| 词条 | Donald MacKillop |
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Life and careerEarly lifeDonald MacKillop was born on the island of Berneray, North Uist and attended Berneray school until the age of 14. In 1941 he spent seven months as a shepherd on the island of Pabbay, Harris, which at that time was deserted except for three shepherds. This was a formative experience and he wrote a number of poems about the island. After working on Pabbay he moved to Fort William with his family and worked at the aluminium smelter in Corpach. In 1944, aged 17 he joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor and served on the North Atlantic Convoys, on the {{sclass2-|Flower|corvette}}, {{HMS|Loosestrife}}. CareerIn 1950, MacKillop joined the Strathclyde Police force where he worked for 25 years in the Maryhill division. WorksHe is best known for "Coille an Fhàsaich" (The Wilderness Wood), a song that won the new song competition at the Pan Celtic Festival in Killearney in 1975. Another song, "Dualchas" (Heredity), was selected as the Scottish entrant in the festival in 1976. The song "Rosan" (Roses), written for his first wife, is sung by Anne Lorne Gillies on the album Gaelic Women. ThemesDepopulated communities feature throughout MacKillop's work. "Coille an Fhàsaich", written from the point of view of his first wife, who was from the island of Skye, describes a deserted landscape marked by ruined houses. The poem "Tilleadh a Hirt" (Returning to St. Kilda) tells of a St. Kildan returning to a cleared island post-evacuation, and another poem, "Eilean Phabaigh" (Island of Pabbay) portrays an island where the people "went not of their own free will". References1. ^{{cite book |last=MacPhilip |first=Dòmhnall |title=Coille an Fhàsaich: the Gaelic songs and poems of Donald MacKillop |year=2008 |publisher=Brìgh |location=Dunlop |isbn=978-0-9560-8770-6 |editor-last=Gillies |editor-first=Anne Lorne}} {{DEFAULTSORT:MacKillop, Donald}}2. ^{{cite web |title=Coille an Fhàsaich book launch eagerly awaited on Berneray |url=http://www.gaelic-arts-portal.com/events/news/133/coille-an-fhasaich-book-launch-eagerly-awaited-on-berneray |publisher=The Gaelic Arts Portal |accessdate=26 January 2014 |date=24 February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140126224229/http://www.gaelic-arts-portal.com/events/news/133/coille-an-fhasaich-book-launch-eagerly-awaited-on-berneray |archivedate=26 January 2014 |df= }} 12 : Scottish Gaelic language|20th-century Scottish Gaelic poets|1926 births|2015 deaths|People from the Outer Hebrides|Scottish sailors|20th-century Scottish poets|21st-century Scottish poets|21st-century British male writers|Scottish male poets|Royal Navy personnel of World War II|20th-century British male writers |
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