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CLARSACH NA COILLE.
BHO CHOMH-CHRUINNEACHADH
AN DOTAIR MHIC-GILLEAIN.
O R AN
Do Shir Lachunn Mac-Gilleain, le
Eachunn Bacach.
Hector M'Lean, commouly called Eachunn Bacach
was born about the beginning of the 17th century.
He was poet to Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart. It is
aaid that he had eight brothers who were killed in the
battle of Inverkeithing, July 20, 1651. He himself
received a wound in that battle, from the effects of
which he was ever afterwards lame. He was a poet
of great abihty. Three of his poems are published in
the 4th edition of Sar obair nam Bard •' Thriall ar
huuailh gu Pharras," " A Lanhuinnoig gu 'ninns'mn
ort," and " Gur h-oll learn an sgeul sin." The last of
these is given as an anonymous poem. It is in the ap-
pendix, at page 386. Another of his poems is pub-
lished in Turner's Collection, " Biodh an uidheam so
triall.'" page 111. I have eight of his poems in my
possession.
Sir Lachlan Maclean was the son of Eachunn òg
who was the son of Lachann Mor who fell at Trùigh
Ghruinneirt, in 1598. He succeeded his brother
Eachunn Mòr in 1624. He was made Baronet of
Morvern by Charles I. in 1631. He joined Montrose,
with his followers the day before the battle of Inver-
lochy. He was with that able Geu'^ral in almost all
his battles. He died April 16, 1649.