Rev Allan McDonald, Diocese of Argyll and the Isles This old photograph shows Father Allan McDonald, who was given charge of the mission of Daliburgh in South Uist, sitting outside what appears to be his church, with a Miss Murphy sitting beside him reading a book; Father Allan was born in Fort William on 25th October 1859 and was ordained in Glasgow in 1882; in July 1884 he was given charge of the mission of Daliburgh in South Uist and was responsible for building a new church there to replace the old thatched building; he died at Eriskay on 8th October 1905 aged only 45; full details of Father McDonald's life can be found in his obituary on pp 254 to 260 of The Catholic Directory for 1906. [19th and 20th cents]