Sìleas na Ceapaich
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Sìleas na Ceapaich (also known as Cicely Macdonald of Keppoch, Silis of Keppoch, Sìleas MacDonnell or Sìleas Nic Dhòmhnail na Ceapaich) was a Scottish poet whose surviving verses remain an immortal contribution to Scottish Gaelic literature. She lived between around 1660 and 1729. Her given name Sìleas is Anglicised variously as Cicely or Julia.
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Sileas NicDhomhnaill | |
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Born | 1660 |
Died | 1729(1729-00-00) (aged 68–69) |
Occupation | Poet |
Spouse | Alexander Gòrdan |
Parent(s) | Mary Macmartin of the Macmartin Camerons, Archibald (Gilleasbuig) Macdonald |
Relatives | Coll Macdonald, 16th of Keppoch (brother) |
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