Transcriber's Notes:
Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error:
"Before they left the farmstead, the ([Marcraes] —>) Macraes had..."
"The old ([ilsesman] —>) islesman muttered..."
"...([Eaiasaid] —>) Ealasaid suddenly fell on her knees,..."
"For a long while ([therafter] —>) thereafter..."
"...Nial thought of Màm-([Gord] —>) Gorm as God..."
"...genitive of ([nathair] —>) nàthair..."
"...if she is there ([to] —>) too."
Footnotes have been moved to end of document.
Chapters have been linked additionally in the ToC.