"Jonathan G. was one of the greatest authorities on the history and language of the Highland Scot."
He was author of History of Sydney, and translated a number of English Classics,including Robert Louis Stevenson's--"Treasure Island"-- into Gaelic.
Jonathan G. published the only Gaelic newspaper in the world.
St.FX University in Antigonish,NS has a colection of Jonathans Gaelic books and uses them in their Gaelic studies courses. They also have a complete collection of "MacTalla" papers.
The following was copied from a booklet--"A View of The Whycocomagh Congregation"
A book on CD "Cape Breton, Canada" written by C.W.Vernon in 1903 tells of life in Cape Breton Island at the beginning of the twentieth century.Chapter XII was written, entirely in Gaelic, by Jonathan G. MacKinnon
In a book "Highland Settler" by Dr. Charles W. Dunn--( Dr. Dunn was the Margaret Brooks Robinson Professor of Celtic Languages and Literatures,Harvard University,Emeritus.) Dr. Dunn states "Jonathan G. MacKinnon was an equally outstanding contributor to the publication of Gaelic in the New World-"--.The article takes up about six pages--mostly lauding the efforts, failures and triumphs of Jonathan.
This book is available at book stores and can be ordered through the publisher:-
