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{{Short description|Iain Moireach, a Scottish Gaelic writer of various poetries, screenplays and short stories}}
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'''Iain Moireach '''(born 1938) is a Scottish Gaelic writer from [[Barvas]], [[Isle of Lewis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Iain Moireach - Dealbhan co-cheangailte ris a' phrògram - Càirdean agus caraidean a' cuimhneachadh air Tormod, Tormod a' Bhocsair - BBC Radio nan Gàidheal|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03d8m92/p03d8llb|accessdate=3 July 2017|work=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=S.|first1=MacPherson, Iain|title="Briseadh na Cloiche air Oir an Fhàsaich: Iain Moireach agus Albert Camus" ("Breaking the Stone on the Desert's Edge: John Murray and Albert Camus")|date=2012|url=http://uir.ulster.ac.uk/22645/|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> He has written poetry, screenplays, and short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mas Math mo Chuimhne – Iain Moireach « Clì Gàidhlig|url=http://www.cli.org.uk/gaelic/mas-math-mo-chuimhne-iain-moireach/|website=www.cli.org.uk|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LearnGaelic - Watch Gaelic - New Videos|url=https://www.learngaelic.net/watch/index.jsp?v=thuige_seo_s2_iain_moireach&lang=gd|accessdate=3 July 2017|work=www.learngaelic.net}}</ref>
'''Iain Moireach (John Murray) '''(27 March 1938 – 17 November 2018)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/naidheachdan/46252845|title=Iain Moireach, 1938 - 2018|newspaper=Naidheachdan A' BHBC |date=18 November 2018|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> was a Scottish Gaelic writer from [[Barvas]], [[Isle of Lewis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Iain Moireach - Dealbhan co-cheangailte ris a' phrògram - Càirdean agus caraidean a' cuimhneachadh air Tormod, Tormod a' Bhocsair - BBC Radio nan Gàidheal|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03d8m92/p03d8llb|accessdate=3 July 2017|work=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=S.|first1=MacPherson, Iain|title="Briseadh na Cloiche air Oir an Fhàsaich: Iain Moireach agus Albert Camus" ("Breaking the Stone on the Desert's Edge: John Murray and Albert Camus")|date=2012|url=http://uir.ulster.ac.uk/22645/|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> He wrote poetry, screenplays, and short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mas Math mo Chuimhne – Iain Moireach « Clì Gàidhlig|url=http://www.cli.org.uk/gaelic/mas-math-mo-chuimhne-iain-moireach/|website=www.cli.org.uk|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LearnGaelic - Watch Gaelic - New Videos|url=https://www.learngaelic.net/watch/index.jsp?v=thuige_seo_s2_iain_moireach&lang=gd|accessdate=3 July 2017|work=www.learngaelic.net}}</ref>


He published many short stories in the Gaelic magazines [[Gairm]] and [[Gath (magazine)|Gath]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Moray|title=Introduction to Gaelic Fiction|date=2011|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9780748636655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAmrBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=Iain+Moireach&source=bl&ots=Wgc1X-L2SE&sig=ekY_xDNbOx5Jh0cxyH5VcbnzOME&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpnMavm-7UAhXKbD4KHf_oBm04ChDoAQhdMAk#v=onepage&q=Iain%20Moireach&f=false|accessdate=3 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
He published many short stories in the Gaelic magazines ''[[Gairm]]'' and ''[[Gath (magazine)|Gath]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Moray|title=Introduction to Gaelic Fiction|date=2011|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9780748636655|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAmrBgAAQBAJ&q=Iain+Moireach&pg=PA132|accessdate=3 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>


== Life ==
==Life==
Iain Moireach was born in [[Barvas]], [[Lewis]]. He was educated at the [[Nicolson Institute]] and at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name=":0">Dòmhnall Iain MacLeòid (ed).</ref> He has taught at the Musselborough School.<ref name=":0" /> He has been the editor for [[Comunn nan Leabhraichean]] since 1969.<ref name=":0" />
Moireach was born in Barvas, Lewis. He was educated at the [[Nicolson Institute]] and at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref name=":0">Dòmhnall Iain MacLeòid (ed).</ref> He taught at a school in [[Musselburgh]].<ref name=":0" /> He was the editor for [[Comunn nan Leabhraichean]] since 1969.<ref name=":0" />


He was the son of Finlay and Jessie Anne Murray (née MacLeod), and married his wife Nora Murray (Borve, Isle of Lewis) on 29 July 1968. Nora died on 5 April 2010.
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=== Notable short stories ===

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===Notable short stories===
* 'Am Bucas'
* 'Am Bucas'
* 'Am Partaidh'
* 'Am Partaidh'
* '[http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=5 Briseadh na Cloiche]'
* '[http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=5 Briseadh na Cloiche] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040155/http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=5 |date=5 March 2016 }}'
* 'Dà mhionad, no Fracas'
* 'Dà mhionad, no Fracas'
* 'An Dealachadh'
* 'An Dealachadh'
* [http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=4 'Feòil a' Gheamhraidh']
* [http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=4 'Feòil a' Gheamhraidh'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035356/http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/stories.aspx?ID=4 |date=5 March 2016 }}
* 'Mo Chrannchur'
* 'Mo Chrannchur'


== Books ==
==Books==
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===Novels===

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=== Novels ===
* ''An rathad dhachaigh'' (Stornoway: Acair, 1994)
* ''An rathad dhachaigh'' (Stornoway: Acair, 1994)


=== Short stories ===
===Short stories===
* ''An Aghaigh Choimheach'' (1973)
* ''An Aghaigh Choimheach'' (1973)


=== Scripts ===
===Scripts===
* ''Snìomh nan dual'' (Stornoway: Acair, 2007) consisting of:
* ''Snìomh nan dual'' (Stornoway: Acair, 2007) consisting of:
::* Feumaidh sinne bhith gàireachdainn
::* Feumaidh sinne bhith gàireachdainn
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::* An treas fàd
::* An treas fàd


=== Editing ===
===Editing===
* Caimbeul, Aonghas. ''Suathadh ri iomadh rubha: eachdraidh a bheatha'' ed. Iain Moireach (Glasgow: Gairm, 1973)
* [[Aonghas Caimbeul|Caimbeul, Aonghas]]. ''Suathadh ri iomadh rubha: eachdraidh a bheatha'' ed. Iain Moireach (Glasgow: [[Gairm]], 1973)

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
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* [http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/default.aspx Two short stories by Iain Moireach] {{in lang|gd}}


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{{Scottish Gaelic literature}}
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.ansgeulachdghoirid.co.uk/default.aspx Two short stories by Iain Moireach] {{gd icon}}


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[[Category:Scottish Gaelic poets]]
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:People from the Isle of Lewis]]
[[Category:Scottish Gaelic writers]]
[[Category:Scottish Gaelic writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Scottish Gaelic poets]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish Gaelic poets]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]

Latest revision as of 19:59, 11 October 2023

Iain Moireach
Born(1938-03-27)27 March 1938
Barvas, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Died17 November 2018(2018-11-17) (aged 80)
Pen nameJohn Murray
OccupationWriter
LanguageScots Gaelic
NationalityScottish
EducationNicolson Institute
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
GenrePoetry, screenplays, and short stories
Notable worksAn rathad dhachaigh
SpouseNora Murray
RelativesFinlay and Jessie Anne Murray

Iain Moireach (John Murray) (27 March 1938 – 17 November 2018)[1] was a Scottish Gaelic writer from Barvas, Isle of Lewis.[2][3] He wrote poetry, screenplays, and short stories.[4][5]

He published many short stories in the Gaelic magazines Gairm and Gath.[6]

Life

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Moireach was born in Barvas, Lewis. He was educated at the Nicolson Institute and at the University of Edinburgh.[7] He taught at a school in Musselburgh.[7] He was the editor for Comunn nan Leabhraichean since 1969.[7]

He was the son of Finlay and Jessie Anne Murray (née MacLeod), and married his wife Nora Murray (Borve, Isle of Lewis) on 29 July 1968. Nora died on 5 April 2010.

Notable short stories

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Books

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Novels

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  • An rathad dhachaigh (Stornoway: Acair, 1994)

Short stories

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  • An Aghaigh Choimheach (1973)

Scripts

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  • Snìomh nan dual (Stornoway: Acair, 2007) consisting of:
  • Feumaidh sinne bhith gàireachdainn
  • Balaich a' chruidh
  • An coigreach
  • Rèiteach
  • An treas fàd

Editing

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References

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  1. ^ "Iain Moireach, 1938 - 2018". Naidheachdan A' BHBC. 18 November 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ^ "Iain Moireach - Dealbhan co-cheangailte ris a' phrògram - Càirdean agus caraidean a' cuimhneachadh air Tormod, Tormod a' Bhocsair - BBC Radio nan Gàidheal". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ S., MacPherson, Iain (2012). "Briseadh na Cloiche air Oir an Fhàsaich: Iain Moireach agus Albert Camus" ("Breaking the Stone on the Desert's Edge: John Murray and Albert Camus"). Retrieved 3 July 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Mas Math mo Chuimhne – Iain Moireach « Clì Gàidhlig". www.cli.org.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ^ "LearnGaelic - Watch Gaelic - New Videos". www.learngaelic.net. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ^ Watson, Moray (2011). Introduction to Gaelic Fiction. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748636655. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Dòmhnall Iain MacLeòid (ed).
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