Macpherson, Ewen, of Cluny, Lieutenant-Colonel, 1804-1884
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gaelic verse mostly of Badenoch poets, collected in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and formerly held in the Cluny Charter Chest.
File
Identifier: Acc.11044
Scope and Contents
A collection of Gaelic verse, mostly of poets from the Badenoch area. It was written down in the late 18th century, with some later additions at the end. Most of the songs were published by Thomas Sinton in his article "Gaelic poetry from the Cluny charter chest", 'Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness' XXIII (1898-1899), pp. 247-281 (referred to below as "Sinton, TGSI"), and again in 'The Poetry of Badenoch' (Inverness 1906) by the same author.The collection was...
Dates:
1791-1801 and undated.
Memorial concerning the Chieftaincy or Captaincy of Clan Chattan, disputed by Cluny Macpherson and Mackintosh of Mackintosh.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7852
Dates:
circa 1828.
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- Lyrics. Muscial compositions: Songs. 1
- Poetry. 1