Nic a' Phearsain, Màiri, 1821-1898

found: Her Mairi Mhor nan Oran, 1977:t.p. (Mairi Mhor nan Oran) p. 14 (b. March, 1821, to Iain Domhnallach [i.e. John Macdonald]; marr. to Isaac Mac a' Phearsain [i.e. Macpherson]) p. 18 (d. Nov., 1898)

found: Thomson, D. S. An introd. to Gaelic poetry, 1974p. 245 (Màiri Nic a' Phearsain, Mary Macdonald)

found: The biographical dict. of Scottish women, c2006:(Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Màiri nighean Iain Bhàin/Mary MacPherson) born Sgèabost, Isle of Skye, 10 March 1821; died Portree, 7 Nov. 1898; poet; Màiri nighean Iain Bhàin became known throughout the Highlands and Islands as Màiri Mhòr nan Òran (Great Mary of the Songs); in 1872, Màiri Mhòr was employed in Inverness as a nurse to the family of Captain Turner, Royal Engineers; continued her nursing career with further training and moves to Glasgow and Greenock; became the foremost poet of the Highland Land Reform Association, known as the Highland Land League through which her songs became known)