Tomas Donald MacDonald | Tòmas Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill (28 January 1864, Galson, Barbhas, Lewis – 1937) was a Gaelic poet, editor, and author. When orphaned at twelve, he moved from Lewis to live with his relatives in Glenelg where he learnt Gaelic.
He was active in Gaelic and Celtic initiatives in London and Bristol. While living in Ottawa, he founded the Caledonian Society and edited the magazine The Fiery Cross.
His publications include Celtic Dialects (1903) and Dàin agus Dealbhan-fhacail an Àm a’ Chogaidh (1918).
Publications in Erskine’s Periodicals
- ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach I’ [essay, GD], Volume XII, Issue 4 (Winter 1915)
- ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach II’ [essay, GD], Volume XIII, Issue 2 (Summer 1916)
- ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach III’ [essay, GD], Volume XIII, Issue 3 (Autumn 1916)
- ‘Na Meoir aig a’ Chomunn Gaidhealach’ [essay, GD], Volume XIII, Issue 4 (Winter 1916)
- ‘Saorsa’ [poetry, GD], Volume XIV, Issue 4 (Winter 1917)
- ‘Leasain a’ Chogaidh’ [poetry, GD], Volume XV, Issue 1 (Spring 1918)
- ‘The Highlands: Considered in Relation to the Economy of Small-Holdings’ [essay, ENG], Volume 39, Issue 83 (Autumn 1916)
- ‘Beachdan am Measg nam Blathan’ [poetry, GD], Vol. I (1917)
- ‘A’ Ghàidhealtachd agus Bàtaichean-smùide’ [letter, GD], Issue 5, 31 January 1920
- ‘Tuathanachash an Earraich’ [article, GD], Issue 8, 21 February 1920
- ‘An Dèidh a’ Chogaidh’ [poetry, GD], Issue 9, 29 February 1920
Resources
- ‘Our Portrait Gallery: T. D. MacDonald,’ An Deò-Grèine, Vol. III, Issue 3 (1907), p. 45-46.
- William Gillies, ‘Liam MacGill’Iosa: A Friend of the Gael,’ Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness LVI (1990)
- Donald John MacLeod, Twentieth Century Gaelic Literature: a description, comprising critical study and a comprehensive bibliography (PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 1969)