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Ga-t, $. Mac % r /.'CTJ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://archive.org/details/clangilleanwithpOOsinc THE CLAN GILLEAN. From a Photograph by Maull & Fox, a Piccadilly, London. Colonel Sir PITZROY DONALD MACLEAN, Bart, CB. Chief of the Clan. v- THE CLAN GILLEAN BY THE REV. A. MACLEAN SINCLAIR (Ehartottftcton HASZARD AND MOORE 1899 PREFACE. I have to thank Colonel Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, Baronet, C. B., Chief of the Clan Gillean, for copies of a large number of useful documents ; Mr. H. A. C. Maclean, London, for copies of valuable papers in the Coll Charter Chest ; and Mr. C. R. Morison, Aintuim, Mr. C. A. McVean, Kilfinichen, Mr. John Johnson, Coll, Mr. James Maclean, Greenock, and others, for collecting- and sending me genea- logical facts. I have also to thank a number of ladies and gentlemen for information about the families to which they themselves belong. I am under special obligations to Professor Magnus Maclean, Glasgow, and Mr. Peter Mac- lean, Secretary of the Maclean Association, for sending me such extracts as I needed from works to which I had no access in this country. It is only fair to state that of all the help I received the most valuable was from them. I am greatly indebted to Mr. John Maclean, Convener of the Finance Committee of the Maclean Association, for labouring faithfully to obtain information for me, and especially for his efforts to get the subscriptions needed to have the book pub- lished. I feel very much obliged to Mr. John K. Mackenzie, — vi. Preface. foreman in the establishment in which the printing was done, for his valuable assistance in correcting the proofs, and also for his efforts to get the work printed in a satisfactory manner. It may be taken for granted that in a book of this kind a book which deals with a large number of traditions, dates, and names of persons and places—there must be several errors. For corrections of real mistakes and for new facts sent to me, I shall feel very thankful. A. Maclean Sinclair. Belfast, P. E. Island, September 5th, 1899. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE Introduction i CHAPTER II. ©rigin of the Ulan (SilUan 29 CHAPTER III. Wxt Jirst (Eight Chufs. I. Gillean of the Battle-Axe 40 II. Malise 4 1 . III. Malcolm 42 IV. John Dubh 44 V. Lachlan Ltibanach ..... 44 VI. Hector Roy of the Battles ... 53 VII. Lachlan Bronnach . -55 VIII. Lachlan Og 58 CHAPTER IV. Ijwtoc ©bhar anb IJCarhtan (Eattanath. IX. Hector Odhar ...... 59 X. Lachlan Cattanach . 61 viii. Contents. CHAPTER V. gjator Jttor ani) Rector ©g. XI. Hector Mor ...... go XII. Hector Og- 106 CHAPTER VI. XIII. Sir Lachlan Mor 108 CHAPTER VII. Sector ©8 ftvib ^edox Jior. XIV. Hector Og 159 XV. Hector Mor 177 CHAPTER VIII. <Sir garhlan ani> ^)is <§on0. XVI. Sir Lachlan, First Baronet .... 178 XVII. Sir Hector Roy, Second Baronet . 191 XVIII. Sir Allan, Third Baronet . .196 CHAPTER IX. ,Sir John anb <Siv Rector. XIX. Sir John, Fourth Baronet .... 202 XX. Sir Hector, Fifth Baronet . 236 CHAPTER X. (genealogo of the ^jHacltans of flnavt. 247 CHAPTER XI. <(EIt£ Jftarkane anb Jttadames of |£orhb«w. The Macleans of Lochbuie ..... 254 The Maclaines of Lochbuie .... 266 BRANCHES. The Macleans of Scallasdale .... 272 The Macleans of Uisken .... 273 The Maclaines of Scallasdale .... 274 Contents. ix. CHAPTER XII. ^he jSeaxmbante of ^crlach Jttac Rector. The Macleans of Urchart ..... 276 BRANCHES. 1. The Macleans of Kingerloch .... 279 The Macleans of Rochester .... 284 Captain John Maclean .... 285 2. The Macleans of Dochgarroch .... 286 The Macleans of Culbokie .... 295 The Macleans of Kaffraria .... 297 The Macleans of Pitmain .... 298 The Macleans of Lochg-orm .... 300 3. The Macleans of Knock ..... 303 CHAPTER XIII. "^Ehe |Bcscen})itrtts °t IponaU) oi JVrbgour. The Macleans of Ardgour ..... 305 BRANCHES. 1. The Macleans of Boreray • 315 Terlach Neil 2 (1) Mac Ban • 3 ° The Macleans of Scour • 320 The Macleans of Princeton • 3 22 The Macleans of Kilmoluaig • 3 2 3 The Macleans of Heisker • 2 (2) • 3 5 (3) The Macleans of Balliphetrish • 3 2 7 2. • The Macleans of Treshnish • 330 The First Macleans of Blaaich • 335 of The Macleans Achnadale • • 336 The Macleans of Hynish 337 The Macleans of Glenbard • • 339 3. The Macleans of Inverscadale • 34i 4. The Later Macleans of Blaaich . • • 343 Major-General Francis Maclean . 343 X. Contents. CHAPTER XIV. ^She gesanbants of $eil of HDfhir. The Macleans of Lehir .... 346 The Macleans of Langamull 347 BRANCHES. i. The Macleans of Ross 349 (i) Lachlan Odhar of Airdchraoishnish 349 The Macleans of Monachuich 35 2 Lachlan Ban of Bunessan 35 2 (2) Ewen of Ormsaig 354 The Macleans of Killean . 355 The Macleans of Ardfinaig 358 (3) John Odhar .... 360 2. The Macleans of Shuna 360 The Macleans of Laggan, Islay . 3 63 CHAPTER XV. %h£ glesccniiattis of John ©arbh ot Coll. The Macleans of Coll ...... 367 BRANCHES. 1. The Macleans of Arnabost .... 384 Neil Mor and Neil Og 386 2. The Macleans of Crossapol .... 389 Rev. Donald Maclean .... 390 The Last Macleans of Giurdal . 395 3. The Macleans of Achnasaul .... 396 Lachlan Maclean ...... 400 Rory Maclean ...... 401 4. The First Macleans of Grishipol . 402 5. The Macleans of Muck ..... 404 Hugh Mac Hector ...... 409 Lachlan Mac Hector ..... 409 The Macleans of Haremere Hall . 410 Contents. XI. 'HLht ~§tscenbnnts of John (Sarbh of QLott.—(continued) PAGE The Macleans of Drimnacross . 411 The Macleans of Germany • 4i3 Dr. Neil Maclean, of Connecticut 414 Allan Maclean, of Connecticut 4i5 The Macleans of Totaranald 418 The Macleans of Gallanach 419 CHAPTER XVI. ^he ^flackans of (giglta ano Jttorbern. The Macleans of Gigha 424 John Diurach .... • 432 The Macleans of Morvern . 433 1. Allan Mac Ian Duy • 434 (1) The Macleans of Kinlochaline 435 (2) Terlach Mac Allan • 436 The Macleans of Drimnin 437 The Macleans of Calgary • 443 The Macleans of Grulin . 444 The Macleans of Killunaig • 446 Hector of Torranbeg . " . 447 The Macleans of Pennycross • 448 The Macleans of Pennygoun 45° Donald Mac Terlach • 45* Hector Mac Terlach 453 Ewen Mac Terlach • 454 2. John Garbh Mac Ian Duy 454 3. Charles Mac Iain Duy 455 CHAPTER XVII. ^ke Jftacljans of ^Qlorloisk, .Stoebin, anb $iirola0. The Macleans of Torloisk ..... 457 The Macleans of Sweden . 463 The Macleans of Brolas ..... 465 xii. Contents. <She fEasi Jib* GThufs of flu (Man dilkan. XXI. Sir Allan of Brolas, Sixth Baronet . „ 468 XXII. Sir Hector Maclean, Seventh Baronet . 470 XXIII. Sir Fitzroy J. G. Maclean, Eighth Baronet . 471 XXIV. Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, Ninth Baronet 471 XXV. Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, Tenth Baronet . 472 CHAPTER XVIII. ftntraceb ^families 477 CHAPTER XIX. <Wnt Chiefship at ihz Clan ©iUean. General Facts with Regard to the Chiefship of Clans 493 The Claims of the Maclaines of Lochbuie to the Chiefship of the Clan Gillean ...... 498 Proofs of the Chiefship of the Macleans of Duart . 505 Additions, References, and Corrections . 515 List of Subscribers 525 ^ 1 II i 1 iiii * ** ^W>1HUB* MM », v iiiiiii :::-. iiii: : ::ii:*iia!-i!:-i :!•'*!*:::•:••;;!:« illHKI! 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He married, first, Ingebiorg, widow of Thorfinn, Earl of Caith- ness and Orkney, by whom he had two sons, Duncan and Donald. He married, secondly, Margaret, daughter of Edward, son of Edmund Ironside, and had by her eight children, Edward, Ethelred, Edmund, Edgar, Alexander, David, Matilda, and another daughter. He was killed at Alnwick in 1093. Matilda was married in 1100 to Henry I., King of England. Malcolm Kenmore was succeeded by his brother, Donald Ban, who, according to the Scottish law of succession, was the lawful heir. Duncan, the eldest son of Mal- colm, procured from the King of England a large number of Anglo-Norman soldiers and deposed 1 2 The Clan Gillean. Donald Ban. Duncan was murdered after a reign of fifteen months, and Donald Ban restored. In 1097, Edgar, the sixth son of Malcolm Kenmore, obtained help from the King of England, and de- posed Donald Ban a second time. He deprived him of his eyesight, and threw him into prison. King Edgar removed the court from Scone to Edinburgh. He looked upon Scotland as his own property, and willed the kingdom to his brothers, Alexander and David. Alexander became King of Scotland in 1107. He was known as Alexander the Fierce. He crushed an insurrection of the men of the Mearns and Moray, in n 16. He was suc- ceeded by his brother David, Earl of Cumbria, in 1 124. David, known as David I., had a son named Henry, who had three sons, Malcolm the Maiden, William the Lion, and David, Earl of Huntingdon. According to the tribal system of government the land belonged to the people who resided on it and used it for the purpose of making a living for them- selves and their children.
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    O^ ^^l /^^ : MACDONALD BARDS MEDIEVAL TIMES. KEITH NORMAN MACDONALD, M.D. {REPRINTED FROM THE "OBAN TIMES."] EDINBURGH NORMAN MACLEOD, 25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE. 1900. PRBPACB. \y^HILE my Papers on the " MacDonald Bards" were appearing in the "Oban Times," numerous correspondents expressed a wish to the author that they would be some day presented to the pubUc in book form. Feeling certain that many outside the great Clan Donald may take an interest in these biographical sketches, they are now collected and placed in a permanent form, suitable for reference ; and, brief as they are, they may be found of some service, containing as they do information not easily procurable elsewhere, especially to those who take a warm interest in the language and literature of the Highlands of Scotland. K. N. MACDONALD. 21 Clarendon Crescknt, EDINBURGH, October 2Uh, 1900. INDEX. Page. Alexander MacDonald, Bohuntin, ^ ... .. ... 13 Alexander MacAonghuis (son of Angus), ... ... ... 17 Alexander MacMhaighstir Alasdair, ... ... ... ... 25 Alexander MacDonald, Nova Scotia, ... .. .. ... 69 Alexander MacDonald, Ridge, Nova Scotia, ... ... .. 99 Alasdair Buidhe MacDonald, ... .. ... ... ... 102 Alice MacDonald (MacDonell), ... ... .. ... ... 82 Alister MacDonald, Inverness, ... ... .. ... ... 73 Alexander MacDonald, An Dall Mòr, ... ... ... .. 43 Allan MacDonald, Lochaber, ... ... ... ... .. 55 Allan MacDonald, Ridge, Nova Scotia, ... .... ... ... 101 Am Bard Mucanach (Tlie Muck Bard), ... ... .. ... 20 Am Bard CONANACH (The Strathconan Bard), .. ... ... 48 An Aigeannach,
  • Witch-Hunting and Witch Belief in the Gidhealtachd

    Witch-Hunting and Witch Belief in the Gidhealtachd

    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Enlighten Henderson, L. (2008) Witch-hunting and witch belief in the Gàidhealtachd. In: Goodare, J. and Martin, L. and Miller, J. (eds.) Witchcraft and Belief in Early Modern Scotland. Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic . Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 95-118. ISBN 9780230507883 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/7708/ Deposited on: 1 April 2011 Enlighten – Research publications by members of the University of Glasgow http://eprints.gla.ac.uk 1 CHAPTER 4 Witch-Hunting and Witch Belief in the Gàidhealtachd Lizanne Henderson In 1727, an old woman from Loth in Sutherland was brought before a blazing fire in Dornoch. The woman, traditionally known as Janet Horne, warmed herself, thinking the fire had been lit to take the chill from her bones and not, as was actually intended, to burn her to death. Or so the story goes. This case is well known as the last example of the barbarous practice of burning witches in Scotland. It is also infamous for some of its more unusual characteristics – such as the alleged witch ‘having ridden upon her own daughter’, whom she had ‘transformed into a pony’, and of course, the memorable image of the poor, deluded soul warming herself while the instruments of her death were being prepared. Impressive materials, though the most familiar parts of the story did not appear in print until at least 92 years after the event!1 Ironically, although Gaelic-speaking Scotland has been noted for the relative absence of formal witch persecutions, it has become memorable as the part of Scotland that punished witches later than anywhere else.