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Renaissance of the Clan Maclean. Comprising Also a History of Dubhaird Caisteal and the Great Gathering on August 24, 1912. Toge "R. f'7.2 National Library of Scotland *B000279537 TC Renaissance of the Clan MacLean Comprising also a History of DUBHAIRD CAISTEAL and the Great Gathering on August 24, 1912 Together with an APPENDIX Containing Letters of Gen'l Allan MacLean Narrative of an American Party A MacLean Bibliography BY J. P. MacLean, Ph. D. Columbus, Ohio : The F. J. Heer Printing Co. 1913 — MAC LEAN PROVERBS. Cloionn Ghilleathain 's na Seanfhacail.—Cha 'n 'eil e iclir na ioghnadh gu'm fine cho gaisgeil agus ainmeil ri Cloinn Ghilleathain air chuimhne anns na sean-fhacail. So iad mata, math is olc : — "Spagadagliog Chlann Donuill agus leom Leathanaich"—Macdonald swagger and Maclean airs. Leathanach gun bhosd, Donullach gun tapadh, agus Caimbeulach gun mhorchuis— (Rare things) a Maclean without boasting, a Macdonald without activity, or a Campbell without pride. An t-uasal Leathanach 's an ceatharnach Raonalach—The Macleans proud and the Clan Ranald courageous. Ged tha mi bochd tha mi uasal ; buidheachas do Dhia is ann de Chlann '111 Eathain mi—Though I am poor I am proud; thank God I am a Maclean. Mar mhadadh ag 61 eanraich tha ainmean Chlann 111' Eathain Eachunn, Lachunn, Tearlach—Like a dog lapping soup the names of the Macleans—Eachunn, Lachunn, Tearlach (Hector, Lachlan, Charles). Mac '111 Eathain lamh-fhadach, Mac Shimidh ball-dubh, 's Mac 'Ille Chaluim camachasach—Long-handed Macleans, black-spotted Fraser, and bandy-legged Macleod (of Raasay). b % 6-MY-fl (la'uriston c/ctle [library accessiohj BADGES OF THE CLAN. Dowart, Drimnin, Morvaren, Pennycross and Brolas—Crowberry Heath. Ardgour, Coll, Dochgarroch and Macleans of the North—Holly. TARTANS. There are two tartans—the dress and hunting. The following will be interesting, viz. : —The first indisputable re- ference to Highland Tartans occurs in the "Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland," in August, 1538. "These articles formed part of the dress worn by James V. when hunting in the Highlands. While there can be little doubt that district tartans are older than clan tartans, it is interesting to note that there is historic evidence to prove the existence of clan tartans as early as 1587. In a charter of that year, granting Hector MacLean of Dowart certain lands in Islay, the feu duty is made payable in the form of sixty ells' cloth of white, black and green colours, which correspond with the colours of the hunting tartan of the House of Dowart." "slogans or war cries." — Bis na beatha "Death' or—Life." Fear eile airson Eachainn "Another for Hector." Used alternatively. 5) u INTRODUCTORY NOTE. In the city of Glasgow, on Tuesday, September 4, 1912, the clay was rainy, and gloom appeared to settle over all. But, ou entering the office of John MacLean, the Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the Gathering, I found that gentleman's face beaming with smiles, for his mind was in a happy frame over the success of the Gathering. The numbers present at the meeting far exceeded expectations, the weather was all that could be desired, and the arrangements carried out to a full satisfaction, without a hitch or any incident to mar the occasion. All in attendance had expressed themselves as satisfied beyond their expectations. Mr. MacLean informed me that there appeared to be a general desire that the occasion, with its proceedings, should be preserved in permanent form ; that he had been requested to take up the work, and, still others had suggested him, that the writer should assume the burden. He urged me to shoulder the charge. The whole matter was thoroughly discussed in all its attendant phases. That gentleman assured me that he would do all in his power to assist in the enterprise, which promise he has fulfilled. In canvassing the question I pointed out the advisability of adding other material which would be welcome to the reader, besides adding to the value of the book. It is a matter of pride to record that the financial success was assured before a single line had been indited. It was discovered that there was a great desire to possess the records as set forth in the advertisement that had been presented to the clansmen. When the Chief learned of the enterprise, he im- mediately wrote : "I am glad to hear you are good enough to seize your pen once more and to commence another Historical Campaign. No man is better fitted for it. We are all anxious to get copies." It might be well to state that I alone am re- (7) 8 I INTRODUCTORY. sponsible for the contents of this volume, and furthermore no one has inspected the same. The Topical Press, London, and the Glasgow Daily Record & Mail, placed at my disposal the free use of such of their copy- right photographs as I required. Colonel J. R. Howard Mac- Lean, also sent the collection of photoghaphs made by himself, for use to choose such as I desired. My obligations are due to all. December 4, 1912. (This crest taken from a silver spoon owned by Capt. Hector MacLean, of the 42nd Regi- ment, in American Revolution. Now owned by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth McLean Volty, of Buffalo, N. Y.) DIVISION OF SUBJECTS. Renaissance of the Clan. DUBHAIRD CaISTEAL. Gathering of the Clan. General Allan MacLean. Registered Coats of Arms. Personal Narrative. MacLean Bibliography. List of Subscribers. (9) « O PQ . < — z S w 5 U PART I. RENAISSANCE OF THE CLAN. (in << l-J CM &H > < hJ £ CL, RENAISSANCE OF CLAN GILLEAN. The peasantry of the Highlands of Scotland, during the reign of the clans, presents a story most fascinating. This people, from time immemorial, and continuing for two or three generations after the clan system had ended, was greatly given to the recital of stories of occurrences that had been handed down from generation to generation. Every neighbor- hood contained those gifted with retentive memories, and dur- ing the long nights of winter the people would assemble in some hut, and there listen with undivided interest to some tale of the past. The poems of Ossian, the weird tales of folk lore, and the achievements of heroes, became a national literature imbedded in the hearts of the people. Every clan had its his- torian who kept the chief informed of his ancestry and sang their praises to him. The night gatherings were not only productive of intel lectual pleasure, but also took the form of a thorough school- ing, and of such a compass as to force the men of the moun- tains to a higher mental plane than that of a similar people of other nations. The casual reader assumes that the Highlanders were a warrior class. The assumption is entirely wrong, as is noticed by those who have studied this people. In one sense the High- landers were freemen, and recognized no higher political power than that of their chief. Whilst there were clan feuds, and clan battles, these were not continuous, and the conflicts recorded are covered by years. They were bold and courageous, and the MacLeans rose to the distinction of being the best swordsmen in Scotland. Yet, this is a product of a free people. A freeman will brave more than one that is driven or coerced. The nature of the Gael was intense, and whenever duty called him, the same element governed his every movement. (13) 14 Renaissance of the Clan MacLean. J < > < Renaissance of the Clan MacLean. 15 Intense in his religion, intense in his love of home and country, he was equally intense in his loyalty to his chief, and in his hatred of those who had provoked revenge. It is well to affirm that the people was a product of the clan system, and under that aegis there was a growth or de- velopment that attained unto a higher civilization. Whatever ultimate hope or prospect may have been in view, was ended on Culloden's fatal day, which dealt the death blow to clan prospects, clan happiness, and that fealty existing between the chief and his clan. True, the clan feeling and literary schooling struggled, then waned, and its extinction culminated in eviction's frightful scourge. The pleasures of the evening's recitations ended, and the stories of Fingal were neglected. Fortunately for the cause of Highland literature, through the influence of Blair, Carlyle and Ferguson, James MacPherson, in 1760, published "Fragments of Ancient Poetry," which excited so much attention that a subscription was taken up to send the editor into the Highlands to collect all that he could of the precious relics, which resulted in publishing in 1762, Ossian's Fingal and Temora. I am aware that it has been authoritatively stated that the Temora appeared in 1763. I have a very fine copy of the first edition of Ossian, and Temora is recorded from page 172 to 192, and the whole number of pages is 270. MacPherson's Ossian was received with enthusiastic ap- plause, and within less than a year was translated into nearly every language of Europe. Over the poems there grew up a very long and fierce controversy, some contending, led by David Hume, Dr. Samuel Johnson and others that they were spurious, while their authenticity was proclaimed by Dr. Hugh Blair, Dr. Graham, Sir John Sinclair, Archibald Donald and others. In 1870, a magnificent edition, in two large volumes, appeared, edited by Rev. Archibald Clerk. The Highland Society, very wisely appointed a commit- tee to investigate the matter by going to the very root. Its re- port, published in 1805, revealed that there was visible evidence of a race literature, and the actual evidence was presented.
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