Iain Mac Fhearchair
Iain Mac Fhearchair (John MacCodrum) (1693–1779) was a Gaelic poet from North Uist.
Later in his life, he served as the official poet to Sir James MacDonald of Sleat.[1] One of his close friends was another famous Gaelic poet Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. One of his most popular songs is "Smeòrach Chlann Dòmhnaill" (Mavis of Clan Donald).
References
- Attribution
MacDonald, James Ramsay (1893). "MacCodrum, John". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Links
- Gaelic Resource Database: Iain MacCodrum
- Archive.org: The Uist collection : the Poems and Songs of John MacCodrum, Archibald Macdonald, and Some of the Minor Uist Bards
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, December 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.