Mairi MacLean (Na Buaile)

Mairi MacLean (Na Buaile)

Sgriobh Màiri NicIllEathain (1921-2004) sgeulachdan a bharrachd air bàrdachd agus chaidh a chiad leabhar aice Sunbeams and Starlight fhoillseachadh ann an Gàidhlig agus ann am Beurla ann 1947. Choisinn i Crùnn a Bhàird aig Mòd Nàiseanta Dhun Èideann ann an 1951 a’ moladh Beinn Eubhal. Thug i gealladh pòsadh don bhàrd ainmeil à Uibhist a Deas, Dòmhnall Iain Dòmhnallach. Bha i airson a bhith neo-eismealachd ge-tà agus brist i an gealladh pòsaidh ann an 1954. Ged a phòs an Dòmhnallach an ath bhliadhna, cha do phòs i riamh ach bha buaidh mhòr aice air obair. Chì Mi (Acair 2021) Mary Maclean (1921-2004) wrote stories as well as poetry and published her first book of poems in Gaelic and English as Sunbeams and Starlight in 1947. She won the Bardic Crown at the National Mod in Edinburgh in 1951 with a tribute to Ben Eval. She was engaged to well-known South Uist bard Donald John MacDonald. However, she was reluctant to lose her independence and broke off the engagement in 1954. Although MacDonald married the next year, she never did - but remained a major influence on his work. See Chì Mi (Acair 2021)

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