John Mackay ( gd, Iain (Dall) MacAoidh; 1656–1754), known as (The Blind Piper), was a

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

poet and composer, and the grandfather of William Ross.

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1656 births 1754 deaths 17th-century Scottish Gaelic poets 18th-century Scottish Gaelic poets Scottish composers People from Gairloch People from Ross and Cromarty {{Scotland-poet-stub