| born 18 December 1887 in Fort Augustus |
| died 18 May 1972 aged 85 |
| clothed 31 May 1906 |
| professed 18 August 1907 under Fr Hilary Willson |
| solemn profession 21 November 1910 |
| ordained 1912 |
Born to John and Anne MacDonald, baptised: John MacDonald
Educated at Fort Augustus
He started monastic life in Fort Augustus under Abbot Linse. During the First World War, he was an Army Chaplain (23 Division in France, then 48 Division in Italy) and negotiated cease-fire with Austrians. He worked as negotiator/interpreter for Allied Commission round Fiume until 1922. He was in USA (Portsmouth Abbey, then Newman, Delbarton for Newark Abbey).
Father Ninian was headmaster of Fort Augustus from 1923 – 1929
He was also a chaplain to Kilgraston Convent (Sacred Heart nuns).
Father Ninian’s headstone in the monk’s cemetery
