Uilleam Ros
William Ross
Uilleam Ros, known as the Gairloch Bard, was the schoolmaster in the township during his short life. More than a local bard, he is regarded as the leading Gaelic love poet of the eighteenth century.
Language: Gaelic
Uilleam Ros
Iain Rothach
John Munro
The death of Iain Rothach (John Munro) in Flanders in 1918 deprived 20th century Gaelic literature of a promising young writer who used free verse in a new style of Gaelic poetry.
Seonaidh Charity
Sìleas na Ceapaich
Sìleas na Ceapaich was the daughter of a Chief of the MacDonalds, perhaps best known for her elegant lament ‘Alasdair a Gleanna Garadh’.
Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn
Iain Crichton Smith
Iain Crichton Smith was raised on Lewis and much of his poetry is grounded in the strict Presbyterian culture of the island, and his protest against it. He wrote both in Gaelic and English, novels, short fiction and poetry.
Ruaraidh MacThòmais
Derick Thomson
No Gaelic poet has had more influence on the generation that followed him than Derick Thomson. As poet, publisher, and editor of the literary quarterly Gairm, Thomson shaped the development of Gaelic writing in the post-war period.
Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin
Christopher Whyte
Christopher Whyte has been an influential and controversial figure in Gaelic writing. His poetry together with his work as editor, translator and critic, have challenged assumptions about Gaelic poetry, while mapping out new territory for other poets to explore.