Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Cape Breton University Press (2005), Edition: 0, Paperback, 216 pages
Description
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.
Language
ISBN
1897009062 / 9781897009062
Physical description
216 p.; 5.98 x 0.47 inches
Pages
216