Catriona NicGumaraid (22 March 1947 – 5 January 2024) was aScottish Gaelic poet.
Catriona NicGumaraid (Montgomery) was born atRoag nearDunvegan. She was educated onSkye and at theUniversity of Glasgow, where she studied Celtic and Scottish history. She then attended Jordanhill College to qualify as a secondary teacher.[1][2] She began to write poetry both in Gaelic and English in the 1970s, and published her first collection of poems in 1974.[3][4]
After graduating, NicGumaraid taught Gaelic and Modern Studies at Penilee High School in Glasgow.[5]
In 1973, she became the first scribe atSabhal Mòr Ostaig in Sleat.[1]
NicGumaraid first published her poetry in 1970, in the magazineGairm.[1]
Her poetry explored themes of love, family, religion, and land. She citedSomhairle McLean as one of her influences.[1] In 2003, An Common Gàidhealach conferred on NicGumaraid the hundredth Bardic Crown.[2]
In the late 1970s, she appeared in the TV seriesCan Seo. Through the 1980s, she also appeared in other Scottish Gaelic programs.[1]
NicGumaraid was married and had two children.[5] She died on 5 January 2024, at the age of 76.[1][6]
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