He was to have received, in September of that year, from the St. Francis Xavier University at Antigonish, Nova Scotia – an institution with very strong connections to the Gàidhealtachd – the degree of LL.D., honoris causa, for recognition of his work for the preservation of Gaelic oral literature. It was a fitting honour for a scholar – the one word that he pleaded not to have marked on his gravestone – who had spent so many long hours collecting in the field.
He was destined to receive, in September of that year, from St. Francis Xavier University at Antigonish, Nova Scotia – an institution with strong ties to the Gàidhealtachd – a doctoral degree, honoris causa, for his contributions to preserving Gaelic oral literature. It was a fitting tribute for a scholar – the one word he begged not to be engraved on his monument – who had spent countless hours collecting in the field.