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Alexander MacDonald

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Dates: ?? - ??

Biography

Alastair Aonghais 'ac Dhòmhnaill | Alexander MacDonald



Alastair Aonghais 'ac Dhòmhnaill MacDonald, also known as Alastair Og, lived in MacDonald's Glen near Mabou Coal Mines in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. He is known in Gaelic culture for local history, oral tradition, and genealogy in Cape Breton.
His home in MacDonald's Glen is near Mabou, a Scottish Gaelic community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The area, called MacDonald's Glen or MacDonalds Glen Brook, has a trail called Fair Alistair Trail in Inverness County.
He is sometimes mentioned with the 18th-century bard Alexander MacDonald (Alastair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair).


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Recordings

Mar a Chaidh Aonghas Bàn a' Sealgaireachd
Angus MacDonald · 1982-09-30
An Sagart Bàn agus an Sgadan
Angus MacDonald · 1982-09-30