Statement of the Breadalbane case

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be produced. [See the charter, granted to him by his grandfather,
of the lands of Aucbinnischalain, Catinnis, Larig, Lochs and perti-
nents.] The famous contemporary Glenorchy bard, Duncan M ( In-
tyre, makes repeated mention of these heroes, such as follows. In
his poem of "Cumhadh Coire a' Cheathaich," he says: —
Is duilich learn an caramh,
Th' air Coire gorm an f hasaich,
An robh mi greis g' am arach,
'S a' bhraighe so thall,
'S iomadh fear a bharr orm
A thaitneadh e 'ra nadur,
Na 'm biodh e mar bha e,
'Nuair db'f hag mi e nail,
Gunnaireachd is lamhach,
Spuirt is aobhar-ghaire
A chleachd bbi aig na b-armuinn
A b'abhaist bhi 's a' Ghleann ;
Rinn na fir ud f hagail,
'S Mac Eogbainn tb'ann an drasta,
Mar chlacb an ionaid capaig,
An kite na bh'ann.
Translation.
Sad to me is the treatment
Of the green corrie abounding in grass,
Where I was a while brought up,
In the braes up over the way.
There is many a man besides me
Whose nature it would please,
If it would be as it was
When I left it over here.
Loading, priming, and firing,
Sports and amusements,
Were customary with the " heroes"
Who used to reside in the Glen ;
Those had left it.
It is M'Ewen that is now there, —
A stone in the place of a cheese,
Compared to them who used to be there.