Bishop Fraser, however, remains a celebrated figure in the Canadian Gaelic Bardic poetry composed in his Diocese and is still remembered as a legendary strongman in both his native district of Scotland and in Nova Scotia.
[2] After attending an underground Catholic school in his native district, he continued his education at the clandestine minor seminary at Samalaman in Moidart.
To the outrage of the local population, Fr Fraser, who was thought to be a "foreign youth", won all the honours in heavy events, including the stone put and the hammer throw.
")[4] Following his return to Scotland, Fraser's cousin, Bishop John Chisholm appointed him as an underground missionary in Lochaber.
In this wide apostolate, Fraser's duties included overseeing the semi-underground Lismore Seminary[5][6] and helping to organize what is now St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Fort William.