Clan MacMhuirich: A bardic family

Jenny and Annie learn about the MacMhuirich bardic family and the significance of bards in the Gaelic dominium. This tremendously fun episode takes us back to Medieval Ireland, to look at the time when the seeds of the MacMhuirich dynasty were sown in Scotland.

We recite some English translates of MacMhuirich poetry and look at the stories behind their compositions.

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 References:

Robert Crawford, Clan Donald’s Call to Battle At Harlaw (2008), read the full version at: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/clan-donalds-call-battle-harlaw/

Elanor Hull, A textbook of Irish Literature (1906).

Martin Martin, A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703).

Derek Thompson, The MacMhuirich bardic family, The Poetry of Niall MacMhuirich, and Niall Mòr MacMhuirich all published in the Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness (1960-1976).