Cumha Chaiptean Mhic Coinnich
Primary Sources
K1 Cumha Chaiptean Mac Coinnich / Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament K1.12: 30
KK Cumha Chaiptean Mhic Coinnich / Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament KK.38: 69
JK Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament JK.22: 57
SC Hi anana he i hi aradla ha SC.24
Notes on Gaelic Title
Cumha Chaiptean Mhic Coinnich Cumha Chaiptean Mac Coinnich / Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament K1; K1 index has Daniel for Donald and Mhic for Mac; Cumha Chaiptean Mhic Coinnich / Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament KK; Captain Donald MacKenzie’s Lament JK. Lament for Captain [Donald] MacKenzie. Composed by John MacKay, father of Angus (K1, KK) and dated to 1826 (PS Book 15, p. 507). Daniel was a fairly common substitution for Donald. Mac Coinnich here is a modern-style surname.