Download or read book As A Bhraighe written by Allan the Ridge MacDonald and published by Cape Breton University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that the greatest Gaelic poets were from Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. Those who emigrated to Nova Scotia in the 18th and 19th centuries were the living memory of clan history and tradition. Allan the Ridge MacDonald stands out as one poet who inherited and maintained an extraordinary wealth of vocabulary and a superior knowledge of clan and legendary history. In this first compilation and translation of the known Gaelic songs of Allan the Ridge in print, Effie Rankin gives all readers an insight into the life of the poet and the traditions that made him a highly regarded seanchaidh.

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Download or read book Sar Obair nam Bard Gaelach or the Beauties of Gaelic Poetry and Lives of the Highland Bards with historical and critical notes and a comprehensive glossary of provincial words With an historical Introduction containing an account of the manners habits etc of the ancient Caledonians by J Logan written by John MACKENZIE (of Glasgow.) and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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