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Alasdair Rhind: 48.8% 1,266 1,267 1,290: SNP: Stan Peace 23.6% 612 616 634 Liberal Democrats: William Sinclair 14.3% 372 376 387 Conservative: Eva Short 9.0% 233 236 243
Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair was born around 1698, into both the Scottish nobility and Clan MacDonald of Clanranald.Through his great-grandmother Màiri, daughter of Angus MacDonald of Islay, he claimed descent from Scottish Kings Robert the Bruce and Robert II, the first monarch of the House of Stuart, [25] as well as, like the rest of Clan Donald, from Somerled.
Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward (11 July 1959 – 17 May 2023) was an English punk rock and heavy metal bass guitarist and singer. He began his career in 1977, as a bassist for the Australian proto punk band the Saints .
Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (March 20, 1899 – April 15, 1970) was a Scottish writer, animal welfare campaigner and photographer, known for a large number of travel books. He wrote also on Scottish folklore , and was a published poet .
Taylor's work is the subject of an ongoing promotion by his friends Alasdair Gray and James Kelman to raise it out of obscurity that they argue is undeserved. [4] [5]Taylor also featured in Portrait of a painter, "the story of an artist ... who persists in his painting though he remains unrecognized and unrewarded", [6] in Gray's 1985 short story anthology Lean Tales, co-written with James ...
Eoin Dubh mac Alasdair (Anglicised: John the Black, son of Alexander) was a son of Ranald mac Alasdair, and was a chief of Clan MacAlister. Eoin Dubh created his seat at Ardpatrick, South Knapdale. [1] He was succeeded upon his death by his son Charles, who had been appointed Steward of Kintyre in 1483. [1]
Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh (c.1615 – c.1707), also known as Mary Macleod, was a Scottish Gaelic poet. [1] Life.
Mac Alasdair. The Scottish Gaelic MacAlasdair is rendered in Irish as Mac Alasdair. [6] Mac Alasdair translates into English as "son of Alasdar", and like the Scottish Gaelic form, the surname does not refer to the bearer's father. [7] The given name Alasdar is an Irish form of the English Alexander. [6]