Ishbel: Gach naomh ann am flathas Be each saint in heaven, Gach ban-naomh ann am flathas, Each sainted woman in heaven Gach aingeal am flathas Each angel in heaven Bhith sgaoileadh dhuibh lamhan, Stretching their arms for you, Bhith réiteach dhuibh rathaid, Smoothing the way for you, Nuair théid sibh null thairis When you go thither Air abhainn do-léirsinn; Over the river hard to see; O'nuair théid sibh null dhachaidh O when you go thither homeward Air abhainn do-léirsinn; Over the river hard to see. (Gaelic death blessing, taken from the Carmina Gadelica) Blessings to Ishbel's kith & kin in their grief. --Cuilionn
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