Macdonald

Macdonald, Alexander (Alasdair MacMhaighour Alasdair) (1700-80), born at Baliled on Loch Shiel, Argyllshire, was the son of a clergyman. He was intended for the Church or the bar, and for this purpose attended Glasgow University for some terms. When still young he married, and then wandered about for some years teaching and catechising under the patronage of the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge. Later on he became a Roman Catholic and an avowed supporter of the Chevalier. He held a commission in the Highland army (1745), and helped by his songs and addresses to rouse the clans. After the battle of Culloden he kept in hiding for some time, and then settled on a farm in Weigneig, where he published his poems (1751) under the title Ais-eiridh na Seam Chanoin Albannaich. This caused his expulsion from his farm, and he went to Arisaig, where he died.

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