Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
MacNeil, Malcolm
Parallel form(s) of name
- Calum Iain
- Calum mac Iain 'ic Iain Mhóir a'Mhuilleir
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1872-1912
History
Malcolm MacNeil (Calum ‘ic Iain ‘ic Chaluim ‘ic Iain ‘ic Eachainn ‘ic Iain Ruairidh Phìobaire) was born in Ironville in 1872. He was the son of John MacNeil of Ironville and Elizabeth MacNeil of Beaver Cove. On his father’s side he is a descendant of Iain Mac Ruairidh Phìobaire who immigrated to Nova Scotia from Barra in 1802, eventually securing land in Piper’s Cove. Iain’s grandson Calum first operated a grist mill in Shenacadie before selling it to his brother-in-law and moving to Ironville. This is why Malcolm MacNeil is sometimes referred to as Calum mac Iain ‘ic Caluim Mhóir a’Mhuileir.