Alexander MacLean Sinclair

Unattributed portrait included in a revised edition of ‘Clàrsach na Coille’, ed. Hector MacDougall (Glasgow: MacLaren, 1928).

Rev. Alexander MacLean Sinclair | Alasdair MacGill-Eain Mac na Ceàrdaich (1840, Glenbard, Antigonish, Nova Scotia – 1924) was a poet, scholar, and minister. He served congregations in Springville, Sunnybrae, and Belfast, Prince Edward Island. After retiring, he taught Celtic Studies at St Francis Xavier University and at Dalhousie University. He edited several anthologies of Gaelic poetry, including Clàrsach na Coille (1881), Comhchruinneachadh Ghlinn-a’-Bhaird (1888), and the series The Gaelic Bards (1890-96).

Publications in Erskine’s Periodicals

Am Bàrd

  • Rev. A. M. Sinclair: ‘Luinneag’ [song, GD; originally published in The Casket], Volume I, Issue 5 (November 1901)

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