Murdo mcfarlane biography

Murdo Macfarlane (15 February 1901—7 November 1982; Scottish Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as Bàrd Mhealboist ("the Melbost Bard") was a.
Murdo Macfarlane known as Bàrd Mhealboist was a published poet, songwriter and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic, especially during the 1970s, when the Ceartas movement was gaining strength.
Brought up in a Gaelic speaking household, Margaret's lifetime of song began when she was just eleven years of age.

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John McFarlane (footballer, born 1899)

Scottish footballer

John "Jean" McFarlane (24 November 1899 – 25 February 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Dunfermline Athletic as a half back.^[1]

He made over 300 appearances for Celtic in a decade as a first team player at the club, winning five major honours: two Scottish Football League championships (1921–22 and 1925–26) and three Scottish Cups (1923, 1925 and 1927).^[2]^[3]^[4]

McFarlane was selected four times for the Scottish Football League XI^[5] and played in an international trial match in 1924^[6] but never gained a full cap for Scotland, one of few players to appear so often for the SFL team without playing at least once for the SFA.^{[citation needed]}

His nephew Willie Fagan was also a footballer who played for Celtic and won the English Football League title with Liverpool.^[3]

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DESKTOP

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Darien

New Edinburgh. It was meant to be a crowning achievement, cementing the Kingdom of Scotland as a power of trade and influence. It would instead prove to be a colossal failure. The Darien Scheme was an attempt in colonising the Gulf of Darien between Panama and Columbia in the 1690s. Comprised of two expeditions, the first is told here through the eyes of one (fictional) man – Murdo McFarlane. His desire to remain on the island, fascinated by its beauty despite the discomfort and constant threats of the natives, becomes the focal point for this production. For all which survives of the failed colony is his writings, which have allowed his stories to survive years later.

Darien – The Commonplace Book of Murdo MacFarlane, presented by Bell Baxter High School, is a loose biography surrounding the events of the new Caledonia settlement. As is tradition with high school productions, it’s also a musical. Richard Robbs’ script leans on the musical aspect; thankfully, the vocals of the cast are perhaps the production’s best asset. The content of the