Portraid Dhonnchaidh Bhàin?

Donnchadh Sneddon

doi:10.2218/xyfsqq35

Portraid Dhonnchaidh Bhàin?

Donnchadh Sneddon

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

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Abstract

A copy of the fourth edition (1834) of the poems of Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir (1724 – 1812) held in the Centre for Research Collections at the University of Edinburgh has a pencil-drawn portrait of a man on the inside front cover. Although Donnchadh died in 1812, over twenty years before this edition was printed, there is some circumstantial evidence to indicate that this may be a portrait of the poet himself. If so, it would be the only extant portrait of the bard.

Original language	Gaelic
Pages (from-to)	30-34
Number of pages	5
Journal	Scottish Studies
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2218/xyfsqq35
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2026

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Duncan Bàn MacIntyre
portrait
drawing
pencil
Scotland
Gaelic
bard
poet

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