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What did Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair compile while teaching in the Protestant missionary school?
The first secular book in Scottish Gaelic to be printed
A collection of his poems
A biography of the Clan MacDonald
The first Gaelic-English dictionary
Answer
The first printed secular book in Scottish Gaelic was compiled by Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair during his tenure as a teacher at a Protestant missionary school. This groundbreaking work marked a significant milestone in Scottish Gaelic literature, as it deviated from the predominantly religious texts that had dominated the literary landscape until then.
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