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Tha mi airson innse dhuibh mun cheatharnach ainmeil, Seumas Mac a鈥� Phearsain. B鈥� esan am fear a chruthaich Cumha Mhic a鈥� Phearsain no, ann am Beurla, MacPherson鈥檚 Lament. Rugadh e sa bhliadhna sia ceud deug, seachdad 始s a c貌ig (1675). Bha e an d脿 chuid cli霉iteach agus m矛-chli霉iteach anns an ear-thuath airson a bhith na cheatharnach.

Chaidh Seumas a chur gu b脿s air a鈥� chroich. Am measg nan casaidean na aghaidh, bha 鈥�being an Egyptian鈥�. Cha robhar a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥樏坕phiteach鈥� ach 鈥楽iopsach鈥�. 始S d貌cha gur e 鈥榥each-siubhail鈥� a chanamaid an-diugh.

Bha Seumas na mhac-d矛olain aig uachdaran 脿 B脿ideanach 鈥� Donnchadh Mac a鈥� Phearsain 脿 Inbhir Fh猫isidh, taobh Loch 脤nnse. Thachair Donnchadh ri boireannach 貌g br猫agha aig banais. Bha ise, a r猫ir beul-aithris, na Siopsach. Rugadh leanabh-gille dhi. Ghabh Donnchadh ris gum b鈥� esan athair a鈥� ghille.

Dh鈥檉h脿s Seumas gu bhith l脿idir, eireachdail. Bha e sgileil le claidheamh. Bha e cuideachd na fh矛dhlear air leth, agus na sheinneadair.

Bha Seumas ri m猫irle ann am bailtean mar Eilginn, Farrais agus Baile Ch猫. Ach cha robh e ri f貌irneart. Cha robh e a鈥� d猫anamh cron air banntraich no daoine bochda.

Ge-t脿, dh鈥櫭╥rich droch naimhdeas eadar Seumas agus na h-uachdarain ann an Siorrachdan Mhoireibh, Bhanbh agus Obar Dheathain. Aon turas, chaidh Seumas a ghlacadh. Bha e ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain. Chuir na h-霉ghdarrasan boireannach br猫agha air d貌igh airson a ghlacadh. Bha laigse aige a thaobh nam ban. Dh鈥檌arr an t猫 seo air Seumas coinneachadh rithe airson 猫isteachd ri ce貌l na f矛dhle. Choisich e a-steach do ribe. Chaidh a chur an gr猫im le oifigearan lagha.

Bha Seumas sa phr矛osan ann an Obar Dheathain. Ach ghabh am boireannach 貌g d脿rna beachd air na rinn i. Bhruidhinn i ri fear P脿draig MacIlleDhuinn a bha na mh猫irleach ainmeil. Chuir esan fios gu D貌mhnall Mac a鈥� Phearsain, co-ogha Sheumais, ann am B脿ideanach. Chuir iad buidheann saoraidh air d貌igh agus rinn iad air Obar Dheathain.

Bhris iad a-steach don phr矛osan. Fhad 始s a bha iad a鈥� saoradh Sheumais, th貌isich 霉praid taobh a-muigh a鈥� phr矛osain. Dh鈥檉heuch aon duine ri Seumas a chumail sa phr矛osan. Ach fhuair e mu sgaoil mar a ch矛 sinn an-ath-sheachdain.聽

I want to tell you about the famous freebooter, James MacPherson. He was the man who created Cumha Mhic a鈥� Phearsain or, in English, MacPherson鈥檚 Lament. He was born in the year 1675. He was both renowned and infamous in the north-east for being a freebooter.

James was put to death on the gibbet. Among the charges against him was 鈥榖eing an Egyptian鈥�. It didn鈥檛 mean 鈥榮omebody belonging to Egypt鈥� but 鈥楪ipsy鈥�. Perhaps it鈥檚 鈥榯raveller鈥� we鈥檇 say today.

James was an illegitimate son of a laird from Badenoch 鈥� Duncan MacPherson from Invereshie, next to Loch Insh. Duncan met a beautiful young woman at a wedding. She, according to oral tradition, was a Gipsy. She gave birth to a son. Duncan accepted that he was the boy鈥檚 father.

James grew to be strong and handsome. He was skilful with a sword. He was also a terrific fiddler, and a singer.

James was involved in robbery in towns like Elgin, Forres and Keith. But he wasn鈥檛 involved in violence. He wasn鈥檛 harming widows or the poor.

However, a great enmity grew up between James and the lairds in Morayshire, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. One time, James was caught. He was in Aberdeenshire. The authorities set up a beautiful woman to catch him. He had a weakness for women. This women asked James to meet her to listen to fiddle music. He walked into a trap. He was captured by law officers.

James was in prison in Aberdeen. But the young woman reconsidered what she had done. She spoke to one Peter Brown who was a famous robber. He sent intelligence to Donald MacPherson, James鈥檚 cousin, in Badenoch. They put together a rescue party and made for Aberdeen.

They broke into the prison. While they were freeing James, a commotion started outside the prison. One man tried to keep James in the prison. But he got free, as we鈥檒l see next week.