| Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 390 pages
...or the difmal day. Bel-tein. On the ift of May, the berdfmen of every village hold their Eel-tein f, a rural facrifice: they cut a fquare trench on the...in the middle; on that they make a fire of wood, on \ My-account of thw, and every other ceremony mentioned in this Journal, was communicated to me by... | |
| Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 498 pages
...bleanagh, or the difmal day. On the i ft of May, the herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-tein f, a rural facrifice. They cut a fquare trench on the...drefs a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk j and bring, befides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whifky ; .for each of the company... | |
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - 1777 - 466 pages
...Village bold their Beltein, a rural Sacrifice : They cut a fquate Trench in the Ground, leaving 'he Turf in the Middle ; on that they make a Fire of Wood, on which they drefs a large Candle of Eggs, Butter, Oat-meal and Milk, and bring befides the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty... | |
| William Hutchinson - 1778 - 544 pages
...Highlands of Scotland, " the herdfmen of every village hold their Bel tern : they cut a fquare trench " in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle: on that...caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, " and milk, and bring, beiides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer «c and whiflcy ; for each of the company muft... | |
| Ben Jonson - 1783 - 280 pages
...Drayton and Milton. " On the ift of May, the [Highland] herdfmen of every village hold their Bel-tein, a rural facrifice : they cut a fquare trench on the...leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fi e of wood, on which they drefs a large caudle of eggs-, butter, oatmeal and milk ; and bring, befides... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 430 pages
...the herdfmen of every village on the firft of May. They cut a fquare trench on the ground, leaving a turf in the middle : on that they make a fire of wood,...the. ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiiky ; for each of the company muft contribute fomething. The rites begin with fpilling fome of the... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1798 - 328 pages
...unknownThe herdfmen of every'village ftill hold their bet-tien, a rural facrifice, on the firft of May. They cut a fquare trench on the ground, leaving the turf in the middle, and here they kindle a fire, on which they drefs a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, milk, and... | |
| Thomas Rudge - 1803 - 432 pages
...May, the herdsmen of every village hold their beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle. On that they make a lire of wood, and on it dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; besides which ingredients,... | |
| 1804 - 444 pages
...Scotland, the herdsmen of every village hold their Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle,... | |
| John Pinkerton - 1809 - 1102 pages
...bleanagh, or the difmal day. On the i ft of May, the herdfinen of every village hold their Bel-tien t» a rural facrifice. They cut a fquare trench on the...the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiflcy ; for each of the company muft contribute fomething. 1 he rites begin with fpilling fome of... | |
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