The rich literary Gaelic heritage of the Lennox and Menteith is well worth reading and exploring. Although one does not nowadays associate a Gaelic-speaking population with this part of Scotland, the influence of Gaelic oral tradition is still strong there.In this book, Michael Newton has brought together, through song and story, the legends of the early Christian saints associated with the area, the heroic struggles of the MacGregors, Colquhouns and MacFarlanes, and aspects of the daily lives of the inhabitants.
Dr. Newton, a fluent Gaelic-speaker, has through patient and dedicated research enabled the Gaelic literature of the Lennox and Menteith to be accessible for the first time to local and national historians, and all those who value the integrity of their local culture.
With a foreword by John McInnes
