Eóghann mac Eàirdsidh Sheumais , Eóghann Eàirdsidh Sheumais Dhòmhnaill 'ic Eachainn | Hugh Francis “Hughie” MacKenzie
(1895 - 1971)

"Hughie" MacKenzie was born in 1895 in Rear Christmas Island, Cape Breton. The "seanachaidh" of the Gaelic Society of Cape Breton, he taught classes in the Gaelic language and had a weekly Gaelic radio program at the time of his death in Sydney in 1971. In addition to his fluency in Gaelic, he played the bagpipes and violin, as well as composing many Gaelic songs. He was the son of the bard Archie Sheumais MacKenzie and brother to Archie Alex MacKenzie.

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