- Home
- Fr. Allan MacDonald
Fr. Allan MacDonald
1859 - 1905
John Lorne Campbell entitled one of his pamphlets on Fr Allan: ‘Fr Allan MacDonald: Priest, Poet, and Folklorist’. We may speculate as to whether or not this description of Fr Allan and the ordering of the words ‘Priest, Poet, and Folklorist’ are purely accidental, however, we can be certain that in terms of priority Fr Allan saw himself as a ‘priest’, first and foremost. His whole life from a very early age had been focussed on training for the priesthood and for twenty three years that is what he lived. He preached the word, taught the faith, celebrated the sacraments, and led his people to improvement in the spiritual life and to improvement in their social and economic condition.
The Priestly Life of Fr. Allan MacDonald
- By Fr. Michael J. MacDonald
- Published 14/08/2009
- Fr. Allan MacDonald
- Unrated
Click here to read the paper on Fr Allan MacDonald given at the recent symposium held on Eriskay (12th – 15th July 2009) . The symposium took place under the auspices of the Ceolas Festival which takes place each year in South Uist.