About Aonghas MacNeacail
Lived 1942 – 2022 (aged 80). Aonghas MacNeacail was a British poet, librettist and writer.
Aonghas MacNeacail (born Angus Nicolson; 7 June 1942 – 19 December 2022), nicknamed ("Black-haired Angus"), was a contemporary writer in the Scottish Gaelic language.
Early life Angus Nicolson was born in Uig on the Isle of Skye on 7 June 1942. He was raised in Idrigill, speaking Gaelic as a child. He attended Uig Primary School and Portree High School, and from 1968 the University of Glasgow
Death MacNeacail died in December 2022, at the age of 80.
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Scottish poet
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Aonghas MacNeacail was born on 7 June 1942 in Uig.
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Aonghas MacNeacail died on 19 December 2022.
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Aonghas MacNeacail was a poet, librettist and writer.
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