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Clan Maclean Heritage Trust

The Lady Maclean Fund

The late

Lady Maclean

Following the death of the Chief's first wife, Mary, in December 2007, donations were made to the Trust in her memory, notably from the members of Clan Maclean Atlantic Canada, whose patron Lady Maclean had been. Clan Gillean and the Clan Maclean Association of England and Wales have also been generous donors.

It was felt that these monies should be used for purposes that were particularly close to the late Lady Maclean's heart. A separate fund, the Lady Maclean Fund, was therefore established, within the Heritage Trust, in order to direct the donations made in her memory to certain specific causes, especially those relating to children.

Lady Maclean Award

Comunn Gàidhealach Mhuile

2016 winners

The first project that the Trustees agreed to support from this Fund was the Mull Mòd, the Ardnamurchan Mod is now also supported. The Fund has entered into a 10-year commitment to award a prize, called the Lady Maclean Award, to the Junior Choir that obtains the highest mark in a single competition. The winners so far have been as follows:

2024	The prize was shared by choirs Sèisteil and Ceòlach
2023	Bunessan Primary School Choir
2022	Bun-Sgoil Ghaidhlig Loch Abar (Aird nam Murchan)
2021	Not awarded
2020	Not awarded
2019	Còisir Òg Mhuile (Aird nam Murchan)
2019	Comunn Gaidhealach Mhuile (Mull Mòd Club)
2018	Còisir Òg Mhuile (Mull junior choir)
2017	Comunn Gaidhealach Mhuile (Mull Mòd Club)
2016	The Highland Association of Mull (Comunn Gàidhealach Mhuile)
2015	The Highland Association of Mull (Comunn Gàidhealach Mhuile)
2014	Salen Primary School (Bun-Sgoil An t-Sailein)
2013	Broadford Primary School, Skye (Bun Sgoil an Ath Leathainn)
2012	Salen Primary School, Years 5-7 (Bun-Sgoil An t-Sailein 5-7)
2011	The Highland Association of Mull (Comunn Gàidhealach Mhuile)
2010	Rockfield Primary School, Oban (Còisir Bhun-Sgoil Achadh na Creige, An t-Oban)
2009	Rockfield Primary School, Oban (Còisir Bhun-Sgoil Achadh na Creige, An t-Oban)

The second project supported by the Trust from this fund is the allocating of prizes to the National Mod to encourage young persons aged 15 to 18 to continue singing in Gaelic.

Death or Victory

More recently, the Trust commissioned a collection of stories about the history of the Clan. This has now been published with the generous support of White & MacLean Publishing. Entitled 'Death or Victory - Tales of the Clan Maclean' and aimed mainly at the younger members of the Clan (but guaranteed to appeal to all ages), this is a delightful collection of stories written by Fiona Maclean of Ardgour and whimsically illustrated by Brian Turnbull. For further information and details of how to obtain this highly entertaining book, see here.

Donations

Anyone who wishes to make a donation in memory of the late Lady Maclean or to dedicate monies to the causes that will be supported by the Fund may do so online or by sending a cheque to the Secretary. The full details of how to do this are on the Donations and subscriptions page.

If sending a cheque, please make this payable to the Clan Maclean Heritage Trust and state that the money is being given to the Lady Maclean Fund. Please note that we can only accept £ sterling cheques drawn on a UK bank.

We should be grateful if donors who are UK tax-payers would complete a Gift Aid declaration, which greatly increases the value of the donation at no cost to the donor. See the Donations and subscriptions page for how to do this.

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