Mediaeval times

MACDOIALD BARDS
PROM

MEDIAEVAL TIMES.

BY

KEITH NORMAN MACDONALD, M.D.
[REPRINTED FROM THE "OBAN TIMES."]
EDINBURGH: NORMAN MACLEOD, 25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE. 1900.

PREFACE.
~^^HILE my Papers on the " MacDonald Bards" were appearing in the " Oban Times," numerous correspondents expressed a wish to the author that they would be some day presented to the public in book form. Feeling certain that many outside the great Cian Donald may take an interest in these biographical sketches, they are now collected and placed in a permanent form, suitable for reference; and, brief as they are, they may be found of some service, containing as they do information not easily procurable elsewhere, especially to those who take a warm interest in the language and literature of the Highlands of Scotland.
K. N. MACDONALD.

21 Clarendon Crescent, EDINBURGH, October <2Ath, 1900.

INDEX.

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Alexander MacDonald, Bohuntin, ... .. ... 13

Alexander MacAonghuis (son of Angus), ... ... ... 17

Alexander MacMhaighstir Alasdair, ... ... ... ... 25

Alexander MacDonald, Nova Scotia, ... .. .. ... 69

Alexander MacDonald, Ridge, Nova Scotia, ... ... .. 99

Alasdair Buidhe MacDonald, ... .. ... ... ... 102

Alice MacDonald (MacDonell), ... ... .. ... ... 82

Alister MacDonald, Inverness, ... ... .. ... ... 73

Alexander MacDonald, An Dall Mòr, ... ... ... .. 43

Allan MacDonald, Lochaber, ... ... ... ... .. 55

Allan MacDonald, Ridge, Nova Scotia, ... ... ... ... iol

Am Bard Mucanach (The Muck Bard), ... ... .. ... 20

AM Bard Conanach (The Strathconan Bard), ... ... ... 48

An Aigeannach, ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 32

An CiaRan Mapach (Archibald MacDonald), ... ... ... 14

An Domhnallach Furanach (Colonel Alex. MacDonald),... ... 104

Angus MacDonald (Glenurnuhart Bard), ... ... ... ... 68

Angus MacDonald, xxii., of Keppoch, ... ... ... ... 80

Captain Donald Roy MacDonald, ... ... ... ... 38

Concluding Remarks, ... ... ... ... ... ng

David MacDonald, ... ... .. ■ ... ... ... 57

Donald Donn (Bohuntin and Aberarder), .. ... ... ... 12, 95

Donald MacDonald, Tiree, ... .. ... ... ... 45

Donald MacDonald (The Barvas Bard), ... ... ... ... 78

Donald MacFhionnlaidh (The Loch Treig Hunter), ... ... 5

Donald Gruamach, ... ... ... ... ... .. 96

Donald MacDonald, son of Ranald, .. ... ... ... 22

Donald Ban a' Bhocain (of the Spectre), ... .. ... 24

Donald Ban a' Bhocain's Residence, ... ... ... ... 98

Farquhar MacDonnell, ... ... .. ... ... ... 66

Flora MacDonald, ... ... ... ... ... ... 114

George MacDonald, ... ... ... ... ... 63

Gilleasbuig na Ceapaich (Archibald MacDonald), ... ... 40

Gilleasbuig na Ciotaig (Archibald MacDonald, Keppoch),... ... 15

James MacDonald, ... ... ... ... ... ... 56

Iain Lom (The Lochaber Poet), ... .. ... ... ... 8

Iain Lom's Son, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12

INDEX—(Continued.)

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Iain Dubh (Black John MacDonald), ... .. ... 19

John MacDonald (son of Dugald, Uist Bard), ... ... ... 31

John MacDonald, Oban, ... ... ... ... ... ... 79

John MacDonald, of Uig, Skye, ... ... ... ... ... Ill

John MacDonald, Lochbroom, ... ... ... ... ... 49

John MacDonald (Mull),... ... ... ... ... ... 59

Josephine MacDonald (MacDonnell), ... ... ... ... 85

MacDonald Musicians, ... ... ... ... ... ... IU

Martial Achievements of the MacDonalds of Keppoch, ... 88

Mairi Nighean Iain Bhain (The Skye Poetess), ... ... ... 61

Mrs Fraser MacDonell, Culbokie (Ardnabie), ... ... ... 98

Margaret Shaw MacDonald (Crowbeg, Lewis), ... ... ... 71

Margaret MacDonald, Mull, ... ... ... ... ... 33

Michael Mor MacDonald (Uist), .. | ... ... ... 43

Neil MacEachainn MacDonald,... ... ... ... ... 105

Nighean MhicAonghuis Oig, ... ... .. ... ... 19

Norman MacDonald (Waternish, Skye), ... ... ... .. 109

MacDonald Pibrochs, ... ... ... ... ... .. 112

Ossian's Poems (evidence of authenticity), .. ... ... ... 120

Rachael MacDonald (North Uist), ... .. ... ... 55

Ranald MacDonald (of the Shield, Glencoe), ... ... ... 21

Ranald MacDonald (Eigg), .. .. ... ... ... 44

Ranald MacDonald (Minginish, Skye), ... ... .. ... 47

Ranald MacDonald (Ardness), ... ... ... ... .. 51

Rev. Allan MacDonald (Eriskay), ... ... ... ... 70

Rev. Angus MacDonald (Barra),... ... ... ... .. 60

Rev. Charles MacDonald (Moidart), ... .. ... ... 64

Rev. Iain Mor MacDonald, ... ... ... ... ... 17

Rev. John MacDonald, Ferrintosh, ... ... ... ... 46

Rev. Hugh MacDonald (Portree, Skye), ... ... ... ... 47

Residence of Alastair Carrach, &c, ... ... ... ... 97

Robert MacDonald, Dingwall, ... ... ... ... ... 107

SiLis MacDonald (M'Donell of Keppoch), ... ... ... ... 18, 92

Sir Alexander, Lord MacDonald (Skye), ... ... ... 36

Thomas MacDonald (Abriachan Bard), ... ... ... ... 75