Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna
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1887 – 1967
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Who was Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna?
Donald MacDonald known as Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna was a North Uist stonemason, a veteran of the First World War, and a legendary war poet in the Scottish Gaelic language.
He is best known for the song An Eala Bhán which he composed during the Battle of the Somme and addressed to Magaidh NicLeòid, his sweetheart at the time of the war. In recent years, it has been recorded by artists as diverse as Calum Kennedy, Donnie Munro, Capercaillie, and Julie Fowlis.
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