MALCOLM MACFARLANE.

The name of Mr. Malcolm MacFarlane, Elderslie, cannot fail to be familiar to all who take an interest in current Celtic lore, for during the last dozen years or more he has done much to conserve and popularise the Gaelic language, and increase its literature.

Malcolm MacFarlane was born at Kilmun Farm, Dalavich, Lochaweside. His father belonged to Skipness, Cantire, Argyllshire, while his mother hails from Lochetiveside, her maiden name being MacIntyre.
[...] Mr. MacFarlane's parents removed to the neighbourhood of Paisley, when he was but a mere child, and he received his education at Inkerman School. [...]

Mr. MacFarlane is secretary of the Gaelic Society of Glasgow and a member of the Executive of the Highland Association, which held such a successful Mòd at Oban last autumn. [...]
Personally, Mr. MacFarlane is the most retiring and unpretentious of mortals, preferring rather to listen than to speak; nevertheless he likes a good Gaelic story, and can fully appreciate and enjoy the wit and humour of the Gael.

from The Celtic Monthly, Volume I, no. 10, July 1893. Published in Kingston, Glasgow. Article on pages 153 - 153, written by Henry Whyte.