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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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¶GIEAN CARLINS. n.comb., pl. See quot.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 225:
Giean carlins. A set of carlins common in the days away, but now so much unknown, that account of them is almost lost. They were of a prying nature, and if they had found any one alone on Auld Halloween, they would have stuffed it with “beerawns and butter”.
