Iain Moireach (John Murray) (27 March 1938 – 17 November 2018) was a Scottish Gaelic writer from

Barvas Barvas (Scottish Gaelic: ''Barabhas'' or ''Barbhas'', ) is a settlement, community and civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. It developed around a road junction. The A857 and A858 meet at the southern end of Barvas. North is the road ...

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. He wrote poetry, screenplays, and short stories. He published many short stories in the Gaelic magazines ''

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'' and '' Gath''.

Life

Moireach was born in Barvas, Lewis. He was educated at the Nicolson Institute and at the

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.Dòmhnall Iain MacLeòid (ed). He taught at a school in

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. He was the editor for Comunn nan Leabhraichean since 1969. 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

* 'Am Bucas' * 'Am Partaidh' *
Briseadh na Cloiche
' * 'Dà mhionad, no Fracas' * 'An Dealachadh'
'Feòil a' Gheamhraidh'
* 'Mo Chrannchur'

Books

Novels

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

Short stories

* ''An Aghaigh Choimheach'' (1973)

Scripts

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

Editing

* Caimbeul, Aonghas. ''Suathadh ri iomadh rubha: eachdraidh a bheatha'' ed. Iain Moireach (Glasgow:

, 1973)

References

External links

Two short stories by Iain Moireach
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moireach, Iain 1938 births 2018 deaths People from the Isle of Lewis Scottish Gaelic writers 20th-century Scottish Gaelic poets 21st-century Scottish Gaelic poets Alumni of the University of Edinburgh