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Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair was born around 1698, into both the Scottish nobility and Clan MacDonald of Clanranald.Through his great-grandmother Màiri, daughter of Angus MacDonald of Islay, he claimed descent from Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce and Robert II, the first monarch of the House of Stuart, [22] as well as, like the rest of Clan Donald, from Somerled.
Due to his experiences as military officer and war poet during and after the Jacobite rising of 1745, Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair also remains the most overtly nationalist and anti-Whig Gaelic poet of the era and his 1751 poetry collection Ais-Eiridh na Sean Chánoin Albannaich was accordingly burned by the public hangman in Edinburgh. [33]
At the age of 17, he became a sailor's apprentice and, before leaving home, Mackenzie was gifted by his mother with three books; a copy of the Christian Bible in Scottish Gaelic and one volume each of Gaelic poetry by Jacobite Bard Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair and Whig Bard Duncan Ban MacIntyre. All three volumes influenced him greatly and ...
Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (1698–1770), known in English as Alexander MacDonald, Scottish poet Alexander Macdonald (antiquary) (1791–1850), Scottish antiquarian and editor Alexander MacDonald (Scottish bishop) (1736–1791), Roman Catholic bishop and vicar apostolic in Scotland
Prior to the uprising, the Gaelic songs and poetry of Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, such as: Òran Nuadh — "A New Song", Òran nam Fineachan Gaidhealach — "The Song of the Highland Clans" and Òran do'n Phrionnsa — "A Song to the Prince," were, according to literary historian John MacKenzie, sent to Aeneas MacDonald, in Paris.
Legendary broadcaster and former coach Hubie Brown called his final game on Sunday after more than 50 years in pro basketball, as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 135-127.
Some 40 years later, the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge published a title called Leabhar a Theagasc Ainminnin ("A book for the teaching of names") in 1741, compiled by Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. [1] Timeline
Founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, performs on the guitar during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on January 31 ...