Blair Collection > Celtic monthly > Volume 1, 1893

THE CELTIC MONTHLY.
137
DUNCAN MACKINTOSH,
Secretary of thk Gaelic Societt of Inverness.
STOLEN URQUHART is responsible for
(HpSf milli y of tne leading citizens of Inver-
vSs^l ness — honourable, energetic men they
are, too, who hail from that most picturesque of
glens. Invernessians whisper that they are a
trifle clannish among themselves. Mr. Duncan
Mackintosh, secretary of the Inverness Gaelic
Society, hails
from the "Glen;"
lie is a typical
Glenurquhart
man, who has,
however, ex-
tended his clan-
nishness to em-
brace all and
sundry of Gaelic
origin. Conse-
quently he is
now the " head-
centre " of the
present High-
land literary
movement,
which finds its
expression in
the Gaelic So-
ciety of Inver-
ness and its
works.
When Mr.
Mackintosh, as
a young man,
came to Inver-
ness first, he
joined the staff
of the Bank of
Scotland, in
whose services
he still remains,
having now at-
tained the posi-
tion of second
in charge of
the important
branch located in Inverness. For five years he
was absent from Inverness, filling the positi n
of accountant for his Bank at Oban. While
there, he was secretary of the Lorn Ossianic
Society, and collected considerable sums for the
Celtic Chair. Before leaving Inverness he was
treasurer of the Gaelic Society, he being one of
its original members. Returning to Inverness
in 1879, he resumed the duty of treasurer, and
in 1886 he was further appointed secretary.
He took charge of the society's fortunes when
its finances were at a very low ebb ; Mr.
Mackintosh set himself steadily to the work,
and in a few years he cleared ott' the. debts and
put the society on a sound business as well as
literary and social basis. Mr. Mackintosh
makes an ideal secretary, especially on the prac-
tical side. The ruin of most societies of the
kind is the failure to get in the subscriptions.
In this matter Mr. Mackintosh is most success-
ful, using all gentleness, as the saying is, but
quietly persisting in his applications. A matter
that helps him
much in this is
the excellence
of the annual
volumes of the
Gaelic Society's
T ransactions.
For this excel-
lence Mr. Mac-
kintosh is, of
course, largely
responsible ; for
he gets papers
and lectures
from the best
men in their
various subjects,
north and south,
and of these
contributions
even, only the
best again are
published.
Added to all
this is the fur-
ther fact that
Mr. Mackintosh
is of a kindly,
genial disposi-
tion, frank and
hearty in man-
ner, with no
attempt at put-
ting on " side."
Our good wishes
are with him
and his excel-
lent work. Gu
ma fada bed e agus bean mhalh dhu
Inverness, 11th April, 1S93.
A. M.
Eachdraidh Beatha Chriosd" (The Life of
Christ).— This handsome volume, by the Rev. John
M'Rury, Snizort, has just been published by Mr.
Archd. Sinclair, Celtic Press, Glasgow, and is a work
which should prove specially valuable to our Highland
clergy, students, and Sabbath school teachers, while it
also should find a place in every Highland home. It
consists of about 300 pages, and is published at the
popular price of 3s.