Duncan Mac Gregor Crerar
Duncan MacGregor Crerar (4 December 1836 or 1837 Amulree, Glenquaich, Perthshire, Scotland - 11 March 1916 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland at age 78 years) was a Scottish poet who spent much of his adult life in western Ontario and New York City, writing sentimental poetry commemorating places and friends in Scotland. A native Gaelic speaker, he wrote primarily in English, with Gaelic phrases and diction. He was referred to by some contemporaries as “The Breadalbane Bard” or “Bard of Amulree”. In his book Scottish Poets in America (New York, NY, 1889), John D. Ross described him:
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“For Banquos issue have I filed my mind;
For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered;
Put rancors in the vessel of my peace
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)