Honorary Member of the Ossianic Society of Glasgow, and of the Gaelic Society of
London, &c.

EDINBURGH:

W. WHYTE & CO. BOOKSELLERS TO THE QUEEN
DOWAGER; OLIVER & BOYD: GLASGOW, J. & P.
CAMPBELL, D. M'VEAN: ABERDEEN, S. M'LEAN:
INVERNESS, J. SMITH: DINGWALL, J. KEITH.

1843.

[Price Four Shillings Bound]

BEURLA 'US GÀELIG,

ANNS AM

BHEIL STÉIDHEAN NA DÀ CHAINNT

MINICHTE GU SOILLEIR;

A' CO-GHIULAN

NAN AINMEAN, NAM BRIGHARDAN AGUS NAN

RIALTAN GRÅMARAIL,

LE CLEACHDAIDHEAN

LIONMHOR AIR PAIRTEACHADH AGUS CEARTACHADH, Ann an Ordugh Co-cheangailte agus Dealaichte, anns an Dà Chainnt;

FREAGARRACH RIS AN RIAN IONNSACHAIDH LEASAICHTE.

Airson Maith Sgoilean agus Sgoilearan Aonarach.

LE IAIN FOIRBEIS,

MAIGHSTEAR-SGOILE CHILLE-CHUIMEIN ;

Ball Urramach de Chomunn Oissianach Ghlascho, agus de Chomunn na Gaelig 'an Lunuinn, &ce.

DUNEDIN:

UILLEAM BANACH 'S A CHUID. LEABHAR-REICEARAN DO'N BHAN-RIGH DHUBHARAICH; OLIBHER 'us BOID: GLASCHO, I. & P. CAIMBEUL: D. MAC-BHEATHAIN: ABAIRREAN, S. MAC-ILLEATHAIN: IONARNIS, S. GOBHA: IONARFEORAN, S. CEITEACH.

1843.

[Pris Ceithir Tasdain, ceangailte.]

Dedication.

ΤΟ

THE CONVENER,

AND THE OTHER MEMBERS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE

OF

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND,

THIS WORK

IS, WITH PERMISSION,

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

LE

MOR-URRAM, THA 'N OBAIR SO,
LE CEAD,

IAR A CUR A.MACH, FO THEARMUNN,

A' CHO-GHAIRMEIR, AGUS NAM BALL EILE

DE

CHO-BHUIDHEANN OILEANAIL ARD-CHO-THIONAIL EAGLAIS NA H-ALBA,

PREFACE.

Manners with fortunes, humours turn with climes,
Tenets with books, and principles with times.-Pope.

1

In introducing the following work to the Public, the Author would briefly observe, that he was, from practical experience in teaching for several years, led to furnish the DOUBLE GRAMMAR, as an attempt to supply an educational want which had too long existed in the Highlands of Scotland,— that of a Grammar from which the natives might learn the structure of both English and Gaelic, or either, through the medium of the Gaelic itself, their vernacular language. Such a work has been long and eagerly desired by many in the Highlands.

In teaching the structure of any language, it will be readily admitted by every person in the least acquainted with the principles of tuition, that the only rational and successful method of conveying a proper knowledge of it to the learner, is through the medium of the language which he already in some measure understands; and pursuant to this principle, our country has been abundantly supplied with elementary books, in which the principles of foreign languages are explicitly unfolded in English, for the benefit of such as are capable of studying them through that important language.

Seeing, then, such ample provision made for facilitating the attainment of foreign or dead languages, such as Greek and Latin, &c., which, though not spoken by us, are highly cul