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Alexander Macdonald

Scottish writer

Also known as: Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair

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contribution to Gaelic literature

In Celtic literature: Developments of the 18th century
…century can be traced to Alexander Macdonald (Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair), who published a Gaelic vocabulary in 1741 and the first Scottish Gaelic book of secular poetry, Ais-eiridh na Sean Chánain Albannaich (“Resurrection of the Ancient Scottish Tongue”), in 1751. He rallied his fellow Highlanders to Prince Charles Edward’s cause…
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