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Aonghas MacNeacail

Aonghas MacNeacail (1942–2022) was a British poet, librettist and writer.

Also recorded as Angus Nicolson

Biography

Born at Uig in 1942, died in 2022.

Aonghas MacNeacail studied at University of Glasgow, Portree High School and Uig Primary School. The recorded working language is Scottish Gaelic and English.

Philip Hobsbaum and Black Mountain College are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Peebles.

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  • Peebles

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  • Uig

    Birth place

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.

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