76462: Murdo MacLeod
Murdo was born in 1856, the eldest child of John MacLeod and Mary MacLeod of Baile. In 1875 the family moved to Lamerick. Murdo remained unmarried, working as a farm servant.
Murdo Mòr was a good friend of the bard Malcolm MacAskill, often accompanying him on fishing and hunting expeditions:
‘S an bhios an t-aigneadh le ghad air a dhruim
‘N am dha bhith faisg air na bailtean le spid
‘N t-seana mhosgaid ghlagach fo n’ achlais nach claoidh
B’ e toileachadh fhaicinn, bhiodh tlachd air is aoibh.
Nam biodh n bha shùlairean ùr’ aice cruinn
‘Gan gleidheadh do dh’ Uisdean gu cùramach grinn,
Dh’fhalbhadh e ‘s shiubh’leadh e uine gun sgios
Sgiathail ‘s an iarmailt ‘s e triall leis a’ ghaoith
Murdo also worked as a fisherman, dealing with inclement conditions in the Sound of Harris. His friend wrote:
Cha robh duine dhèanadh iomradh
Leis mar bha iad air a tunnachadh.
Ach bha rudeiginn air Murchadh
Is na toir iomradh air càch.
Bha iad shios is shuas ‘nan sineadh:
Bha iad thall ‘s a bhos a dìobhairt:
Cha robh sannt ad’ air an dinneir
‘S boinne tì cha robh air bòrd.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Murdo Mòr
- Date Of Birth:
- 1856
- Date of Death:
- 3 Mar 1905
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEBH 2942
- Occupation:
- Fisherman; Farm servant; Servant
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBH