Biographical notes on the poet Uilleam Ros [William Ross], 14 March 1866
Scope and Contents
Biographical notes on the poet Uilleam Ros [William Ross] collected from Alastair Mac Coinnich [Alexander MacKenzie], Loch Uisge-bhadh [Loch Uiskevagh, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula] originally from Gearrloch [Geàrrloch/Gairloch, Ros is Cromba/Ross and Cromarty], including how he met Alastair's mother [Mary MacKenzie], for whom he wrote 'Moladh na h-Oighe Gaelaich'; how shortly before he died, Ross burned all his books; about the relationship between him and Mor Ros, for whom he wrote many poems and who eventually married an army officer called Mr Clough; some notes about Mor's family and how she died having been badly burned on the same night as Ross died in Gairloch; about gathering Ross's works for publication and the erection of a monument to him. Mary MacKenzie's death and burial place is also noted.
Dates
- Creation: 14 March 1866
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 91 folios ; 20 x 16.5 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 91r, line 20 to folio 88r, line 8
Bibliography
Subject
- Clough, Marion, fl1790 (Person)
- MacKenzie, Alexander, c1799- (Alasdair MacCoinnich | farmer | Uisgebhagh | Benbecula) (Person)
- MacKenzie, John, fl1866 (Iain MacCoinnich | Uisgebhagh | Benbecula) (Person)
- MacKenzie, Mary, c1771-c1855 (farmer's wife | muse of the poet William Ross | Gairloch | Ross and Cromarty) (Person)
- Ross, William, 1762-1791 (Poet) (Person)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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