John Martin | Iain Màrtainn (1861, Camuscross, Skye – 29 January 1931, Camuscross) was from Camus Cross in the Isle of Skye. He worked as a policeman in Glasgow and returned to Sleat upon retiring. He was a member of the Glasgow Skye Association.
I am grateful to Mr Greg Thomson (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Library) for sharing the biographical information about the poet with me.
Publications in Erskine’s Periodicals
- ‘Cuairt do Liandail [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 1 (Spring 1920)
- ‘Madainn Earraich’ [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 2 (Summer 1920)
- ‘Fàilte an t-Samhraidh’ [poetry, GD], Volume XVII, Issue 3 (Autumn 1920)
Resources
- Anne Loughran, ‘Traditional poets and songmakers: M,’ Gaelic Literature of the Isle of Skye: An Annotated Bibliography (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, 2018)