Òrain Mhurdani Mast Skye Ian McHardy

Ian McHardy

Susanne finds some key differences but also many close parallels as she discusses the complexities of first names

Intriguingly

Tha a sgeulachd a’ nochdadh an seo ann an Gàidhlig airson a’ chiad turais

Through his regular column in the Stornoway Gazette

Òrain Mhurdani Mast Skye Ian McHardyMurdani Kennedy was born in 1926 in Marvig, South Lochs. His father was very tall, very thin and very strong and he stood on a fishing boat most of his life. He was like a mast. Mast was his nickname and as is the tradition Murdani was known as Murdani Mast. Both his parents were from South Lochs. Like many others Murdani went away to the Merchant Navy. He was a crofter, a fisherman, a weaver and for some years a whaler down in South Georgia. Over