An Laoidheadair Gaelic na ain spioradail
An Laoidheadair Gaelic na ain spioradail
An Laoidheadair Gaelic na ain spioradail
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CO'-CHRUI\.\EACHADH<br />
LAOIDHEAN<br />
AGUS<br />
DANA SPIORADAIL<br />
LE<br />
UGHDAIREAN EAGSAMHAIL.<br />
XAXN BAN CAirVSBEUI.Z.,<br />
The Fifteen following Hymns or Spiritual Songs, were<br />
composed by this man, known best among hìs countrjTOen<br />
by the <strong>na</strong>me of J<strong>ain</strong> Ban Maor,— although ahnost unlettered.—On<br />
account of the character he bore forhonesty<br />
and integrity, Mr Campbell of Shirvine (parish of Glassrie,<br />
Argyllshire), who held two Estates, made him his ground<br />
Officer, aad Baron Bailie.<br />
The Editor, when about 12 years of age, became a<br />
favourite, and got perso<strong>na</strong>lly acqu<strong>ain</strong>ted with him ; had<br />
frequent opportunities of hearing him rehearse and bing his<br />
melodious compositions ; although very uncjualified, he took<br />
do^\-n a few of them for his own private amusement. He<br />
was in 1786, by select friends, prevailed upon to publish<br />
thera ; 600 copies were cast, which are long since ahnost<br />
out of print, save a few, Dr M'Leod, Minister of Campsie,<br />
copied into his Gfehc Messenger.<br />
This pious good man, could neither speak nor read<br />
Enghsh, and without any Gtehc books to peruse, except<br />
the Bible and Psalm Book in Irish— The Confession of<br />
Faith— The Shorter Catechism, and a ti'anslation of Baxter's<br />
Call to the Unconverted. These were the extent of<br />
his Library, which were all that appeared in print in his<br />
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