https://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/oran/people/uilleam_maccoinnich/

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Uilleam Mac Coinnich, born in Siadar an Rubha (Point), Lewis in 1857. There were six boys and a girl in the family and three of the boys composed poetry. Uilleam was the youngest.While he was young, Uillean's father and two brothers were drowned in a fishing accident.

Uilleam married Máiri from Garrabost. They had 3 sons and a daughter. One of the sons died in his first year

Uilleam and Máiri were married for 20 years until Máiri's death separated them. Uilleam followed his sons who emigrated to Canada. He wasn't long in Canada. He died in Fort William, Ontario in 1907.

Besides the poem on the biography page (saying how he went to Canada after he was widowed), the following poems/lyrics of Uilleam Mac Coinich are on the BBC Bliadhna nan Òran:

    Bidh Mo Dhùthaich ri Tighinn air m' Aire

    Eilean Fraoich

    Nan Ceadaicheadh an Tìde Dhomh

    Tha Mi Duilich, Duilich, Duilich