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Hallaig
Sign in to saveHallaig is the most recognized poem of Sorley MacLean, an important Scottish poet of the 20th century. After writing it, MacLean rose to fame in the English-speaking world. It was originally written in Scottish Gaelic since the author was born on the island of Raasay, where Scottish Gaelic was the everyday language. During the course of time the poem has been translated into both English and Lowland Scots. A recent translation (2002) was made by Seamus Heaney, an Irish Nobel Prize winner. thumb|Hallaig
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- Author
- Somhairle MacGill-Eain
- First published
- 2014
- Editions
- 1
- Subjects
- Translations into English, Scottish Gaelic poetry, Poetry, collections
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Highland
- Author
- Sorley MacLean
- Image
- Hallaig.jpg
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- historic county
- Inverness-shire
- language of work or name
- Scottish Gaelic
- form of creative work
- poem
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- Background
- Cultural influences
- Analysis
- Footnotes
- See also
- External links
Hallaig is the most recognized poem of Sorley MacLean, an important Scottish poet of the 20th century. After writing it, MacLean rose to fame in the English-speaking world. It was originally written in Scottish Gaelic since the author was born on the island of Raasay, where Scottish Gaelic was the everyday language. During the course of time the poem has been translated into both English and Lowland Scots. A recent translation (2002) was made by Seamus Heaney, an Irish Nobel Prize winner. thumb|Hallaig
== Background ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hallaig” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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