Category: Lachlan Macbean (1853 – 1931)

Lach­lan Mac­bean (1853-1931) was a Scottish collector of Gaelic Songs and Gaelic language enthusiast. He was born at Tigh-na-coille Kil­tar­li­ty, In­ver­ness­shire, Scot­land and died at Kirk­cal­dy, in the Kingdom of Fife, Scot­land where he had been ed­itor of The Fife­shire Ad­ver­tis­er. He was ac­tive­ly in­volved in res­ur­rect­ing al­most for­got­ten Gael­ic songs. His works in­clude:
Kirkcaldy Burgh Re­cords (1905)
Elementary Lessons in Gaelic (1889)
Songs and Hymns of the Gael (Stirling 1900)
Guide to Gaelic Conversation (Stirling 1905)

Child in the manger (Bunessan)

Lyrics Child in the manger, Infant of Mary, Outcast and Stranger, Lord of all, Child Who inherits all our transgressions, All our demerits on Him…