Past and Present: Màiri Mhòr nan Oran
Performers for this event
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Peter Mackay
Peter Mackay
Peter Mackay / Pàdraig MacAoidh is a poet, lecturer and broadcaster. He has two collections of poems, Nàdur De (Some Kind of, 2020) and Gu Leòr (Galore, 2015), published by Acair, and a pamphlet, From Another Island, with Clutag Press (2010). He writes in Gàidhlig and English, and his work has been translated into Czech, French, German, Irish, Occitan, Macedonian and Slovakian. His academic work includes This Strange Loneliness: Heaney’s Wordsworth (2021) and Sorley MacLean (2011); he is a Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of St Andrews, and has been an AHRC / Radio 3 New Generation Thinker.
‘S e bàrd, craoladair agus oraidaiche a th’ann am Pàdraig MacAoidh. Tha dà leabhar bàrdachd aige, Gu Leòr (Acair 2015) agus Nàdur De (Acair 2020), agus pamflaid, From Another Island (Clutag, 2010). Bidh e a’ sgrìobhadh anns a’ Ghàidhlig agus a’ Bheurla, agus chaidh an obair aige eadar-theangachadh gu Beurla, Fraingis, Gaeilge, Gearmalitis, Masadonais, Ogsatainis, Seicis, agus Slòbhacais. Mar oraidiche tha e ag obair aig Oilthigh Chill Ribhinn, agus tha e air sgrìobhadh This Strange Loneliness: Heaney’s Wordsworth (2021) and Sorley MacLean (2011); tha e cuideachd na New Generation leis an AHRC / BBC Radio 3.
Event Details
Please note: the date and time of this event have changed from what was previously scheduled, and the event will now be taking place from 5pm on Friday 10 March. Peter
Event Details
Please note: the date and time of this event have changed from what was previously scheduled, and the event will now be taking place from 5pm on Friday 10 March.
Peter Mackay explores the work of Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, a Gaelic poet from the Isle of Skye whose work was contemporary with the Highland Clearances and the subsequent struggle for land reform. Mary MacPherson, known to history as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Great Mary of the Songs), was a poet and songwriter, whose work stands as some of the most important documentation in Gaelic of the political movements of her time. Highly regarded poet and academic Peter Mackay (Pàdraig MacAoidh) takes a close look at this fascinating artist.
Peter Mackay / Pàdraig MacAoidh is a writer and academic whose work is heavily influenced by the diverse linguistic heritage of his birthplace – the Isle of Lewis. He is a native Gaelic speaker.
