A NOTABLE HIGHLANDER

Evening Star, Issue 22893, 26 February 1938, Page 3

A NOTABLE HIGHLANDER

In the death of Mr Hugh MacCor* quodale, well known to Tiis feliowGaels as “Fingal,” Clydeside has lost one of its best-known Highlanders, and Gaeldom one of its most popular journalists. Mr MacCorquodale, whose dedth took place in a Glasgow nursing home as a result of pneumonia, was a kenspedkle figure in the Highland/community of Clydeside and the West generally, and over his pen-name of “ Fingal” he was known to Highlanders au over the world. That was the name over which he had written on Highland affairs for the past quarter of a century. The main channel of his activities with the pen was a _ West Highland weekly journal, for which he acted as Glasgow correspondent. But he also wrote in more than one of the Glasgow papers from time to time, writing on shinty, and sporty in general with knowledge and authority. His activities in connection with the Highland movement in Glasgow were not confined to Press work dealing with the work of others. He himself was one of Glasgow’s most active Gaels. He was a member of the Oban and Lorn Association —that was his_ native district—during his whole time in Glasgow, and filled the office of president for a term. He was secretary of the Gaelic Society for close on a quarter of a century, and actually died in harness, for he was arranging for the December meeting when he was struck down by his fatal illness. —‘ [Weekly Scotsman.’