George Macleod was the man who raised the money to restore the Abbey on Iona and also founded the Iona Community Centre. He was given the title of Lord Macleod of Fuinary in recognition of his work. When he retired, the Iona Community commisioned David A Donaldson (my father) to paint his portrait. It is no secret that George Macleod and his wife both hated the painting, probably because it showed what he was really like.
The boatman who took us out to Staffa told us that the original painting was hanging in the Abbey in a part that was not open to the public. I had only ever seen a photo of it so we went and got permission to see the painting. The man that let us in assured us that it was an excellent likeness of Macleod - he had known him really well - and it captured "one of his three faces" as he put it.
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