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mer School Teacher
ev. oDnald MacKinnon receiv-
his higher education at the
al Academy, Inverness, Scot-
:, where he was gold medalist
4rt and also in Celtic. He
led as a school teacher in
iburgh and afterwards was
Imaster of public schools in
!-shire and in Skye from 1913
919. He gave up teaching in
and studied for the ministry
he Free Church of Scotland
sbyterian) at the University
.dinburgh and the Divinity
of the Free Church from
;h he graduated in 1923. From
to 1943, he was minister in
ree, Skye, and is at present
ster of Kennoway in Fife,
land.
well as taking part in ad-
strative work in his church,
McKinnon served on the Edu-
Authority Of Inverness-
Scotland, for many years,
'est In History
om his youth he has been in-
in
ted in the history of the ed several works dealing with the
Highlands and Islands of Scot
land and has devoted much time
and research to both the ecclesi
astical and secular history of that
part of Scotland. He has written
on the ecclesiastical (church) his
tory of the Highlands and has
contributed articles to periodicals
and magazines on such subjects
as:
“The Church and Education in
the Highlands and Islands,” “Pa
gan Beliefs in the Early Carswell
of the Isles (1560-1572),” “The
Scottish Communion Token,”
“The Pslater of 1650” etc.
Mr. MacKinnon published a
volume entitled: “The History of
the Translation of the Bible into
Gaelic,” which was well received
nd which is long since out of
print. This was later followed by
a pamphlet on “The History of
the Translation of the Shorter
Catecism into Gaelic.” More re
cently he puglished books on the
history of the church in Skye and
in Fife.
Mr. McKinnon has also publish
history of Highland families, no
tably the MacLeods and MacKin
nons. He is editor of the“Clan
CacLeod Magazine.” On the his
tory of the Jacobite Rising of'1745
in relation to the Highlands he is
an authority and has edited “The
Truth About Flora Macdonald.”
He is at present preparing a bi
ography of the Hebridean Hero
ine, based on research to which
he has devoted many years.
Genealogist
As a genealogist Mr. MacKin
non is well known and has un
grudgingly given much informa
tion to compilers of Highland
family history. He is a member of
the Council of the Scottish His
tory society (Edinburgh universi
ty) and also a member of the
Scottish Church’s Historical so
ciety to which he has read several
papers.
Since coming to Canada as a
deputy from and a representative
of the Free Church of Scotland,
to visit Gaelic-speaking groups in
the Dominion and the States, he
has taken part in the Rev. Nor
man MacLeod Centenary celebra
tions in Cape Breton. Nova Scotia,
and preached the Gaelic sermon,
commemorating the Scottish pion
eers, on August 12, at which Chief
Flora MacLeod of Dunnegan
NEXT WEEK AT
SCHOOL CAFETERIA
By Mrs. L. T. Hall
Monday
Spaghetti in Meat Sauce, Chpese
Garnish
Cabbage Slaw
Fruited Jello, Whip Topping
Brown Bread, Butter
Milk
Tuesday
Cheese Sandwich
Buttered English Peas
Applesauce Spice Cake
Milk
Wednesday
Hard Boiled Egg
Potato Salad
Green Beans
Pan Rolls, Butter
Milk
Thursday
Wiener in Bun with Relishes
Sauerkraut Carrot Sticks
Chocolate Pudding
Milk
Friday
Ovenbaked Perch Fillets
Hash Brown Potatoes
Whole Fresh Apple
Brown Bread, Butter
Milk
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Castle was present.
On August 1, Mr. MacKinnon
was present at a great gathering
of the MacLeods (over a thousand
people were present) at Glengar
ry, Ontario, Canada, and was,
with Chief Flora MacLeod, a
guest speaker.
Refused High Posts
In Scotland, Mr. MacKinnon is
well known as a radio Gaelic
preacher and a radio talker on
historical subjects. A few years
ago he was nominated for the
Moderatorship of the General As
sembly of his church, the highest
honor a Presbyterian church can
bestow on any of its ministers,
but he declined the honor. He was
also nominated for the professor
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but he withdrew his name, as he
felt his vocation was the minis
try of the Word and not the teach
ing of history.
Mr. MacKinnon’s daughter.
Miss Mairi K. MacKinnon, is ex
pected to accompany him on his
trip to North Carolina. She has
recently been Jiving in Canada.
Miss MacKinnon was educated
at Portree High school. Isle of
Skye, graduating there in 1943
and going to the University of
Edinburgh that fall. She majored
there in history and graduated
with honors in the class of 1947.
In the fall of that year, she went
as a librarian to Glasgow Uni
versity library. While there, she
was elected honorary historian of
Glasgow University Ossianic so
ciety and helped resuscitate the
Society’s magazine, editing its
first reissue.
In July, 1950, Miss MacKinnon ry, McGill university. This posi-
sailed for Canada to be senior I tion she will give up to return to
cataloguer at the Redpath libra-1 Scotland in October.
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