkland Washington
>>
>>
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