About Iain Gobha na Hearadh
Lived 1790 – 1852 (aged 61–62). Iain Gobha na Hearadh was a British writer, evangelist and poet.
Iain Gobha na Hearadh (1796-1852), known as John Morison in English, was a Bard who composed Christian poetry in Scottish Gaelic.
Gobha na Hearadh was born in Ròghadal on the Isle of Harris. One of his writings was the long poem 'An Nuadh Bhreith, no Gleachd an t-Seann Duine agus an Duin' Òig' ("The New Birth, or the Struggle between the Old Man and the Young.
Poems
'An Nuadh Bhreith, no Gleachd an t-Seann Duine agus an Duin' Òig' 'An Ionndrainn' ("Longing") 'A' Mhisg' ("Drunkenness")
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Who was Iain Gobha na Hearadh?
Scottish Gaelic spiritual poet from the Isle of Harris, Scotland
When was Iain Gobha na Hearadh born?
Iain Gobha na Hearadh was born in 1790 in Rodel.
When did Iain Gobha na Hearadh die?
Iain Gobha na Hearadh died on 6 December 1852 in Lackalee.
What was Iain Gobha na Hearadh's occupation?
Iain Gobha na Hearadh was a writer, evangelist and poet.
What nationality was Iain Gobha na Hearadh?
Iain Gobha na Hearadh was British.
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