Famous Pipers
mobheanabhithagatharrachadhuosagot ‘I spoke to the doctor ‘Cuddach’
dearg gu fear tartan na 42nd na eallach to get out and I wrote to my wife.’
agus gun danaig an cab agus gun reibh e April16th
mo lamh chli ann a fianais mo bhean. Thanaig Righ agus Banrigh na
‘I saw in a dream last night my Frainge a Sasguin.
wife changing from red dress to the ‘The King and Queen of France
red tartan of the 42nd [The Black came to England.’
Watch]infulldressandthencamethe April17th
‘cab’ who plundered [probably an Urnaigh mhor fhada ri Dia.
injection] in my left arm in front of ‘A long night of prayer to God.’
mywife.’Theword‘cab’meansmouth Onwards there arises a mixture of
ill set with teeth from which we get GaelicandEnglishandcertainlysome
the word ‘cabairneach’, garrulous or confusion.
talkative.Angus was under a specialist April28th
called Dr Hood who estimated that I thought the earth fell. Sios a
Angus was the most violent mental staighre chadal – downstairs to sleep.
patient he had ever treated – and April30th
probably he was right. Angus called An uinneag fosgailte – the window
thisdoctor‘Cuddach’whichisnearto open. Row re dining sa mhaduin – in
‘Cudch’ which Dwelly’s Gaelic the morning,agus [and] afternoon sa
Dictionary states means‘large dish.’ [in the] scullery.
February4th April29th–Confusionofdateshere.
BhualmianFrangachaguschuirIain DrHsaiditwasquiteproperuisge
Dubh sios mi gu No 1.’ dhioltagh dhomh [refused me water].
‘IstrucktheFrenchmanandBlack Angus’s hand writing from now on
JohnsentmedowntoNo1’-probably becomes very difficult to decipher.
to the detention room in a straight- July17th
jacket. I am in ward 2m. Woke up in
29thJanuary aisling [dream] of seeing the father of
Thanaig mo bhean agus dhinnis mi Empress Eugene waiting to speak to
dhi mar a rinn na lighichean orm agus Queen Victoria. He appeared to be
chuir lain Dubh mi sios gu No 1 gu am stoutish and fair haired with ...hair
cadal and rough clad.
‘My wife came and I told her I awoke and my first thoughts
whatthedoctorshaddonetomeand were with God who made heaven
Black John sent me down to No 1 to and earth, and that my father was
sleep.’ happy and my mother, and Donald
NodoubtAnguswouldhavebeen and several times Roderick, etc, and
sent down under sedation. He also John hundreds of times. Then –
seems to be getting his dates mixed. prayed and the thoughts came that I
February7th had never been a soldier but had hire
Bhruidhinn mi ris an lighiche with the army. Spoke to Dr H
‘Cuddach’ airson dcl a – mach agus yesterday before my bhean [wife] said
sgriobh chum mo bhean. he had denied my being brebbed
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