Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
MacLean, Joseph Allan
Parallel form(s) of name
- Eòs Ailean mac Ruairidh Chaluim Ghobha
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1888-1982
History
Joe Allan was born to parents Rory MacLean and Flora Bryden, both of Rear Christmas Island. He and his brother remained on the family property until the early 1980s. Joe Allan worked as a blacksmith and amateur carpenter in Benacadie and Rear Christmas Island. Many Canadian and international folklorists have listed Joe Allan as one of the finest known Gaelic storytellers of his generation.