P b ic 0 I . Cl n MacLeod u l ation s N . a .

T H E MAQLEO DS E

A S H O R T S KETC H O F T H E IR C LAN ,

- AN D H ISTO RY, FO LK LO R E , TALE S , BIOG R APH ICAL NOT IC ES O F

SO M E E MIN E NT C LANS ME N.

BY TH E

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R E Y. R . C . M A C L E OD

OF MACLE OD .

PUBLISH E D BY TH E CL AN M ACL E OD SOCIE TY ,

E D IN BUR GH . Land o f th e be autiful and brave ’ — ’ Th e fre e man s hom e th e martyr s grave Th e n rse r o f an m e n u y gi t , W ose e e s a n e w e e r e n h d d h ve li k d ith v y gl , An d e e r an d e e r s ream v y hill , v y t , Th e ro man ce of som e w arrior d re am n e e r m a a son o f n e v y thi , ’ te re e r his w an e r n s e s n c ne d i g t p i li , Fo rge t th e sky w hich be n t abo ve H is childh o od like a dre am o f lo ve

’ G Wh ttiea' J . . i . E R R A T A .

“ fifth re ad se co n d .

” - pr e sc ribe d r e ad p ro scr ib e d .

’ S ir Wal te r S co tts V isit to D ur nve gan

w as ma e in 1 81 5 in th e im e o f th e d , t ”

t r . C e n o to f th e X X . as s a e e e hi f , t d h

” n e 1 f o r Oubo st r e a O rbo s li d t .

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P R E F A C E .

THIS short sketch of the History and Traditions of

C a MacLe od for w c w e are t to the l n , hi h indeb ed the

D f Ma L d is a ff C . o c eo e ort Rev. R. MACLEO , the initi l o f th e Socie ty to give effect to o ne of the most “ f its s — m o a o c s o co o viz. i p rt nt bje t n tituti n, The ” o c o and s a o of co s an d a io s c lle ti n pre erv ti n Re rd Tr dit n , “ an d the publication of such Literature as may promote l ” e e s s a . R e . . D the int r t of the C n The v R C . MACLEO probably know s more about the Clan history than

H e has s ma a any o ther man living . pent ny ye rs in a study of the subject and of the old manu scripts in

a has w h c D u a C s is so c . at i h nveg n tle ri h He , the

s mom a mos o m o s e w e o m pre ent ent, t v lu in u typ ritt n v lu e compile d (w hich w e hope he may se e his w ay to publish atno very distant date) and from that volume th e presentske tch has be en principally draw n ; its immediate production is mainly due to a suggestion

m a c - m a AN GUS D o ne de by Vi e Ad ir l MACLEO ,

f th e mos s s m m s of o ur C a o t di tingui hed e ber l n . It is intende d to be follow e d by a series of publications

d e a w s c s of s to MacL e ods ling ith ubje t intere t the ,

an d w e o w o k n ow so w w m t h pe the r , ell begun, ill ee

co a a o va and s f w ith the rdi l ppr l upport o the clan. The survival of Clan fee ling and the fo unding of Clan Societies may seem strange in th e se prosaic and R F P E ACE .

‘ u a a s but is a n o ma kab tilit ri n time , it re lly very re r le

h om o w n w e m m e a a H a r p en en n, he re e b r th t ighl nde never f orgets his origin nor the ancientand hono urable

m s w na e w hich he bears. To tho e connected ith the

C a w e s s i oo w a a —w e l n, feel ure thi l ttle b k ill ppe l believe it w ill be w el comed by Clansmen in all parts

of w o and w e o e ma a so do som e i the rld , h p , it y l th ng to maintain and stre ngthe n that mystic bond w hich

m n e a h binds Clans en to o not er. As the volume is published under the auspices of the Clan S ocie ty and th e superintendence o f the

S e c a w ho has d o e c m to its ro ret ry, ev t d mu h ti e p

c o and b to ma is o a du ti n contri uted the tter, it h ped

sa o f its a s w c some w ho are not peru l p ge ill indu e , — a a m mb s to ~ o the S oc o c s oi lre dy e er , j in iety, the bje t w hich are to further the interest s of the Clan in

w a ss every y po ible . No pretension is made to lite rary style ; the w riters hav e simply aimed atputting together a brief historical

n a k a d tr ditional s etch .

om o s so ic tcomm ca o s om C a sm The pr ter l i uni ti n fr l n en,

W t a v w to b i a athome and abroad . i h ie future pu l c

to s h w a e ac now e s c o ma o i n , t ey ill gr t fully k ledg u h inf r ti n as any on e may be able to give on history an d traditions

o f the C a m C a sm etc . l n, e inent l n en,

i n d nam o th ciet S g e in e f e So y.

R C L D . . MAC EO , E S on . ecy .

E D IN B UR G H , 1906 . T H E M A C L E O D S .

R G or O HE O I IN LE D , the undoubted progenitor of both branches of the

MacL e o d a h as dis f mily, been much

ute d o a for him p , s me cl iming a Nor w e ian a t g descent , others Cel ic . This , however, is hardly he place to go into the details o f a knotty

an d itm av s fi point of genealogy, uf ce , therefore ,

o w n o a a if I express my pinion , th t the Norwegi n origi n is the correct on e — that Leo d w as a so n o f

Man an d s an d Olave the Black , King of the I les, that he w as born towards th e end of the tw elfth

a a M rail century . Leod m rried the d ughter of cC t

Ar m uin n a as , who brought Dunveg n her dowry, and it- h as rem ained in the possession of his

a s e descend nt ver since . By her Leod had two

— Torm od a MacL e ods sons , the ancestor of the H rris ,

w MacL e ods and Torquil , the ancestor of the Le es called the Si o l (or race of) To rm od and the Siol

o T rquil respectively . For something like 200 years very little is

w th e a a o f kno n of history o f either br nch . E ch them about 1 340 got grants o f mainland estates 6 THE MACLEODS .

C — r MacL e ods from the rown the Har is in Glenelg ,

th e MacL eo ds Ass n t o and Lewes in y , but b th were

C a an d a Island hieft ins held their l nds in Skye ,

o f Harris, and the Lewes under the Lords the

o f Isles , so that their history is merged in that those powerful potentates ; they were present at

a o f H arl aw 1 41 1 the B ttle , , where they occupied

’ the post of honour (the right wing) of th e Islander s army ; they were present atthe Battle of the Bloody Bay in 1 480 ; an d we find their names

w s occasionally, as itnes es to Charters , but , as

w o f already stated , little is kno n them , and that little not of very great interest . After the final

of d of w forfeiture the Lor s the Isles , ho ever, in 1 493 , the public records have much more to

of relate . Then both families received grants m w their Island Estates fro the Cro n and , thus, became tenants in cap ite having direct dealings

with the King of Sco tland and his Council . But

w as a at this time , it clearly seen th t the High

a w n l nders , if united , ere most dangerous eighbours , and the Scottish Kings adopted the subtle policy

f in N ffo o se w g dissention amongst the clans . o e rt

was spared to set them at loggerheads . The method commonly employed was to give grants

a o n e o f the l nds belonging to family to another. For example the Bailliary o f Trotte rn ish was

1 498 a both MacL eods in , gr nted to branches of the —the estates held by the Macdonalds o f Sleat THE MACLEODS . 7 were in 1 542 given to MacL e od of Harris and m d any other instances might be cite . This policy was eminently successful in its o bject ; feuds

a ff between the cl ns were continual , and e ectively destroyed any power they might have possessed of injuring the rest of the kingdom .

During the sixteenth century the most im portant events affecting the MacLe ods were t The ruin o f h e Le w e s branch o f the fam ily . The succe ssio n o f Marie M acL e o d to th e e states o f th n a M c e Du ve g n a L e ods . The s r a on of Ian u u p ti Dubh . h E Mas a r T e igg s c e .

The story o f the extincti o n of the Lewes

MacLe ods . on e is a very long and complicated , o f which the main points are as follow s

MacL eod o f Rory the Lewes, Chief during the

latter half of the sixteenth century , married a

of o f daughter Mackenzie Kintail but believed ,

or a h1 s rightly wrongly, th t Torquil ( heir by her)

n was n otreally his son . (There is a otarial a instrument in the Dunvegan ch rter chest , which contains an account of a confession made by

H utch e on of on , the judge the Lewes , his death

’ an d bed , which bears out Rorie s contention that

’ T r il H utch e on n ot o u s . , and Rorie , was q father) t Acting in his belief, Rorie disinherited Torquil , (w h o w as known as Torquil Con anach) an d named ' 8 THE MACLEOD S . as son a d r of his heir a by his third wife , aughte

" M h o a acLe an of D uart . T is s n was also c lled

o a a o T rquil , but distinguished by the ppell ti n “ ” u a D bh . A great dispute rose in conseq uence and w as c arried on with extraordinary fu ry and

f or d es cruelty many years , uring which the Lew was reduced to a condition o f extreme misery

1 8 ol . a 5 6 d and wretchedness In the ye r , the

C w as l son hief of the Lewes seized by his al eged ,

C on an ach w h o d a a Torquil , et ined him four ye rs

a . e ol d in c ptivity In a d ed of revocation, the

a a to f h is ff Chief gives a piti ble ccoun su erings . “ a ca tivitie His son , he says, held him in miser ble p

m on tan is an d cave rn is crai is f ar in of g , distant ' societie of er eist a from ye men , p thro c uld and

a u a son o his a f mine . This unnat r l br ught f ther

C an d a before the ouncil, extr cted from him an

ow n o as an d appointment in his fav ur heir, it is this appointment that Rorie revoked on the ground that he h ad been compelled to m ake it

e v ill - ca tivitie l f e by handilling, p , fear of my y ,

er el l o f a com p hunger and cauld , and m nifest

si n n e pul o . If ever house w as divided against itself this w unhappy family of the Le es was so divided .

MacLe od l of Rory had five i legitimate sons , three whom sided with their father and two with their

- o n an a h Co c . half br ther, Torquil The ablest of these sons was Neil MacL e o d w h o sided with THE MACLEODS . 9

a a d - th the f ther and fterwar s with his half bro er,

o T rquil Dubh , and it was mainly through the talents and address o f Neil that Torquil Dubh m a intained himself in the Lewes . Torquil Con a w a Coi e ach nach ho ever, est blished himself in g ,

of . the mainland estates the family, and was sup ported ia his claim to the Chieftainship by the

a o 1 595 o M ckenzies . Ab ut the year , T rquil Dubh

ta Conan ach Coi each at cked his brother ( ) in Strath g , and the Mackenzies in Loch Broom in such bar

a m an w b rous and cruel manner that neither , ife,

a n o r b irn , house, cover bigging had been spared

l l' s a a t . but barbarously l in , burn and destroyed

For this Torquil Dubh was denounced as a rebel , an d a of later, having been betrayed into the h nds

C on an ach an d n o f w , he, ma y his adherents , ere

1 597 . o w put to death , His son T rquil , ho ever,

o f with the assistance Neil, remained in possession f o the Lewes .

N o w tw o of , by this time , _ the sons Torquil

C on an ach ad — were de John , the eldest, having

n 0 bee murdered by his uncles , Rory g and

a a Don ld , the latter of whom was, in turn , sl in by

a o f on an a h C on an ach . The d ughter C c thus became heiress to her father ; she h ad m arried a

o o f of to br ther Lord Mackenzie Kintail , and

Con anach as f ar Kintail , conveyed all his rights as

a writings could . In this way the ancient inherit nce o f MacLe ods o f w the Le es, ultimately passed to the 10 THE MACLEODS . M ackenzies , though they did not succeed in establishing their claims till some years l ater .

1 59 6 a In , all the Highl nd Chiefs were ordered to show their title deeds on pain o f forfeiture ;

a so a among those who f iled to do , were the he ds of f M L w both branches o the ac e ods. The Le es w as o f , in consequence , granted to a number persons who w ere called the Fife adventurers . The new ow ners duly inv aded the Island and for

a w ar a a some years civil , ccomp nied by every

m an barbarity the mind of can conceive, raged in

’ a this unh ppy part o f the King s dominions . Neil MacL eod Opposed them on the spot with the

o o w n utmost energy ; and L rd Mackenzie , for his purposes intrigued against them in every w ay

b a at Tor m od possi le . M ckenzie even set liberty ,

o f u W the surviving son Torquil D bh , hom he

h ad a m de prisoner some time previously, and sent him to the Lewes to assist Neil in his effo rts

o a w as tdefe t the Fife men . The result that the Fife adventurers retired from the contest in

s at w 1 608 a di gust, and the est es ere , in , gr nted — to s . z three other person , viz Lord Balmerino ,

k S s o f Worm isto un e Sir Patric pen , and Sir Georg

f N e th r l iffe Th e Hay o e c . ( same persons also obtained a grant o f the estate belonging to the

L d 1 609 o a Mac e o s . of Harris ) In , L rd B lmerino

w as of h s a convicted igh trea on , but his p rtners invaded the island and endeavoured to enforce 1 1 THE MACLEODS .

n o e their rights . However, they succeeded bett r than their predecessors and were eventually glad to w h o sell their rights to Lord Mackenzie , all

n h ad a alo g been intriguing, so th t he might e o s of w ventually obtain p sse sion the Le es , and

a 1 61 0 a in the ye r , Sir Roderick M ckenzie ,

o f M brother Lord ackenzie , went with a strong

Ma L e d r e f to . c o s orce the Lewes The , greatly duce d an d wearied by the many recent conflicts

in they had been engaged , were badly conditioned to an d in meet this new great danger , but the

o ut al l a domitable Neil held , and when else f iled e o n o f Be rn e ra w ntrenched himself the island y , here he had accumul ated large quantities of supplies ;

for t ff of here, hree years , he set all the e orts Sir

a Roderick at defiance . At l st Sir Roderick kid napped a large number o f the wives and children of the Be rn e ray garrison and placing them at l ow on o o f tide a r ck in sight the island , declared

a w that he would le ve them there to be dro ned, unless Neil and his adherents surrendered . To save the lives o f the women and children Neil

to so an d out agreed do , thus was stamped the last efforts o f the MacL e o ds to maintain their

h e w rights in t Le es . Neil MacL e od w as given his liberty and sought

Ma L e f S ir refuge with Sir Rory c od o Dunvegan . Rory is here charged w ith having been guilty of

of a an act the blackest treachery . Neil, it is s id , 1 2 D THE MACLEO S . w as s of of o e in po session a large sum m n y, stolen

a o f from the c ptain a pirate ship , which had put i n to S ir the Lewes some time previously, and

o a o R ry, tempted by desire to p ssess himself o f s a to this money, ba ely betr yed Neil the government . I believe this story to be utterly

a . a f lse It , is true th t Neil came to Sir Rory, that the latter u ndertook to arrange for his escape into

’ l an d a w as a o Eng and , th t Neil arrested at Gl sg w

’ a n o when in Sir Rory s comp ny , but there is evi dence whatever, that the Dunvegan Chief betrayed him and the high character of Rory Mor forbids us tan o f a on to accep y story tre chery his part,

ba w as unless it is sed on irresistible evidence . It th e intention of Sir Rory to embark with his “ s w w as protege at Gla go for England , but he c a v n de r a o f to de l ve r h rged , p in treason y Neill

Macl o d rivie un el l y to the p co c .

MacL e od w as Neil executed at Edinburgh , in “ 1 61 3 an d to a April , is said h ve died very ” h ristian lie — c his so n w as banished . S o terrible w ere the results o f these fifty years o f fratricidal strife that w hen the Mackenzies ultimately obtained possession of the Lew es in

1 61 0 C ia a e , they found hrist nity had practic lly di d o utan d o Ma k L rd c enzie , to his honour be it

a o a d said , sent over missi nary to the isl n , the

R e a v. a a a e w h o a F rquhar M cr e, cl rgyman appe rs

m an o f to have been a very high character, and 13 THE MACLEODS . by him the islanders were again taught the

f a rudiments o Christi nity .

’ al l MacLe od s Of Rory numerous children ,

a a legitimate and illegitim te , not one in the m in

an d the MacLe ods of R aasa line remained , y became

w a the representatives of the Le es f mily . They

a o ut a h in their turn lso died , e rly in the sixteent

IvIacLe od o f C o century, and adboll , (Inverg rdon

as s d Castle), olde t ca et, (descended from the second son n ow of of Torquil fifth of Lewes , ) is head that branch of the family

The story o f Marie MacLe o d throws some light on the conditions prevailin g in the Highlands in

e w as o f the sixteenth c ntury. She the daughter

a o f Willi m , the ninth Chief Dunvegan, by his mar

ria e s a of a . g with Agne , d ughter Lord Lov t

s had ~ be en on n A di pute going for a lo g time , be tw een L o rd Lovat an d MacLe od as to th e

a ownership o f a portion o f Glenelg . It ppears _ w th e 1 533 an d 1 536 a of that, bet een years , the l nds Glenelg w hich belo nged by possession to Alexander

MacLe od o n tw o o a o of Dunvegan , were cc si ns given b th e r w a an d o t y C o n to Lord Lov t , his Lordship g a title to these lands in virtue of a Crown Charter

n d G at a u er the re Seal , yet Lord Lovat utterly f iled

in . his ff to h is roce ss e orts enforce rights by legal p ,

e on e ol d a s Mac b cause , as paper n ively remark ,

L s of e eod lives in ye Highland , where ye officers y 1 4 THE MACLEODS .

’ l aw n o t o f l vi dar pas for fear their y s.

m a of Ulti ately Lord Lovat, probably desp iring

a of a obt ining possession the land , negoti ted a marriage between his d aughter an d William Mac

n Leod the heir to his father , Alexander, and by the union o f the two families the dispute over

w a a fo r a Glenelg s h ppily settled time .

1 54 an d w as Alexander died in 7, succeeded by

1 5 53 l a William , who died in , e ving an only

of child , Marie , who became the heiress the

a a MacD o n al d est tes . Huntly , Argyll , J mes , Lord

a a of Kint il , all in turn became gu rdians the

a o f young heiress , and e ch formed proj ects

a n F r marrying her to some clansm n of his ow . o

a o f two years she was att ched to the Court Mary ,

Q ueen of Scots . This is proved by entries in the books of the Lord High Treasurer as

’ 1 562 1 4 o f , the day December be the Queen s precept to Marie McCl oy d ane elne 1 quarter of ” black vel votto be hude m ute ll and turet

1 564 1 6 o f McCl o d , the day March to Marie y in her graces chalmer to be ane cloke and de w an ter ” a 1 1 of scarlet st ining 1 elnes .

a of Though , leg lly speaking , the owner all the

MacL e od estates , Marie never succeeded in obtain ing possession ; her uncles successively seized the

property and they were supported by the clan , so that Marie , who had meantime married Duncan

Auche n bre h Campbell of Castle Swinney , heir to c ,

1 6 THE MACLEODS .

th e u home , and claimed chieftainship as rightf l

Ian w h o w as heir. Dubh , , as we have seen, a

o f d e a al l man evil eeds , dr aded and h ted by who

u n o s knew him , and co ld hope for a sistance from the clan , shut himself up in the Castle , but Torquil

McS e n w a a Tor m d w e o . , the arder , greed to dmit

’ To rm o d s The noise made by followers in entering , h w a w o ever , gave the al rm and Ian ith the assist

of - b w ho ance his four foster rothers , alone were

a to a f ithful to him , succeeded in escaping Irel nd . Here he lived for some time but at length was

’ seized an d put to death by on e of the O D on ell chiefs . Tor m od who now became the head of the

a w h o cl n , was the Chief entered into the agree ment w ith Argyll by which he succeeded in

n of a to compromisi g the claims his niece , M rie ,

th e a . r e s o n f mily estates He is , probably , also p sible f o r the Eigg massacre .

v t a a 1 5 This terrible e ent ook pl ce in the ye r 77 .

a a of MacLe ods in Tr dition s ys that a party ,

’ C on cluding the hief s son , had landed Eigg and insulted som e of the women of the island ; in

o of s c nsequence thi they were seized , bound hand

an d a w and foot , turned adrift in a bo t , hich

w a u however, the wind and ves bro ght to Dun

a at s vegan . The Chief enr ged thi treatment

o v on n . a t res l ed reve ge , and s iled wi h an over

an whelming force for Eigg. The Isl ders retreated E 1 TH MACLEODS . 7 to a secret cavern where they remained in safety ,

MacLe od until , having ravaged the island , was

w a . w sailing a y Unfortunately , ho ever , they sent a man to reconnoitre just too soon , for he was

a of MacL eods seen from the g lleys the retiring ,

h o at w once returned , and through footprints in d w the snow, which covered the groun , ere able totrack him to the hiding place . The Islanders

. u to MacL e od ref sed surrender, so had a stream which formed a natural waterfall over the entrance

a v an d to the c vern , di erted from its course, lit

fires at the mouth of the cave , the smoke from which suffocated the miserable fugitives . It is said that MacL eod set his fires alight w hile the wind w as blowing away from the mouth of the cave an d that he left the matter by express

o f invocation to the judgment heaven . If the

’ a wind remained ste dfast it was heaven s will , that the inhabitants of Eigg were to be spared and spared they should be ; if it changed the guilt w as o bvious and the judgment supernatural . There are other traditionary details which might

a h serve to palli te the barbarity of suc a massacre, while the age was both barbarous and. superstitious , but it is unnecessary to enlarge on the story in this sketch . The bones of the unfortunate I slanders still remain to attest the truth of this terrible story . Torm od died about 1 and was succeeded B 1 8 THE MACLEODS .

W on 1 590 by his son illiam , whose death in

’ Torm od s MacLe od second son, Rory Mor , became

on of tutor, and afterwards, the death his nephew ,

a 1 596 of . Willi m , about , Chief the Clan Rory Mor was an extremely able man and succeeded in extricating himself and his clan ffi f from di culties o a very serious nature . As we have already seen his estates were forfeited in ’ 1 597 n , and he was not admitted to the Ki g s 1 61 1 favour till at which date however, his lands were erected into a free Barony. He seems to have become a Royal favourite and had a s to an tanding invitation visit the King at y time . In 1 61 3 he went to England and was recei ved into the good graces of the King who conferred upon f him the honour o knighthood . For several years he was engaged in a violent

G m of dispute with Donald or Macdonald Sleat, a dispute which was n otfinally healed until the Island Chiefs all agreed to become friends under

of the Statute Iona, subscribed by all of them in 1 603.

Sir Rory Mor was the first of his family who w could rite, the earlier Chiefs all signed their “ names with my hand led at ye pene of the ” an d to notar , he is said have been the last Highland Chief who continued to write in the

n a of la gu ge his fathers . He left a numerous

o f family both sons and daughters . From the 1 9 THE MACLEODS .

MacL e o ds sons descend the of Talisker, Bernera,

Muiravon side o , Hamer and Gresh rnish , while the daughters became w ives of the most powerful

C a ma chiefs in the islands . One married l n Ra ld “ receiving a dowry of ane galley w ith 2 6 airis and sailing geir com plete and n y n e scair quick ky ; another married MacLe an of Duart a third

MacL e an MacL e od of of Coll , and a fourth

R aasay .

o 1 62 6 Sir Rory died at Fortr se in , comparatively speaking , a young man .

’ o It was in the time of Sir Rory M r s son , w John , that hat is perhaps the most interesting a — ch pter in Highland history begins, that is the relations between the Kings o f the House of

an Stuart d the Highlanders . It has often been remarked as strange that the Highlanders should have been such troublesome subj ects up to the middle of the seventeenth century and. such devoted loyalists afterwards .

l on e W The reason is a simp e . here they seem inconsistent the Highlanders were really extremely consistent . They were steadily opposed to the

n G . of ce tral overnment , and as long as the Kings Scotland represented that central Government the Highlanders opposed them as vigorously as possible ; but as soon as the Princes of the House of e Stuart, themselves , became its opponents , th y found n o more ardent backers than the clans 20 THE MACLEODS .

Tw o which had been so ill affected in the past . other factors may have had something to do

a w as with their ch nge of front . One the religious question — Large portions of the Highlanders were

a MacL eods still Roman C tholic . (The only became Protestants about the end of the seventeenth “ Ian x century . I believe Breac si teenth Chief

(died 1 693) w as the first Protestant Chief . ) The

a a or Stu rts were either Prel tists Papists, therefore the sympathies of the Highlanders would , naturally , be with them againstthe Covenanters and Presby

n o — a te ria s. The ther motive was h tred of the

House of Argyll . The Argylls supported the

Kings in the earlier times, were Whigs , and

o f supporters William III . , and of the Georges in

a l ter times , therefore, whatever the Earl of

did of Argyll , the instinct the clansmen was to take the opposite side .

MacLe od John of Dunvegan , was an ardent f I 1 3 o . 6 9 supporter Charles , and in received a letter of thanks from that monarch , dated at

2 nd 1 639 Durham , May , which unfortunately is lost . The clan did not join Montrose ’ s forces in the brilliant campaign w hich shed so much lustre on

a of the v lour the Highlanders , and a clansman ,

MacL eod o f Ass n t n o f or y , has doubt been centuries credited with an actof the blackest treachery in betraying the great Marquis to his 2 1 THE MACLEODS .

al s ussio of t enemies . A full c n tha regrettable episode in the annals o f the clan w ould take far

sa too much space here , but , I may y , there is good reason for stating that the charge of treachery is an unfounded one and that at all

’ events Assy n ts con duct w as not nearly so black

a as it is p inted.

n ot o Assyut had taken part w ith Montr se . He

a w even sent out people to c pture him , and hen

c are ff he suc eeded, Graham we told o ered Assyut great rewards to send him to Orkney, which

As n m a sy trefused . The deed y have been un

w as n ot a popular, but it tre chery .

’ MacLe od s After John death , his brothers , Sir

o f a Rory Talisker and Sir Norm n of Bernera,

as a a o acting gu rdi ns to the y uthful Chief, continued

o f a to espouse the cause Ch rles . Sir Norman commanded a battalion of 700 MacL eods in the campaign which culminated in the disaster at

Worcester . The King himself fought at the head of the

i . H ghlanders with great bravery, and so animated the clansmen , that they became irresistable , drove

’ — a back Cromwell s vanguard c ptured their cannon , l and had Leslie come up with his cava ry then , the

f o f C de eat romwell was inevitable . Leslie, how

n ot — w w as a ever, did come Crom ell ble to bring up a large reserve of veterans he had kept in — hand the Highlanders weakened and unsupported 22 THE MACLEODS .

u were driven back with great sla ghter, and

’ Charles s chance was gone . N o clan suffered so severely at Worcester as

L a Mac e ods. the Indeed so he vy were their losses , it w as agreed by the other clans that the Mac Leods should not be asked to take part in any further conflicts until they had had time to recov er .

al l a 1 651 When seemed lost fter Worcester, ( ) and Loch Garry (1 653) General Middleton found

a a refuge tDunvegan . There also went Lochiel

a w as and m ny other Chiefs , and there held the Council whi c h decided that the Royalist clans should make such terms as they could with the

1 Ma L e d . 665 c o usurper In , submitted to the

G a of —a overnment p ying a fine sterling , large sum in those days— and also findi n g a surety for a further sum of £6000 as a pledge of good behaviour .

’ w Sir Norman s s ord , which led the clan to

to glory, if not victory on that fatal day , is now

w as at Dunvegan . It given to the late Chief by

Ca MacLe od a ptain of Orbost, a descend nt of Sir

Norman . After the Resto ration the Chief w ent to

’ th e a London, spending , as t ilors bills at Dunvegan w t sho , for his outfi to go to Court , something “ 3 a like £ 00 sterling. The exquisite urb nity (as M acaulay calls it) of Charles w as for once

24 THE MACLEODS .

m out had heard , placed her in confine ent, gave

ff of that she was dead , and buried a co in full l of stones . She herse f was conveyed by night out

d H eisk er Edinburgh and. confine for a time at ,

MacD on ald of an island belonging to Sleat ; but,

n ot ffi this being considered su ciently remote , she

a a for was t ken to St . Kilda where she rem ined eight years . She then succeeded in concealing a

l of letter in a bal wool which, with more , was

f or being sent to Inverness sale . The purchaser of the wool sent the letter to its address an d on being opened it revealed the amazing fact that

a Lady Grange was still live .

of w ar ff A ship was sent to e ect her release ,

MacL eod but learning what had happened , brought her over to Skye , where she was confined in a

— or cave near the Maidens, for eighteen months

th e until hue and cry had blown over . She remained a prisoner in Skye until her death ,

1 745 as which took place at Trumpan in , is shewn by a bill preserved at Dunvegan . MacLeo d paid for her keep and defrayed her

al funer expenses, and it is curious to note that her keep for a year and her funeral expenses cost the same sum The same Chief was on e o f those who invited Charles E dw ard to come to Scotland but he attached to the invitation the conditions that the young Prince should bring with him French 2 THE MACLEODS . 5

of a troops and supplies rms , ammunition and money . When Charles landed almost alone and threw himself upon the unaided support of the w t — clans he , in common i h many others notably Sir Alexander MacD on ald — considered himself released f rom the promises he h ad made and eventually joined the Hanoverian forces under

But of Lord Loudon . the sympathies himself

m a and his clans en were, prob bly , enlisted far more on the side of their enemies than on that

h w a o f t eir friends . I have al ys thought that the failure of these Highlanders to do anything to advance the interests of King George was due

- to their half heartedness in his cause . It w as when the MacLe ods w ere leaving Dun

‘ vegan to join Lord Loudon that M Crim mon composed the exquisite lament w hich Scott has put into E n glish verse .

‘ For centuries the M C rimm on s had been the

a of a heredit ry pipers the Clan . Borer ig, their

w n a a al l d elli g pl ce in Skye , was f mous over the

ol Highlands of Scotland as a scho for pipers . I

on have heard it said , but cannot learn what

t a au hority , that the first piper of the n me came

a an d a from Cremona, in It ly , that his n me was derived from his birthplace .

‘ So famous were the M C rimm o n s that tradi tion ary tales exist o f fairy assistance having been bestowed upon them . 26 THE MACLEODS .

’ M AC CR IMMON S AME L NT .

’ M ACL E OD s w zar f a ro m th e ra cas e sa e s i d l g f g y tl lli , ’ Th e row e rs are se a e un m oor d are th e a e s t d , g ll y G e am w ar-ax an r a r c n r e d o sw o a a e and. e r l b d d , l g t g t q uiv , As M ack rimm on s n s are w e to n e an f o r i g , F ll Du v g e ve r " are w e to e ac c o n w c rea e rs are oam n F ll h liff, hi h b k f i g are w e e ac ar en in w c re d- e e r are roam n F ll h d k gl , hi h d i g ar ew e on e e to a e m o n a n an d r e r F ll , l ly Sky , l k , u t i , iv M acL e od m a re rn M ackrimm on s a n e e r I y tu , but h ll v

“ Fare w e ll th e bright clouds that on Quillan are sle e p in g Fare w e ll the bright e ye s in th e D un that are w e e pin g To e ac m n s re e s on are w e I— an d f o r e e r h i t l d lu i , f ll v M ackrim m on e ar s to re rn to ou n e e r I d p t , tu y v ’ Th e B an shee s w o ce s n s th e ea - r e e ore m e ild v i i g d th di g b f , ’ Th e pall o f th e d e ad for a man tl e han gs o e r m e B utm e ar s a n o ta an d m n e r e s s a n o t y h t h ll fl g, y v h ll s er hiv , — Th ough de vo te d I go to re turn again n e ve r I

’ To o oftshall th e n ote s o f M ackrimmo n s b e wailing B e he ard w h e n th e G ae l on th e ir e x ile are sailin g e ar an I to th e s ore s w e n c e w n w e se e r D l d h , h un illi g v , R e tu rn— re turn— re turn shall w e n e ve r I Ch a ch a ch a s n n e till , till , till i tuill Ch a ch a cha s n n e till , till , till i tuill , Ch a cha ch a s n n e till , till , till i tuill , G e d thill e as M ac e o ch a Mackrimm on l d , till

‘ ’ M Crimm on s premonition of death contained in

to o o the lament proved only true ; he l st , and I believe was the only clansman w h o l ost his life in

h a e d atw w this campaign . This ppen hat is kno n “ ”

. r L ondon w ho as the Rout of Moy Lo d , had THE MACLEODS . 27

a P but received information th t rince Charles , with

a h ad atMo C a r e a small attend nce , put up y stle ,

ca m n solved to attempt his pture , and arched duri g w 1 500 the night, ith some men for that purpose . MacLe od w ith abo ut 70 o f his Clan formed the vanguard . At a part of the road they w ere fired on by a party of about a dozen men commanded

m w h o a by the Moy S ith , , running bout shouting

to a c orders imagin ry bodies of men , de eived the MacLe ods into the belief that they h ad fallen into the midst of the w hole Jacobite army o r the MacL e o ds dislikin g the w ork before them preten ded such— atan y rate they fell back on the main body apparen tl y in such panic that the

‘ d M Crimm on w as latter fled in w il disorder . d kill ed by the first shot fired . This evi ent half heartedness is in itself enough to show that the

’ MacL e o d s w h o w au n o ( , hatever their f lts , were cowards) w ere not very keen about the cause

h ad n . w w they nomi ally adopted It is ell kno n ,

C o f too, that though the hief and the bulk the

MacL e o ds clan did not join Prince Charlie , many had a l arge share in his glorious if unfo rtunate

MacL e o d o f Gal tri il w as enterprise . Donald g on e an d of his most devoted companions , the

’ account o f that clansman s exertions to secure the escape of the Royal fugitive is full o f interest ; while the story o f their p artin g is singularly

R aasa pathetic and touching . And in y , where 8 2 THE MACLEODS .

o a u f o r a the wanderer f und ref ge some d ys, the loyalty displayed to him by the R aasay MacL e ods fills o n e w ith admiration f o r their

- devotion an d self sacrifi ce .

' Do nald MacL e od w as taken prison e r a few days

n w a after parting w ith the Pri ce . He s put on board “ ” an d the Furnace , brought down to the cabin

w h o m before General Campbell , examined him ost

h ad minutely . The General asked him if he been “ ” " a a along with the Pretender Yes , s id Don ld , “

w as o a o an d. I al ng with th t y ung gentleman , I ” ”

. w winna deny it Do you kno , said the General , ’ — what w as upon that gentleman s head No less

a a sum th n thirty thousand pounds sterling , which would have made you and your family happy for ” ” “ " d “ w ever . What then replied Donal , hat though I had gotten it" I could not have enjoyed

a it for two days . Conscience would h ve gotten the better of me ; and although I could have gotten

a d all Engl nd and Scotland for my pains , I woul n othave allowed a hair of his body to be touched

n w if I could hi der it , since he thre himself upon ” C l my care . ampbe l observed that he could not

a much bl me him .

d on Donald was sent to Lon on , but released 1 the 1 0th of June 747 . When he arrived in

o o n n to Leith from Lond n , his retur Skye, he had no money to carry him thither ; but his

a wants were supplied by the Rev . Robert ( fter THE MACLEODS . 29

an wards bishop) Forbes, episcopal clergyman in

o Leith , who set a subscription on f ot in that town , “ r a and in Edinbu gh , to m ke out , as the bishop sa a o ys, for honest P linurus, if p ssible , a pound

for h ad v sterling, every week he ser ed the prince “ a in distress ; and , continues the bishop , I th nk God I was so happy as to acco mplish my design ” a n o d directly . In ck wledgment of his fi elity,

w as . o w o f Donald presented by Mr J hn Walkinsha ,

a s ff- box a s London , with large ilver snu , h nd omely chased and doubly gilt in the inside . Upon the lid o f this box there was the representation of an

- an d eight oared boat , with Donald at the helm , the eight rowers making their way through a very

s a rough and tempestuous sea . The Long i l nd is seen in the distance upon on e of the extremities of

lid . a s the , and the bo t appears to be just teering

Be nbe cul a into Rossinish , the point of where

Charles landed after leaving L och nan uagh . On the other end o f the lid there w as a landscape of

as o the end of the isle of Skye , it appears pposite

a to the Long island , on which the sites of Dunveg n

l r ill and Gua te g are marked . The clouds were

' represented as heavy and lowering, and the rain

m a descending ; and above the clouds , , ne r the

w n m hinge , the follo ing motto was e graved Oli

m in i e uv bit 2 1 4 a m e ss a 6 7 6. h ec j , Aprilis , to , Upon

o f w as s the bottom , and near the edge the lid , thi

u " a a inscription Quid Nept ne, paras F tis gita A 30 THE M CLEODS .

” in i uis w w mur q . The follo ing ords were engraved “ on the bottom of the box : Do nald MacL e od of

G ualte r ill g , in the Isle of Skye , the faithful 8 w P s act. 6 alinuru , , Belo which there was a representation o f a dove with an olive branch in its

‘ n an s ff intO this bo x bill . Donald ever put y nu ,

a and when sked the cause by Mr . Forbes , he

a " N a excl imed , Sneeshin in that box , the deil a pickle sneeshin shall ever ge tinto it till the King

’ o be restored ; and then , I trust in God , I ll g to L ondon , and then I will put sneeshin in the box ,

sa and go to the Prince , and y , Sir, will you take a ’ ’ it sneeshin out0 my box "

And now we approach the end . To the disastrous Field of Culloden may be ascribed the termination

of a . the Cl n system in Scotland The government , thoroughly alarmed by the very great dangers

a they had just escaped , en cted the most severe

a measures against the Highl nders . The disarming actof 1 7 1 5 was rigidly inforced ; the national garb prescribed ; the heritable jurisdiction of th e — Chiefs abolished everything w as done to destroy

n n an d w o f a so the orga isatio po er the Cl ns , that

a history now, pr ctically becomes that of individ

a t ff ual s. M ny clansmen rather han su er under these galling acts left the country altogether and — e ntered the service o f continental powers parti

l a c ul arly the Nether ands . M ny of them rose to important positions an d their descendants of to -day

ob M e m or a s J ac ite i l .

32 THE MACLEODS .

State in the war before last . These men in the last war w ere brought to combat on our side ; they ser v ed w ith fidelity as they fought with valour and conquered for you in every quarter ” o f o the w rld . Many regiments were raised but none have been more distinguished than the

42n d or a of Black W tch , the second battalion w w as MacLe od w hich raised by General , t entieth

h as w Chief . This regiment covered itself ith glory in all parts of the w orld . The second battalion w as embodied at Perth 2 1 1 stMarch 780. In December it embarked at Queensferry for the C ape of Good Hope but ultimately landed in India ; was there engaged in the w ars against the famous Tippoo Sahib w a t here it e rned its first laurels , the conduc of the men being reported on as follow s The intrepidity w ith which the Highlanders repeatedly charged the enemy w as most honourable to their ” a a MacL e o d w a ch r cter . led them in this e risome and trying w ar until promoted General in charge

o of the w hole operati ns . On the conclusion of the war it w as decided to disband the battalion and draft the men into

MacLe od ve h e other regiments . opposed this m e n tl y in a letter to the Commander-in - Chief of India h e says My ow n company ar e all of my own n ame an d clan an d if I return to Europe without them I shall be effectually THE MACLEODS . 33 banished fro m my ow n home after having seduced them into a situation from which they thought themselves spared w hen they enlisted into the service I must entreat your Excellency w t to allow me to carry them home ith me , tha

o an d f I may not forfeit my h nour, credit in luence in the Highlands which have ever been exerted

’ a an for His M j esty s Service . My connections d mode of entering into the army are not unknow n

an d am a a o to the King , I cert in the f v ur I so licit for myself and Clan from your Excellency

w a w ill meet ith his Roy l approbation . This spirited communication saved the situation ;

s a 73rd m the battalion afterward bec me the regi ent , only ho w ever to revert to its original positi o n as second battalion of the Black Watch o n the

o introducti n of the linked battalions system . The original col ours of the battalio n are preserved

a at Dunvegan among the Castles choicest tre sures .

XXth a Norman , Chief succeeded his grandf ther,

man the Wicked Man , and appears to have been a

f a a an d a o much ch r cter ability . For some ye rs

of a previous to the death his gr ndfather , he had devoted himself to an effort to retrieve the fo rtunes o f his clan and house which his late grandfather h a a d so seriously end ngered . He took up his residence at Dunvegan an d it w as in his time that the Castle w as visited by

P l o ennant , Dr. Johnson , and Sir Wa ter Sc tt , all C 34 THE MACLEODS . o f whom seem to have been highly gratified by the

of . . excellence their entertainment Dr Johnson , we are told , found that he had tasted lotus and was in danger of forgetting that he was ever to r “ depa t . Boswell , he said , we came in ” at of an d the wrong end the island , referring

MacL e o d w to the difficulties had to contend ith , “ o a t of Johns n s id , If he ge s the better all this he ” an d will be a hero I hope he will . On the o utbreak of the War of Independence in

A a MacL e o d a a of meric , r ised Company his Clans ’ ” men f o r Fraser s Highlanders in which regiment l six . o a Chiefs, besides himse f served On the v y ge to America the ship in which he sailed was captured by the enemy and he was detained a prisoner in

that co untry for a time . He made the acquaint

a a ance of Gener l W shington , for whom he seems

a. o a to have formed very c nsider ble regard , and

w w a of after ards al ys spoke him with great respect. Abo ut 1 780 he returned to this country and was commissioned to raise the second battalion of the

42 n d e o r Highland rs Black Watch , mentioned

a o w b ve , hich he speedily succeeded in doing. He accompanied the battalion to India and w as so

s h is a on uccessful in operations there , th t later,

a the removal of General M thews , he was appointed

G a -in - eneral and Comm nder Chief . He returned 1 789 home in , and shortly after was elected to P represent his county in arliament , a seat which D 35 THE MACLEO S . he 1 held until 796. At the General Election of

1 796 t w of , he contes ed Sudbury ith a member the

Pa son get family , but was defeated . His Norman ,

of a a an d was a victim the Queen Ch rlotte dis ster, his death is particularly notable on account of

a e the Brah m Seers prophecy (notic d later). The

G 1 801 w as eneral died in , and succeeded by his s so n econd , John Norman .

2 l st w as in 1 788 . John Norman , Chief, born 1 828 He represented Parliament for Sudbury , from

o 1 832 t . After the passing of the Reform Bill in

1 832 o f In ve rn ess but , he contested the County j w as unsuccessful by a few votes ; he died in 1 835 an d was succeeded by his son Norman .

f Ma L e d 1 81 2 o c o . Norman XXII . , was born in After the death of his father he resided for several

a a a 1 847-48 y e rs at Dunveg n . During the f mine of h e remained constantly at ho me an d made every effo rt to alleviate the distress of his tenants . The result o f the famine w as disastrous to them and m to him . They were i poverished , and he was

w as reduced to the verge o f financial ruin . He obliged to leave ho me an d go to live where he could obtain employm ent . With a manliness much to be admired in a gentleman occupying his posi

to w o out a e tion , he resolved rk a c reer for hims lf, an d a 1 849 v began life ag in in , in the public ser ice o f at a e 37 his country , the g of years, as a junior ffi clerk in the Prison Department of the Home O ce . 36 THE MACLEODS .

w h for n Here he remained orking ard a mere pitta ce,

1 852 s until in , he was appointed Registrar or A sis tant Secretary in the Science and Art Department ,

d C n . o w under Mr (afterwar s Sir) Henry ole , hose retirement in 1 874 MacLe od succeeded to his posi tion and remained in charge at the head of the

a 1 881 Dep rtment until . 1 854 In he was appointed by the Queen ,

’ a —at- s s o Serge nt Arm in Her Maj e ty s househ ld. In 1 860 he w as appointed to Co mmand a Volunteer Engineer Corps— th e first formed in the

d a United Kingdo m . He hel this ppointment for some years an d until press of other duties fo rced him to resign w hen he became its Honorary

P 1 895 w a . s Colonel He died in aris in , and suc c e e de d a a u n by his son Norm n M gn s , the prese t

Chief .

MacL e o d— Norman Magnus XXIII . of S ee p age

C R . . M . FO L KL OR E AN D T R AD IT ION AR Y

T A L E S .

o a now turn from Hist ry to Tr dition . Stories o f great interest have been handed down from generation to

a o generation, but I h ve refrained fr m

l of inc uding any these in the historical sketch ,

o o because tradition knows n thing of chr nology . “ ” o r o f a a o Once upon a time , Hundreds ye rs g , is

o considered quite near en ugh for tradition , there fo re I have thought it better not to interrupt

a of ad th e the thre d the history with tr itional tales, dates o f w hich can never be fixed ; but I have

of put a few these together to form part, and

n o t of perhaps the least interesting part , this sketch .

P a rob bly there is nothing , at least in traditional

w a a lore , hich ppe ls more to the Clansmen than the sto ries which surround the famous relics of

a a Dunveg n , notably the Fairy Fl g, the Horn of

or C Ste . Sir Rory Mor, the Cup halice , These are tangible and visible evidence of things past

— of long, long past things unknown to us save

na so in a few obscure traditio l tales , indeed obscure they do not even give themselves birth . TH E MACLEODS .

THE FAIRY FLAG .

Wh o can say what our forebears thought of their Fairy Flag or what mighty influence it may have held in the minds of those primitive , if

a warlike , men , for wh t a power is faith , and the

l an d c ansmen had faith , full strong in their wonder ful banner as witness the confidence with w hich

a at a f rn sh itwas displ yed the b ttle o Wate i .

“ MacLe od thought the time had come to w ave

of his magic banner and , feeling certain victory detached a small party to take possession of th e

’ enemy s galleys .

fla a Did the g, in its fairy might, actually m gnify the numbers of the MacLe ods o r did the Mac o l w D na ds themselves kno the legend, believe in

of it, and , in the superstitious spirit the time , take fright at the very appearance of the flag " Wh o shall say " I fear in these rather degenerate times we can but poo rl y appreciate the feelings

ur a of o ncestors on such subjects . In my boyhood I heard tw o quite distinct legends as to ho w the MacL e ods got the Fairy

a a n Flag. One rel tes th t o e of the Chiefs married a fairy w ho was only allow ed to remain f or tw enty

o a a years w ith her m rt l husb nd . Her summons to ” to a a leave him came her ne r F iry Bridge , which

is a bout three miles from Dunvegan and that,

40 THE MACLEODS . b s or on e w o y the word the flames , except man w h o w ff , grievously ounded , e ected her escape and

t a Ma L e o d o u . c brought the news D nveg n , with

o l such forces as he c uld co lect in a short time ,

“ a MacD o n al ds sallied forth and found th t the , having finished their work of destruction at

“ a h ad re - sail e d Trump n , embarked , up to the head

f n o a . w o Loch Bay, l nded there, and ere marching

MacLe od h ad Dunvegan . thought that the time

his a a come to wave m gic banner, and feeling cert in of to victory , detached a small party take posses

’ sion of the enemy s boats which they h ad left lying o n the sho re . Fighting desperately to check the

’ enemy s advance MacL e od sent a messenger for the

a an d at w a . Fl g, when it arrived he once ved it On the moment the MacD o n alds imagined that they saw large reinfo rcements coming up to join MacL e od an d were seized by such a panic that they broke and fled to their boats but

’ these they found h ad been remo ved by MacL e od s party and anchored out in the Loch . A handful o f men s w am o utto a boat and succeeded in

to escaping , but the rest were cut pieces ; their bodies w ere gathered in a long r o w under a w w w as o all , the all then thr wn down upon w them , and thus they ere buried . The place has “ in consequence alw ays been called Mill e adh ” G ar aidh —the s o f de tructi n o the wall . On the second occasion on which it was w aved F R Y F G 41 THE AI LA . the magic power o f the flag is said to have arrested a cattle plague which w as devastating

a the isl nd . It w as brought to light for the third time under circumstances so remarkable that I give

a w MacLe od in full letter ritten by Dr . Norman

a a a the f mous f ther of still more famous son ,

s b a de cri ing wh t then happened . “ 1799 n a In the summer , the late Ge er l Norman

MacL eod a a to (gr ndf ther the present Chief), came to the manse of Morven on his w ay to

f . the Isle o Skye My father (the Rev . Norman MacL e o d then Minister of Mo r ven) had at one

to s m an time been tutor thi brave and talented , w h o had been a distinguished soldier in the American w ar an d had afterwards obtained great renown in India du ring the conflicts w ith

Ti e Mac ppoo Sahib an d o ther rebellious chi fs . Leod insisted that my father should allow me to a on w him to a go l g ith Dunveg n , and I was delighted atthe prospect of visiting the place o f which I h ad heard so many traditionary

a legends . There w ere no steamers at th t time and we took passage in a small wherry from

Oban .

MacL e o d w a as ccompanied by Mr. Hector

MacD on ald m an of an d Buchanan , his business,

. Ca o f Go mbie s . Mr mpbell , his commis ioner We arrived at Loch Bracadale next day after 42 THE MACLEODS . leaving Morven where we found horses and carts

w a and cro ds of people w iting us . On reaching the old Castle o f Dunvegan w e were met by

a m ny of the gentlemen , tacksmen of the Mac

a MacL e o d w as o Leod est tes , and welc med to the home o f his fathers by Captain D o nald Mac

C rimm on v , (the representati e of the celebrated MacC r imm on pipers w h o h ad f o r ages been connected w ith the family) who had gained his commission and no small share of renow n with

a w r his Chief during the Americ n a . I can never fo rget the impression which the w o s o n o as h le cene made my y uthful mind,

“ MacCrimm on Fail te B Mor struck up uari , the

o f a fam ous tune the cl n .

’ ser v e d in a - Dinner was the gre t dining room , the keys o f the cell ar w ere produced an d a

w as a a o a a pipe of claret bro ched lso s me M deir , said to be of choice quality an d brought by — MacL eod fro m India the w ine w as carried up t - fla o n o the dining room in gg s .

’ I was put to sleep in a small closet off MacLe od s o w n s a bedroom , and I never h ll forget the affectionate kindness which my beloved Chief showed me during the three months I w as w ith h m i in his Castle . The number o f v isitors w h o came there w as great . Amo ng others I remember MacLe an o f

" of C orrie m on e Mr a Col , Grant y , . Gr nt the F R Y F A 43 THE AI L G .

of MacL e od of father Lord Glenelg , Principal

Ma L e d of c o . Aberdeen , Colonel Donald father the

a f . a present M cLeod o St Kild . I had a special

a for MacLe od of Bal l m ean ach w h o reg rd Major y , had be en a distin guished officer in the Dutch

an d w h o a w m a wars, kindly entert ined me ith ny inte resting anecdotes regarding the warfare in

a which he h ad been eng ged . A circum s tance took place at Dun vegan Castle w at that time , which I think it orth recording , especi ally as I am the only person living who

f i h ad a can attest the truth o t. There been traditionary prophecy w ritten in Gaelic verse regarding the family of MacLe o d w hich on thi s occasion received a mo st extrao rdinary fulfilment . This prophecy I have heard repeated by several persons and I no w very much regret that I did not take a copy o f it w hen I co uld easily have

o a a g tit . My f ther had a very be utiful version f of so . a o it , had Mr C mpbell Knock in Mull , f a . o and lso , I think , the Rev . Dr Campbell

i in v r are f e w K l e . There old families in the Highlands of w hom such prophecies are not

o f of current . The family Argyle are the

n is a l umber , and there prophecy yet unfulfi led regarding the Bread albane family which I hope

a o f Bre adal may remain so . The present M rquis

a of a o f b ne is fully aware it , as are also m ny the

connections of the family . 44 A THE M CLEODS .

Of the MacLe od family it was prophesied at least a hundred years prior to the circumstances

am a — I about to rel te . That w hen Norman the

’ Tormaid n an Torm aide an third Norman ( tri ), the so n o f the hard - boned English woman (Mac n a m aighde an cao l S assan aich) w ould perish by an

’ accidental death — w hen the MacL e od Maidens (certain w ell known rocks on the coast o f the MacL e od country) w ould beco me the property of

C m o a a pbell , when a fox had her young nes in o n e o f t of as the urrets the C tle , and particularly when the Fairy enchanted banner should be ex hibite d f or a the last time , th t then the glory

’ o f MacL e od s a the family should dep rt , a great

o f a part the est te would be sold to others , so that a small Gurach (a wicker boat) would be suffi cient to carry al l the gentlemen of the name o f MacLe od a across Loch Dunveg n , but in times far distant another John MacL eod should arise w h o would redeem those estates , and raise the power an d honour of the n ame of MacLe od to a

a m higher pitch th n ever . Such , in general ter s , was the prophecy . And n ow as to the curious coincidence of its fulfilment . There w as atthis time an En glish smith at

a w a a Dunveg n , ith whom I bec me a f vourite, and w h o told me in solemn secrecy that the iron c hest which contained the Fairy Flag was to be R Y G 45 THE F AI F LA .

o a w as f rced Open next morning, and th t it arran ged by Sir Hector MacD on al d Buchanan that he (the smith) was to be atthe Castle with

a w as a his tools for th t purpose . I most nxious to an d a of be present sked permission Mr .

a w h o a a o n o Buchan n , gr nted me le ve conditi n that I should n o tinform anyone of the name of MacL e od a a w as th t such thing to be done , an d especially to keep it a profound secret from

do an d the Chief, this I promised to most faith fully acted on . Next morning w e proceeded to the chamber in the east turret where the iron chest co ntaining

‘ ’ the Fairy Flag w as kept . The smith tore up

so the lid with great violence , but in doing a key was found under p art of the covering of

w had the chest , which ould have opened it , it

s n been di covered in time . There was an i ner case in w hich the flag w as found enclosed in a

x f s bo o trongly scented wood . The. flag consisted of a square piece of very rich silk with crosses

' w wrought on it ith gold thread , and several elf spots stitched w ith great care on different parts w of it . After it was closely examined it as returned to its o ld case as before w here for

h ad . an d w many years it been neglected, hen

u o bro ght to light it s on went to tatters , pieces of a w a it being c rried a y time after time, so

at a n a th I f ncy there is ota remn nt left. (In this 46 THE MACLEODS .

the writer is mistaken). At this time the news o f the death of the youn g and prom ising heir

‘ of MacL e od reached the castle, this Norman the

’ a a a n f H M third No rm n w s a lieuten nt o board o .

‘ ’ Ship the Queen Charlotte which was blo wn up at sea and he along w ith all the rest perished ;

‘ at the same time the rocks called The MacL e od

’ s of s Maiden were , in the course that week , old

of - a are to Campbell Ens y , and still in the possession of his grandson ; a fox in the possession of a Lieutenant Mac Lean residing in the west

of C h ad saw turret the astle, cubs there which I an d a handled , and thus it h ppened that all that

a w as said in the pro phecy w as liter lly fulfilled . I merely state the facts as they occurred without expressing any opinion whatever as to the natur e o f these traditionary legends with which they w ere connected . My father is kno w n by his well deserved title

‘ ’ ” i i h l f r w a o f Cara d nan Ca d e a o truly he s such .

THE HORN .

The Horn of Sir Rory Mor is a great ox

w a tw o horn tipped ith silver , and holds bout

s C English pint . The custom is that each hief o n attaining the age of manhood should drain

a f at one dr ught , this horn , illed to the brim . What memories must cling around this old h orn "

48 THE MACLEODS .

The follow ing legends relate to the history of the Cup

In the time of Malcolm , the third Chief, the lands of Luskin ty r e were possessed by tw o brothers who were atmortal feud with one another . Their

a a c ttle were herded in common , in charge of man

L r - named u ran Casin re ach or sw ift footed . This ’ — man s mother h ad nursed o n e of the brothers she w as a w w h er considered itch , and lived ith son in

’ - rr a small cottage near her foster son s house . L u an

o w Buaill e f lded the co s every night in Rossinish , where during the harvest season it w as customary to a s have them w tched . On the fir t night of the

’ Lurran s a season it was turn to w tch , and as the

w as o f a place considered to be a resort f iries ,

’ Lurran s mother took the precaution to charm all

’ - as so n Lurran her foster son s cows, well as her

w o a o on h m she uttered spell , pro f against the

Lurr a a devil himself . About midnight n s w the

Bruth ach (or mound) open , and an immense con i course o f people issue from t. They proceeded tow ards the fold where they began to converse and

a ex mine the cattle . They found the cow s of o n e

o of n ot brother all charmed , but th se the other so

h e a l fortunate . Of t l tter they immediate y killed two of the best and fattest an d carried away the carcases , leaving the hides filled with froth and

bad a slime , resembling c rrion . In the morning

o w w an d the two c s ere found dead , conjectured to TH E U V G CUP 4 D N E AN . 9

b have been killed y lightning. The same thing — however occurred fo r several nights the cows of the same brother always being selected . Watch was set but none possessed the power of seeing the

Lurran fairies, while kept what he had seen a

a a secret from all but his mother . When it g in ’ came to Lurran s turn to watch he saw the same thing happen , but this time he joined the crowd an d e Bruthach an d ntered the unobserved , found himself in a spacious hall where was prepared a

Lurran to feast o f which all partook . took care w get a place next the door. After the feast ine w as outof handed round in a beautiful cup , which each one drank and then handed it to his

’ Lurran s neighbour . At last it came to turn , w h o out , pitching the contents , made a dash for the door and escaped, carrying the cup with

m o f him , before the co pany were aware what he was about . He was hotly pursued but suc ’ cee ded in reaching his mother s hut , which she immediately charmed so as to prevent the ingress of o r Lurran any spirits, good bad . , however , was eventually killed by the fairies for stealing

‘ a to their cup , which his mother then g ve her

- Gl undu h b . foster son , Neil Neil was soon after

u w h o m rdered by his brother, seized the cup with other property . When the Chief heard of this outrage he had ll the murderer arrested and put to death at R ow de . D 50 OD THE MACLE S .

cu The p was then taken to Dunvegan , and there it has ever since remained . It may be mentioned that the cup is always

o f Gl un dubh called the cup Neil , and in the Dean

’ o f Lismore s boo k this Neil is said to have been

’ the progenitor o f the O N e il family in Ireland who

n flourished in the te th century . Another legend says that the son of one of these same bro thers having been insulted at a feast by

’ a M gnus , (the Chief s fifth son) rose from the

a i of table to le ve the room , mutter ng threats hi vengeance . Magnus sprang up and opposed s

on ff v a exit, which the o ended ass l drew his dirk t and stabbed Magnus to the hear . A rush was made by the assembled vassals to seize the

w h o s murderer, ucceeded in escaping to the top

of a o w r ck , hich is still shown , where he was

a h ad w a o w brought to b y . He t elve rr s in his quiver and with each of these he killed one of

’ the Chief s followers . He was then captured and flayed alive ; his kindred were outlawed o r put to death an d all their property confiscated to the Chief w h o in this way became possessed of

the cup .

C THE MA LEOD CREST.

The following legend concernin g the origin of th e MacL e od Crest an d Motto w as given to me by a friend not very long ago R 5 THE MACLEOD C EST. 1

Torm od Mac Le o d w as second Chief of , a

i o a of great sold er. He married Marj ry , d ughter

o o f w J hn Bisset Glenelg , by hom he had three

r an d sons Malcolm , his hei , Leod Godfrey .

o a Malc lm the third Chief , although s id by some

au of a to have married the d ghter Fr ser , Lord

a a C a Lov t , is believed to have m rried hristi n the d of a o f a a ivorced wife Hugh Fr ser Lov t , and

of C a of w a daughter Sir Neil mpbell Locho , ncestor

f w as a m an o f a o f the D uke o Argyll . He gre t

a a an d cour ge and physic l strength , the story goes that w hile returning fro m a stolen interview with the young and beautiful w ife of the Chief o f a the Fr sers, who held the half of Glenelg , he encountered and killed a wild bull w hich infested the woods of Glenel g and w as a terror

a o . a to the inhabit nts ar und M lcolm , when he

e w as a ngaged the animal , rmed with his dirk

o o nly, but, seizing the bull by the h rns, he, by

a sheer strength , threw it and then desp tched it

’ with his dirk . From this encounter the bull s

head is said . to have become the crest of the “ MacLe ods with the motto Hold Fast added . The story adds that the horns w ere removed from

’ on e o f w as the bull s head , them mounted with

s an d a an d ilver preserved as trophy, that the horn which every C hief has to drain w hen he co mes o f

a e a w a g , is the identic l horn hich dorned the head

o f Mac Le d the bull slain by Malcolm o . 5 2 THE MACLEODS .

Another story about a bull tells h o w Mac Le od

on to a once went a visit Argyll at Inverar y , and w hen he got there he learned that a clansman o f

ff to his host had, for some o ence , been condemned

w as be gored to death by a bull . An arena pre pared and the criminal placed therein with a bull M L o f a . ac e od singul r strength and ferocity , much

a o f m an struck with the appe rance the , interceded f or him with Argyll ; but Argyll declared it w as n o w l a too ate , that the man and the infuri ted

a an d w anim l were in the ring, no human po er

MacL e o d could save him . was only armed with

on s s a c o his dirk , but , hearing thi , pr ng at on e int

a a the ring, tt cked and killed the bull . He thus

’ a saved the man s life , and when he went b ck to

o w an d a Sky e he to k the man ith him , there is family living at Dunvegan n ow who claim descent from the m an whom MacLe od saved from such a

terrible death .

T A L E S .

of o Of the simple tales, one the m st picturesque relates h o w a daughter o f Dunvegan was engaged to be married to a young Harris man who w as

on w a a drowned his y to Dunveg n . I wrote some verses o n thi s story some years a o an d ow n g , I venture to give it here in my poor r hymes 5 TALES . 3

E O TH E M CH A TAL F IN .

— The re is joy atDun ve gan the glad bridal morn Of its daughte r has come ; o n th e bre e ze s are borne The so n s o f re o c n of m s c and son u d j i i g, u i g, As ro o s o f a c an sm e n c om e s n n a on t p gl d l i gi g l g . Th e e as is al l re a al l s re a is the o ar f t dy, p d b d , And th e ma rea e c e is aw a n h e r or id , dy d k d , iti g l d , Wh o is sa n rom H arr s to c a m his a r r e ili g f i l i f i b id , And to s an atthe a ar w h e r his s t d lt ith by ide .

Th e glad so unds are hushe d ; for a w ild sudd e n gale

H as r se n and ace s are an x o s and a e . i , f i u p l ’ G a n s o e th e m a o e s o n e so a an and r e i t h p id h p ; g ll t t u , Wh o sa s s c a oa w so a an a cre w il u h b t , ith g ll t , — — Can n e ve r have pe rish e d h e must co m e h e w ill H is o m se to h e r h e w s re fi pr i ill u ly ful l . as "for h e r o e — sh e aw a s h im in a n Al l v it v i , ’ F or h e s os in th e M nc w th e w o e o f his tra n l t i h ith h l i .

The re is w o e atDun ve gan ; f or since that sad day Its daughte r h as slo w ly be e n pin in g aw ay ; s r n is h e r orm an d all o o w h e r c e e All h u k f h ll h k , A sh e s h e r as w s e s in on e s l ow an d w a s e t ll l t i h t e k . Oh gran t that my body may re st in th e d e e p a in th e ra e of m r e o ve m a s e e Th t I g v y t u l y l p . ’ e ro m se w w e e n an d so o n al l is o e r Th y p i d , ith pi g, , H r o ce on e ar e m a n e e r e ar m ore e v i th th y y v h .

or e n e r ro m se h e r o e l a F g tti g th i p i , b dy th y y ’ In th e a l e to h e ar h e r to R o de l l s ca m ba g l y l y , e re s an s th e ol d a e th e as re s n - ace Wh t d bb y , l t ti g pl , In w c l ie th e e a of h e r ro an c e n rac hi h d d p ud i t e . e s ar in a ca m butso on s r n s a a e Th y t t l , p i g up g l , ’ At w hich e e n th e so ul o f th e brave st m ay q uail ; The y kn ow its a m e ssage that charge s the m k e e p ’ Th e rom se e a e e e r th e ma e as e p i th y g v id f ll le p . 5 4 THE MACLEODS .

“ H e a e n w s sa th e C e a m a e r be v ill , id hi f, th t y d ught a l id , — As sh e w s e in the se a an d sh e s a be o e e . i h d , h ll b y d H e en e r ake s in his s ron arms h e r orm t d ly t t g f , Casts h e r on th e w ave s ; and amid the w ild storm e re r se s a fi re m a e s c an d ran Th i gu , j ti g d , C as s h e r to his e ar an d w an re sse in an l p h t , ith h d p d h d , ose tw o w ose a r e s h ad s e rn e a e e n Th , h f i liv by t d th b e blight d ,

- B e n e ath th e w ave s sin k n ow in d e ath te un ite d .

’ E e n N a re e rse w r e se r e s c a ta e tu h lf ill p v u h l , An d m e n to s da w h o on th e M n c sa , thi y , up i h il , ’ n mid all th e m o f m o n a n o s w a e s Fi d , tu ult u t i u v To m ar of ts c o e w h o o e w e —th e ra e s k hi upl l v d ll , g v On e s o o f s ca m w c n o w n s can s r p t till l , hi h i d di tu b ; ome m e r orce o n e r s re n t s a c r S ighti f th i t g h put u b . ’ An d e re sl e e ose o e rs on re a o ce an s be d h p th l v g t , th e r m e s a so n an d th e se a e h e r a Till t u p t h ll u d yi ld de d .

THE SPIRIT ARMIES .

man A curious story is that which relates how a ,

w a on e to at some unkno n period , h ppened night be

- n r near the church yard at E y o t. At midnight the

o o f w h o gh sts all had been buried there arose ,

an d a seized the man , t king him with them visited in turn all the burying places in the MacL e od

at o f country , being joined each by a large number

fle w a s t s . S pirits . They cro s the Minch to Nor h Ui t

MacD on ald Here they met all the ghosts, also w having a living man ith them . The two spirit armies formed a ring , and the two living men

5 6 THE MACLEODS .

R AI H CORRY NA C C .

In this battle of Corry na Craich fought

MacLe ods MacD on al ds between the and the , there

MacLe ods o f o f a were nine the name Norm n killed, — on e o f them was an exceptionally big man very

an d w clumsy awk ard in every way . When the

w as of battlefield being cleared the dead bodies , o n e of the MacD on alds cam e across the body of

an d big Norman, , in trying to lift it found he had w a some hat heavy and difficult task . At length , with a great effort he succeeded and heaving the

‘ ’ Ghl a ach body over a rock , exclaimed Bu g beo s ’ m arbh thu (clumsy alive and clumsy dead . )

A good many traditions are preserved in the names of places

H ’IP CNOC AN .

’ — Cnoc an H ip . The following singular occurrence f is related by some old people in Skye . One o the

MacN icol Chiefs of the Clan Nicol , called Mor from his great size w as on e time engaged in a warm

’ MacL e o d R aa a Ma L discussion with of s y . c e od s servant entering the roo m and not understanding

English , in which language the argument was being carried on , imagined the pair were quarrel ling and drawing his sword struck MacN icol a deadly blow . ’ H IP CNOC AN . 57

o f comhairlich ean or A council Chiefs and , elders , was forthwith called to determine in what manner so a unhappy a deed could be satisf ctorily arranged , and the S hedding o f blood avoided ; w hen it was

ol d t agreed, upon some precedent , hat the meanest person in the Clan Nicol S hould behead the Laird f R o aasay . It speaks highly for the respectability o f the MacN icol S at that time that the individual of least n ote w h o could be found among them was on e

Lo m ach a of k e isan s of , maker , which are a sort woven baskets that are slung on each side o f a

’ horse s back and are used for the conveyance of

n R a grain a d like commodities . aasay was ccord in l S n isort a g y executed at , and by this judici l

fu d w a decree a e s prevented . The tradition informs us that so cleanly did Lon ach sever the head from

of the body the unfortunate Chief, who was at the

actof a w moment in the spe king , as it rolled do n “ a a i i the hill the half rticul ted sounds , p, p were said to have been distinctly heard , and hence the little eminence on w hich the execution took place ’ has since been distinguished as Cnoc an h ip .

CR I H E BALLA NA O C .

a a C roich e o f B ll na is the place the gallows ,

a r bec use here executions were car ied out. It is said that the last man who was put to death here 8 5 THE MACLEODS .

was not hanged but stripped , tied up , and left to

w of perish slo ly from attacks midges, etc . This 1 8 was in 72 .

A H R O H AD H CNOC C C .

N otfar from Trumpan there is a strip o f land

of called Aird Mor, the highest point which is known as Cnoc a Ch roch adh (The Hanging Hill) because the son of Judge Morrison was hanged

n i there o three o f h s ow n oars . Morrison had been

C on w a r e staying at Dunvegan astle, but his y turning home he started murdering the MacL e ods

of to of Isle Isay . He was caught near the p this

bill sk and sentenced to be hanged . He a ed that he

a on re ce i vm might be llowed to pray, and g per

mission retired behind a ro ck for that purpose . Many years afterwards a large qu antity of S ilver

i coins w as found behind the very rock where

an d Morrison had prayed , which was supposed

to have belonged to him .

- - ARD NAN ATHAN .

a w as A point just below the c stle , at Dunvegan ,

- -a called Ard nan than (The point of the kilns). In these kilns a fermented liquor w as made from barley— the barley was grown on the ground n ow AR D - - 59 NAN ATHAN .

— occupied as a kitchen garden and it is said Alaster Crottach used this liquor to slake the lime for mortar when building the Fairy Tower, about the end of the fifteenth century .

o w as all On this p int also, the arena where sorts

n of games and sports were held . On o e occasion “ ” there was A Great Athletic Meeting , Argyll ,

G R aasa C lengarry, y and many other hiefs came to Dunvegan ; each of them bringing his strongest and best men to compete in the games .

’ R aasa s v y man pro ed to be the best wrestler, while Argyll ’ s man putted the stone further than

MacL e od his any other . had at that time , in

P Cru ach w h o Clan a man named aul p , , though

f s de ormed , possessed extraordinary strength . Thi

MacLeod an d man , had dressed in very rough

h ad ragged clothes, and when all the athletes

a an d done their best , he l ughed, said Is that

" o f all your men can do Why, the meanest my clan can do better than that . He then called Paul and told him to show the gentlemen

Pa what the MacLe o ds could do . ul knelt down on a his knees , and from th t position putted

’ the stone much further than Argyll s m an had

’ a done . He then w restled with R a say s man and threw him with such force that the poor

’ man s back was broken . In regard to such feats I give a few more instances of remarkable performances . 60 THE MACLEODS .

BE IN N A GHOBHA .

“ of Mill ae dh Garaidh Some years after the fight , the MacD on al ds sought revenge f or their defeat .

a on They , as was the custom , made raid the

of MacLe ods off country the , and carried a number

Ma L of cattle . The c e ods soon discovered their loss an d started in pursuit of the thieving MacD on alds whom they overtook near Trumpan ; there a bloody fight took place and the MacD on alds were killed

a to . lmost a man On each side a smith , in full

MacLe od armour, remained fighting. The smith was feeling weak through loss o f blood when his wife arrived on the scene of the con flict n ff Sh e striking the e emy with her dista , cried, “ ” Turn to me . He turned his head involuntarily,

m s MacLe od and that oment was his last, a the smith seized the opportunity an d promptly run

him through . “ R u The place is still called ein a Ghobha, or

’ a the Bl cksmith s Hill .

CNOC MHIC IAIN .

a o f MacLeod At this s me fight Roderick , son Ian

o f did . Unish , great execution with his sword At last a MacD on al d rushed upon him and cut off

his legs at the knees, but the doughty clans c noo MH Ic IAIN . 61 m an continued to stand on his stumps cutting —L down all comers . At last he fell on the knoll n am e d after him , Cnoc Mhic Iain ; The knoll

‘ ’ ’ o f son the of Ian and Crois Bhan , the white cross from a wooden cross placed there to his ” memory .

- - TOBAR NAN CEANN .

There is a well not very far from the Castle “ called tobar -nan -ceann (the well of the heads)

w h o l e because here a clansman , had kil ed thre

n he foreig ers , and wis d to take their heads to the

of Castle , as proof his prowess , washed the heads after he had decapitated the men .

’ K PAUL S ROC .

There is a rock on the Uighin ish side of Skye “ ’ da a P called to this y P ul s Rock , because aul

n w as on while fishi g caught the rock by the tide ,

a s of and s ved him elf by leaping ashore , a bound

extraordinary agility .

FINLAY MACLEOD OF GALTR IGAL .

m Some years after the Eigg assacre , the clan Ban al d and other MacD on al ds decided to punish the MacL eods ; so one very foggy night they sailed 62 THE . MACLEODS .

a for Skye . As they drew near Dunveg n Head

’ they discovered Finlay MacL eod of G al trigal and f our others fishing, To prevent these men giving th e MacD on al ds oar alarm , the sent a sixteen boat

o o to capture them . Finlay and his c mpani ns saw

a them coming and m de for the shore . Finlay a lone succeeded in escaping, the others being cut o ff a h v and c ug t in a ca e, where they had taken

an d . a refuge, cut to pieces Finl y ran to the top o f a hill and gave three m ighty shouts which the watchman atDunvegan heard— a distance of

Ma L od at three miles . c e once sent out the Crann t an d ara with one end burned dipped in blood , to

a inform the cl nsmen that an enemy was coming . No on e seems to know the end o f this story or

a which side w s victorious . Finl ay MacL e od of G al trigal was celebrated f or

h w as Fion al a his great strengt . He named idh ” n a P a a o f laide B ine , me ning Finlay the white b w as w lanket, because he al ays dressed in white

h Ma L omespun . In his time c eod kept twelve ” w e u a Buan n aich e an or po rf l men c lled , con

uerors. a q These men oppressed the ten nts greatly , an d a t no one d red to question them excep Finlay,

w h o reported their doings to the Chief . These sa f men , it is proper to y , were chosen by tests o

s as trength , such tossing the caber, putting the

s etc tone , ; then a large bull was killed, and they h ad with o n e hand to tw ist o ff its four legs at

4 6 THE MACLEODS . v arious single combats both at home and abroad . On on e occasion he cut off part o f the calf o f a

’ German s leg , and wounded him in the sword arm , hi to S how he had it in his power to take s life . In

o f 1 1 5 a the rebellion 7 , he accepted a ch llenge from

MacD on al d a a Captain , celebrated fencer in the ’ h ad d Earl of Mar s service , who Openly efied the f w o f . o hole the Royal army In this trial skill ,

’ MacLe od cut off the other s purse and asked him if

off on he wanted anything else taken , which

MacD on al d w gave up the contest , ackno ledging

his inferiority, and left the victor his purse as a

a trophy . The E rl of Mar, himself an excellent

’ MacLe od s swordsman , also acknowledged victory ,

ow n . as did his General , Argyle

ST. KILDA .

It appears that at some early period there was

MacLe od MacD on al d a dispute between and , as to f o . w as the ownership St Kilda, and it decided that tw o bo ats manned by men of the respective Clans

on e w h o should race for the island , and that the first touched the shore should win its possession

his a v on e for Chief . The r ce proved a ery close ,

as a but the boats approached the isl nd, the Mac

w on e of Donalds drew slightly ahead, hereupon the

MacLe ods an off a u seized axe , cut his h nd and fl ng

on n . . it shore, thus touchi g St Kilda first 5 QUAINT J USTICE . 6

QUAINT JUSTICE .

A story o f a quaint dis pute is handed dow n by ff co w . tradition . A fell over a cli into a boat

cow th e a Th e The was killed and bo t destroyed .

of a w owner the boat claimed dam ges , hile the owner of the cow made a counter - claim on the ground that if the bo at had not been where it

r was , his cow would have fallen into deep wate M L d . ac e o and probably have escaped with its life , to e whom the matter was referred , found som

ffi l d a di cu ty in coming to a ecision , and ccompanied “ m a the men to consult a wise n who lived near . The sage asked w h o was the ow ner o f the cow and w h o of the boat ; and then asked who w as the owner o f the rock fro m which the co w had

— sa fallen the last w as MacLe od . Then id the sage MacLe od must pay f or both the co w and th e

’ For MacLeod s boat . , if rock had not been there

co w of the would not have fallen over it , and,

n ot . course, the boat would have been injured MacL e od good -hum ouredly assented and so th e dispute was settled .

‘ TH E WICKED MAN AND ROB ROY.

An interesting and amusing story 18 told of “ ” the relations between the Wicked Man and

. R ob R o the famous y . 66 THE MACLEODS.

MacL eod sent his fool (people still kept fools in those days) to Inverness to fetch a sum of

w be money hich required . On his way the fool

' w a o i fell in ith a gentlem n riding a fine h rse . Th s

a gentleman made himself extremely greeable, and to him the fool confided the mission he was e ngaged on . Naturally enough (seeing the gentle m an was no less .a person than R ob Roy) on his

’ MacLe od s return j ourney, messenger met his

a a o friend gain . On this occ si n Rob Roy was not quite so pleasant, he put a pistol to the poor

’ fellow s head and demanded the money of w hich

a P he was the be rer . retending great fear the

a on fool threw a p rcel the ground , this rolled d w o n a steep hill and Rob Roy , supposing it contained the money , sprang from his horse and

It rushed after ; leaving the fool , who like most of w as his class a very shrewd fellow , to mount

’ s a on e his as ail nt s horse , a very superior to his o w n an d a off all , m ke with the money safe . The parcel he had thrown aw ay contained nothing

’ o f on value , but in the saddlebags Rob Roy s horse

w w as a a of ho ever, found l rge sum money , which th e fool triumphantly delivered to his master as w ell as that which his ready wit had preserved . MacLe od having some elementary notio ns of h w a onesty, hich I d resay the fool thought ex tre m el to y silly , insisted on sending him back fi n d R o b Roy and restore to him his horse and W R OB BOY 6 THE ICKED MAN AND . 7

money, sending also an invitation to visit Dun vegan ; the invitation w as accepted and the

Ma L famous outlaw and c e od became great friends.

a a of w as The portr it in the C stle , this Chief, painted by Allan Ramsay and curiously enough is clothed in the Rob Roy tartan . A tradition ,

w a MacL e od w as u ho ever, exists th t act ally painted

w an d a an d in the yello black tart n , that for some reason he had al tered it in the finished picture .

BE AN N A H AD H TRANSLATION OF C BARD .

Written b D D of a and y DONAL MACLEO Berner ,

" t hr Presen ed to each of his tee wives.

’ N ow a th e m a ron s c rc ro c a ms e e m n e th t t u h p l i th i , M a e a w o ta o be e e r in e y h lth , ith u ll y, v th , o n be a s and un s r e e ace L g thy d y di tu b d thy p , ma r — s s or n r Still y thy vi tue s till thy t e s i c e ase .

’ O in a ress in w c tho u rtn ow arra e ft th t d , hi h y d , ’ a e w om e n s s r s e n s a H v high e t vi tue b e di pl ye d . M a n a e be so . An d as o u s e n y thi , th h t b gu , In e and a s r n — w e e c rs u lif g y p i g thy dd d o u e be r n .

’ To e a e n s K n do o ra e rs a re ss H v High i g th u thy p y dd , An d hope from H im al l that thy days may bless e arn to be os a e n o tro se L h pit bl , p fu r e s r s o w an d e tdue ca o n us T u pi it h y uti e .

a n o ttoo m c e tbe n o ta w a s m e T lk u h , y l y ut , Thy ye ars n o tgiddin e ss n or dulln e ss suit ro m s e n r e n s ar se w care F udd f i d hip gu d thy lf ith , An d e tof co n e ss an d re se r e e w ar y ld v b e . 68 THE MACLEODS .

Spe ak ill o f n on e and sho uld it be thy l ot

To be re e o e rs s o w n o a e . vil d by th , h h t e n or n e ro w n s be to s a e re s n e Wh f tu f , thy t t ig d ,

An d w e n sh e sm e s n otto o min . h il , lift high thy d — trac a a rn R e gard n otvice l e g e thy p th do . r m rn s s re e e e o n a o . Thu , thu I g t th thy b id l

’ MACLEOD S MAIDENS .

“ ar a The Maidens e three remarkable b saltic.

a outof t pillars rising vertic lly the sea, to a heigh

S s o f some 200 feet . een looming through the mist the rocks assume forms well justifying the name “ on of Mac bestowed them by the people, The

’ Leod s Maidens from their fanciful resemblance

a to gig ntic women clad in cloaks and hoods .

’ MACLEOD S NURSE .

A waterfall close to the Castle is known as “ ” the Nurse Of Ro ry Mor . Sir Rory is said to have had a wonderful— almost affectionate— feel ing for this w aterfall and that he could n otsleep well w hen away from the sound of its falling

waters .

I w o uld Old Torquil w e re to S h o w H is ma en s w e ir re as s of snow id ith th b t , Or that my noble lie ge w e re n igh r hi rs s n a To he a s Nu e i g lull by . ' The m a s— a cl ifls w re a e rs w e ( id t ll ith b k hit , Th e rse — a orren s roar n m Nu t t i g ight) . ’ MACLEOD S TOMB . 6 9

A ’ M CLEOD S TOMB .

Rode"Cathedral in Harris the last resting place of her proud ancient race — is on e o f twenty e ight monasteries established in Scotland by the

C a u . to anons Reg l r Of St Augustine , and seems have been the E cclesiastical Superior of the various r eligious houses scattered over the Western Isles . This was the burial place o f the MacLe ods of Harris ; the to mb of Alaster Crottach is parti c ul arl y notable with its elaborate sculpturing, m of uch which , however, has become illegible but many interesting bits m ay still be traced an d interpreted .

A ’ M CLEOD S TABLES .

Tw o mountains in the w est of Duirinish rising to a height o f about 1 700 feet ; they are remarkable

of - for the verdure their slopes , and the plateau like

f a form o their summits . A tr dition exists that at on e time MacLe od held his Courts an d administered j ustice there . A beautiful V iew of them is Obtained from the drawing- room window o f the Castle ; and when

as for covered with snow, they frequently are months , look like great tables covered with spotless n apery . 70 THE MACLEODS .

CAVE IN ID R IGAL .

Just opposite the Maidens is a bold headl and

Idri al P is a a called g oint, in which deep c ve chiefly remarkable as the place where the unfortun ate

Lady Grange was for a time confined .

ARMORIAL BEARINGS .

T h e of MacL eods — Or Arms the Lewes were , a

a a mount in azure , infl med proper ; their Crest

of a Rising Sun . The Arms the Dunvegan family,

a 1 752 — as m triculated in , are Azure, a castle triple

a w towered and emb ttled , masoned sable , windo s

— n and porch gules ; supporters two lio s regardent,

’ a — each holding a d gger proper . Crest a Bull s

a w tw o M . um s Head , c bossed bet een flags Motto

f a ahe nev s. Device Hold F st . But there is abundant evidence that in early times the family bo re on their coat a galley— the arms of the Isle of Man o a of a l a during the Norse ccup tion th t is nd , and later they have borne the three legs Of Man .

The badge of Dunvegan is the Juniper .

72 THE MACLEODS .

F received from James the ourth , and countless other documents bearing on the history of himself a and his descend nts ; Within the Castle are still preserved the suits of chain - mail in which bygone

Chiefs fought ; the huge broadsword , which in

’ Rory Mor s hands led the clan in many a stricken field ; the Claymore which Sir Norman of Bernera w e ilde d a at Worcester, and m ny other ancient w m a see Ol d eapons . Men y still here the Drink

a an d n ing Cup , the Fairy Fl g the Horn , rou d

a n a n . which , as we h ve see , cluster so m ny lege ds — Mingled w ith the old is much that is n e w parts — o f the building are comparatively modern the walls o f the roo ms ar e graced by th e art of such m e n as

a n a o f Rams y , Raebur , Reynolds , and host other

m e n . painters . Letters from such as Dr Johnson, Sir Walter Sco tt an d o thers are preserved side by t side wi h old do cuments in the C o urt hand . For the Castle is n ota ruin but a home— not merely a relic of - a of the past, but a dwelling pl ce the present, and C destined , we will hope , to shelter as many hiefs in the future as have dwelt within its walls in the past . “ — The Fairy Roo m a room in the ol d Danish to wer from which a V iew of marvellous beauty i s

o f u obtained open sea and surrounding co ntry .

a d . o o an d Originally be room , in it Dr J hns n Sir

o Walter Sc tt slept when , they visited the Castle ,

o f o the latter wh m , enchanted with the delightful prospect, at once dubbed it the Fairy Room . E M IN E NT C LAN S M E N .

F the m any distinguished men w h o have born e the name o f MacL eod

to s there is but little space peak , but no work such as this could be complete w ithout some reference to those w h o have broughtus honour the brave and true of our ” a n a kith and kin , who have c rried the me into every sphere of life and into every part of the w world ith credit and honour to themselves , and

an d clan country . Church , Law , Science , Commerce ,

&c . &c . a , , h ve all found celebrated exponents from

a our r nks, but the military profession has secured

f Ma L o s S o . c e d the largest hare all The , like all

other Highlanders , have from the earliest times

a a been fighting race , and have been eng ged in f many exploits o no small note . They took their

a of 45 — in sh re in the stirring times the , con n ection with w hich the story of the gallant Donald o f Gal tr igal an d his devotion to the unfortunate Prince Charlie must ever remain a cherished

o - a tnl mem ry and the country gener lly, cer ai y

w a o es much to our cl nsmen . Away back in the Marlborough campaigns we find them distin “ guishin g themselves as we are told Colonel 4 7 THE MACLEODS .

E neas MacL eod served with great distinction in the campaigns an d sieges Of the Duke o f Marl 1 80 borough . In 7 the Chief raised the

2n d a battalion of the Black Watch , and ccompanied

d as a -in it to In ia, where, subsequently, comm nder chief Of the Malabar Army he rendered considerable u service to his country , in successf lly contend in Ti 1 99 a oo . g with the f mous pp Sahib In 7 , The MacLeod or Princess Charlotte of Wales Fencibles were raised by Colon el John MacL eod

f - Ma e d o Co lbeck Lieut . General Sir John cL o t organised the British Artillery, formed the firs horse batteries and afterwards became

- (the first) Directo r General of Artillery . Major General No rman MacLe o d raised the third battalion

f 1 8 . o B 09 . the Rifle rigade , General Sir Alex M Le od B . mo a ac C . , , pro ted the f mous Laboratory

at a School Dum Dum , which is now associ ted in

w tnes a the public mind ith the rifle u of th t name ,

w on e L - Ma L d G B o f t. . c e o hile , Colonel Alex , , the

59th s a Regiment, seem to h ve rendered signal

as o service in India, the regimental rec rds tell us

29th 1 82 1 . that On the of March , , Colonel Alex

’ MacL e od a K died at Din pore , a loss to the ing s

n ot a Service in India to be rep ired , and an event long and unfeignedly lamented by the 59th

a o f so Regiment , at the he d which he had long ” Ca served with distinction , and the lcutta Journal expresses itself in the following verses EMINENT CLANSMEN . 75

’ ar th e e e m ufli e d r m s l ow sa e n n so n H k d p d u dd i g u d , ’ Th e so e rs e a oo a w e n s s w a ldi h vy f tf ll d thi y , mar a om e se e th e sacre ro n With ti l p p th y k d g u d , r r o n o re r n o o m tl Whe e the y the i h u d bu de s n us ay .

a " o e rs a " o w th e e ar re ce e s H lt S ldi , h lt N dull th iv Th e co re ma n s of o n e e o e an d ra e ld i b l v d b v , With tre mulo us han d an d h e art that in ly gr ie ve s ’ ’ fi r te o o r th r r The y e h v lle y e e soldie s g ave .

What vir tue grace d n o tthy h e ro ic min d " In s in r e n s m o s s n ce re duty , ju t ; f i d hip , t i Thy n am e shall le ave a soo thin g ch arm b e hin d ’ To c c th e ars a r n e r r h e k e t th t f ie ds sh d o e thy bie .

S on of th e V a an o n o m ore w e e w li t, th ugh vi m an orm e ts a on o re n am e Thy ly f , y h ll thy h u d r r an r Live in th e m e m o y o f th e b ave d t ue .

And dark C o rn e lis Fight re cord Thy fam e .

G or s a n a w re atin a s to co m e l y h ll bi d h d y , “ And Bra MacL e od be sc re o n om ve ulptu d thy t b .

Thisshort epitomised reference to the military annals of the clan m ay well be concluded w ith the

th e con general statement , that in all strenuous

flicts ou in which this c ntry has been engaged, the

MacL e ods have nobly borne their part . Surgery found one of its most famous exponents

MacL e od w as in the late Sir G . H . , who senior surgeon to the forces before Sebastopol , and after

of a w wards Professor Surgery in Gl sgo University,

- n - and Surgeo n i ordinary to the Queen . The Navy has a distinguished member in Vice -Admiral

O. MacL eo d O. V . Angus , Law found an A 76 THE M CLEODS .

o a ornament in Sir Bannatyne William Macle d, ' f distinguished advocate and Lord o Session . ’ l

Henry. Dunning MacLe od is a noted authority o n a o n Banking, his public tions that subj ect being

f MacL e od standard works . Pro essor Roderick ’ o f filled the chair Philosophy in King s College ,

an d a MacLe od Aberdeen , we have nother Professor

‘ ’ M Gill s Co a a n o w w in llege , C nad , , hile the Church h as probably found its most celebrated men from o ur clans— the fame of the Macleo ds of Morven

w e n thusi being orld wide . Some intrepid and astic cl an smen have planted the name pretty thickly

w C a a a in the far est Of n d . There is a Fort MacLe od in British Columbia ; another in Alberta ; a MacL e od Bay w est of Hudson Bay a Dunvegan

an d in Athabasca , scattered round quite a number

’ o f L M L an w . a a a e is s In Indi there is c eodg j . There is a distinguished branch o f the f amily settled in the Netherlands w h o have risen to high

o f a positions in the service th t State . There are

MacLe o ds a a a Of Manill , and in Austr li and other places Clan names may be found on places f o residence . In the succeeding pages an d in future issues of this Publication we h o pe to give more particular

a of ccounts eminent clansmen , and we seek the help o f our clan people every w here to assist us in

n an d o d of buildi g up , preserving rec rding the dee s

o f o ur the great kith and kin .

E D MA C L O O F M AC L E O D , C . M . O .

X X . C H IE F II I .

i eo R eid i ti n b S r G . From a. p a n g y ,

78 THE MACLEODS.

- w ho door with his bayonet . The sentry had gone o ff his d hea , refused to give up his rifle and bayonet, an d as he had ten rounds Of ball amm unition ' in

s his possession , he was an ugly cu tomer to tackle . MacLe o d walked quietly up to th e poor fello w and him in quite careless fashion asked for his rifle . The man handed it over quietly enough an d was immediately secured . The poor fellow died be fore he could be tried .

1 873 MacL e od out a h e In went to Nat l , whence accompanied the British expedition sent to crown f C e te w ay o King o the Zulus . In the following year he w as sent by the Go vernment of Natal on a special mission to India to arrange for the re

f a o pening o coolie emigr tion to the colony. On his return he was appointed Protector o f Immi grants with a seat in the Legislative and Executive 7 . 1 8 5 Council This position he resigned in , de clinin of g also the post Acting Colonial Secretary, in order to accompany an expedition into the interior of the country ; in the course of which h e visited the Victoria Falls and spent some months

among the Barotse people . This expedition oc cu ie d p some fifteen months, and a short time after its completio n he made another visit to the home

‘ c . ountry The outbreak of the Zulu war, however,

en r oute found him once more for Africa . There he was appointed by Sir Bartle Frere political agent o n the Transvaal border attached to Sir 79 EMINENT CLANSMEN .

’ E velyn Wood s forces an d with a special mission to th S w azies e to prevent them joining the Zulus, in which he was wholly successful . On the completion of the Zulu war it w as found n S ekukun i ecessary to bring the Basuto Chief, , to his senses and a force commanded by Sir Garnet

Ma L d Wolsey was despatched against him . c eo raised an army o f 8000 of his S w azie s to assist Sir Garnet and led them in the attack on

’ S e kuk un i s stro nghold in w hich there was severe i 8 F fi S w az es 00 . or ghting , the losing some men his services MacLe od received the Zulu war medal f u o C . M. G and the hono r .

of w ar 1 880 At the close the , in , he resigned , having spent sixteen months Of hard an d strenuous

on an a S w azie work the Tr sva l , and Zulu borders . He returned home an d in 1 881 married E mily

C d of aroline , aughter Sir Charles Islam , Baronet m o f . tw o Lamport Hall , Northa pton He has d aughters . MacLeod succeeded to the Chieftainship on 5th 1 895 February , he takes a great interest in all that concerns the Clan ; he frequently presides at

the Society meetings , and no meetings are happier o r a greater success than when he is present .

P - He is a J . . and D . L . for Inverness shire , and a

m of ember the Congested District Board . 80 THE MACLEODS.

B L K. . IR GI L C . S RE NA D MAC EOD ,

- a Mac eod u In Sir. Regin ld L was born at D nvegan ’ 1 84 e o f a MacLeOd s 7 , being the only memb r the l te family who enjoye d th e privilege of first seeing f r Th the light in the ancient house o his ace . e disastrous famine which so shortly followed his . birth compel led his father to leave Dunvegan an d

’ h In n d an d e s earn a liveli ood E glan , Sir R ginald childhood and boyhood were passed far from his

In ' 1 863 Mac e o d w as Highland home . , however, L

to u o ow n h s enabled take D nvegan int his and ,

“ ’ o a s and from that time forward , the y ung m n holidays and vacations were largely Tspent at

‘ ri Dunvegan . After spending some time at a p f

a e to _ vate school at Blackhe th he w nt Harrow,

he a e e which school left early, and p ss d a coupl

of years between a . private tutor at hom e and f oa 1 8 the study O languages abr d . In 66 h e

to i h e e t went up Trin ty, Cambridge, where sp n three happy y ears i at this peri od he made a

‘ a o e ‘ R o n rather dventur us voyag in a Rob y ca oe, ” 3 ' . B al f l P e " accompanied by Mr our , the ( ate rim is th e s T h a d. Min ter , and pre ent Lord Kinn ir e party started from Dunvegan and sailed or paddl ed round Dunvegan Head past the Maidens and Loch

to S cavai C orn isk to Bracadale g and , then across

of n Rum , where they enjoyed the hospitality Captai S IR R E G N A L D M C L E O D OF M C L E O D K B . I A A , . G .

l e m o n /J

N 81 EMINENT CLANSME .

a L f b F M c eod o Ou ost. rom Rum they made an

- e xpedition to Eigg , and slept in the cave where the

a D nal d M c o s of Eigg met with so terrible a fate .

a On the way b ck they encountered a violent gale, an d R um h fi reached again wit great dif culty . F inally they returned to Skye , and rounding the point of Sleat they made their way up the Sound

f P a o Skye as far as ortree . These c noes were the first canoes seen in Skye and caused much astonish

o ment tthe people .

w as to Sir Reginald , I imagine , the first man P 1 8 9 . 6 ride a bicycle in Skye He was in aris in , and learnt there to ride the new ly invented bone ” of shakers , one which he brought to Dunvegan in

a that ye r .

on f E M. His first public employment was as e o .

o f Inspectors Factories, and he served in that

f r 83 capacity o eleven years . In 1 8 he became the principal agent f or the C onservative Party in Scotland and took an active share in the work of h organisation , whic contributed to the success of the Unionist party in 1 886 and subsequent e lections . In 1 885 he contested his native County of Inverness -shire against Sir Kenneth MacKe n zie

f G an d F In h o Mac tos . airloch, Mr. Charles raser

The last named gained the seat, Sir Reginald

being second at the poll .

’ In 1 889 he became Queen s Remembrancer for F 8 2 THE MACLEODS .

a v Scotl nd , recei ing in recognition Of his ser

’ v o of a o ices the C mpanionship the B th , not fr m

ow n his political friends , but from Lord Rosebery. During his sojourn in Scotland the Clan Society was formed he became its first president an d took

a the w rmest interest in all its proceedings . He w as ne v er so happyas w hen attending its meetings o r extending hospitality to its members in his home at a an d s w as Gr nton, his intere t in Clan matters

a a warmly sh red by his wife and d ughters . In 1 900 Sir Reginald became Registrar General f or r England , which involved leaving Edinbu gh ,

n a a d t king up his residence in London . He w as there respon sible for the direction of the census

f 1 1 1 902 a o 90 . In he bec me Under Secretary

Of w s a for Scotland , the duties hich po t once ag in bro ught him in intimate touch with Scottish

ff W of a airs , and ith Scotsmen in all parts Scotland . — Lo ng m ay he continue to discharge these re K B . . . 1 sponsible duties He became a C . in 905 ; an honour w hich all w h o have worked with him

a o felt w s m st thoroughly deserved .

a w 1 877 h ad Me n hile in he married Lady Agnes ,

da of of ughter the first Earl Iddesleigh , better w aff kno n as Sir St ord Northcote . He has tw o d a a of ughters , Flor and Olive Miranda, the eldest

w o m . on e h m has arried Mr Hubert Walter, of the distinguished family which made the “ Times the

fi rstnew spaper in the world .

P N R W C T . . M AC E OD F A A AI L O C D BO L L . S EMINENT CLAN MEN .

MACLEOD OF CADBOLL.

The representation of the ancient and powerful ” a of MacL e od w ho f mily of the Lewes , , as Douglas tells us made a great figure in Scotland for several w centuries and ere possessed of an immense estate, viz — a of Ass n tCoi ach The B ronies Lewes , y , g , Castle

‘ S trath a h er B E drachil ls ~ Garl och Leod, p p , asay , , , e of Trotern ess Water n e ss S trath an n an aster side , , ,

8 n ow a of a m . , rests in M cleod C dboll The Macleods of Cadboll have registered arms

s s an d at variou period , in their declaration always claim descent from a second son of To rquil Mac

f w M K D ZI I o e . ac e e n Leod, second Baron the L es his history Of the MacLe ods deduces the descent

Ass n t an of a through the y br ch the Lewes f mily,

w on a d and remarks , some hat strongly , the llege

f f a betrayal o Montrose by a member o that br nch .

h as a out This charge , it lready been pointed , (page

2 o 0) is entirely without f undation . The following

’ ' extract from Douglas Baronage may be w orthy o f “ — a note here After the Restoration , His M jesty se nsible of the service of Sir Norman MacLe od - o f a cd h O to Berner , furnish him wit an rder put

’ ’ him of Ass n ts w a in possession y estate, which, t s thought, would have been forfeited for his having

’ c o rresponded with the King s enemies, betrayed 84 THE MACLEODS .

&c . Ass n t a Montrose , , but y compe red , stood his trial ,

a h e w as a and h ving proved his innocence , cquitted, so that Sir Norman reaped no benefit . Be that

m a w v a Ca are as it y , ho e er , the M cleods of dboll

f A n t o f a . . o ss entirely free the t int Neil XI y , the a w an d th e lleged betrayer , died ithout issue , line ,

a a o w ho after the dece se of br ther succeeded Neil ,

to o a Ban . went back D n ld Mor VIII of Assyut , for a fresh start— Fro m him both Neil an d Cadboll w d b ff t a ere descen ed , but y di eren mothers , Don ld

Ban h aving been tw ice married . The descent is as

o w s foll .

a Ban Ass n t a Don ld VIII . of y , m rried

Fir st— a a a o f d M rion M ckay , d ughter Donald , Lor

a an d had afte w ards Re y , issue , a son , Neil,

A s n t. . . s X of y Neil X married Florence, a

‘ a Of C o n an ach MacL e od o f d ughter Torquil ,

w an d h ad a son a Le es , issue, , Neil , fterwards

Ass n tan d a of XI . Of y the lleged betrayer

Montrose .

S econ d— C s a a o f a hri ti n , d ughter Nicol s Ross, of

Potcal n ie h ad 1 a , by her he issue , ( ) Don ld,

w to 2 o f Cam (died i h ut issue), and ( ) Hugh ,

busbur t of o of y , the progeni or the Macle ds

h as a a S Cadboll . As been lre dy hown , on

the o f Ass n ta of extinction the y f mily, that Cadboll succeeded to the chieftainship of the

Ma L d Lew es c e o . L 8 EMINENT C ANSMEN. 5

ZE N E AS s C D MACLEOD , fir t of A BOLL and CAMBUS

R Y to w BU , early in life went Edinburgh, here he s l aw o w tudied , and subsequently became T n Clerk — Of the City a position of much importance at that

a o f time . He purch sed from the Earl Cromarty, the

f Ca a F o . or estate dboll , and founded his f mily there some years (1703- 07) he represen ted the C ounty of

P w as on e Cromarty in the Scottish arliament, and of those who signed the Treaty o f Union with

1 707. son England , in He was succeeded by his

R o f w h o w RODE ICK II . CADBOLL, was a arm sup porter Of the Stuart cause and greatly imperilled 1 45 his estates by taking part in the Rising Of 7 .

n Through the influe ce Of the Earl Of Sutherland, w ho ever , the estates were preserved to him , but only on condition that he should live abroad for

o f m some time . Being a literary bent of ind , he , w a a of hile abro d , accumulated a l rge number valu able books . When he at length returned home ' book s to he brought these Cadboll , where he had four rooms constructed of solid masonry fo r their 1 30. reception . He registered Arms in 7 Died in

1 770.

R o f his ROBE T III . CADBOLL, was a minor when d o f father ied , being only some six years age , the

a w as w ho est te therefor vested in trustees , about 1 780 acquired Invergordon Castle as a family seat for the Macleods of Cadboll . The famous library

o C to un for was removed fr m adboll Invergordon, TH E MACLEODS . l for 1 805 C y , as it proved , , in , the astle took

(1 was burned to the ground , the library and

e other priceless relics , including a large colle Indian curiosities an d a valuable collection er - plate, which Roderick had inherited from ive, being completely destroyed . ert III . of Cadboll , seems to have been a 1 82 f much ability . In 6 he obtained an Act

°liam en t in his favour, empowering him to

build and construct , a safe and commodious ” [ P w w and other orks connected there ith , at f r a o . . the vill ge Invergordon A work he

1 out o w n e at his expens , and which has since

a l of immense v lue to the district. He con

of a 1 790 for the County Sutherl nd in , sat rt 1 807- 1 81 2 w as y from , and Lord Lieutenant 1 94 1 8 latter County from 7 to 33. On his he was succeeded by his son . h E R . w o ICK IV of CADBOLL, practised for years as an Advocate at the Scottish Bar,

P C a 1 81 8 1 2 L . 8 0 for rom rty from to , for

:l an dshire 1 831 -37 an d from , for Inverness 1 840 w 8 d. , until , hen he resigne He also he appointments of Deputy Lieutenant of h a ire , and Lord Lieuten nt of his County of

1 8 3 this r t 3 . y , from un il death was succeeded by his eldest son , Robert Bruce

s son . . econd , Henry Dunning Macleod, M A , 8 EMINENT CLANSMEN . 7

-at- Barrister Law, was a most distinguished member of of this family , he devoted himself to a study

of the science political economy , particularly in its

an d of e relation to Banking , was the author quit

r of on of a numbe books the subject , most which b 186 have ecome standard works . In 7, after a keen competition among leading members Of the

a Bar, he had the honour of being selected by

a of Royal Commission to prepare Digest the Law,

f a a as to Bills o Exchange . His works h ve Obt ined for w a him a world ide reput tion , and have been

a translated into sever l European languages . )

R R E D of ROBE T B UCE NEAS MACLEO , V . CADBOLL ,

a a 1 853 on d succeeded to the est tes in M rch , the eath

of a IV . o his f ther, Roderick He served for s me years in the Navy , in which he attained the rank of Commander , when he retired and settled down

a to a quiet country life on his est te . He took

’ aflairs an d much interest in local , spent a large sum of money in improving the facilities of the harbour

— n e w building a j etty and giving it deeper water,

827 a of 0. He was ppointed Deputy Lieutenant Ross

- shire and Vice Lieutenant of Cromarty. On his 1 888 death in , he was succeeded by his eldest son , R G Y VI RODE ICK WILLOU HB . and present MACLEOD of CADBOLL , was educated at Eton and Cambridge, 1 8 he joined the Inverness Militia in 79 . In the fol lowing year he was gazetted to the 79th (Cameron)

a Highl nders , and served with that regiment in 88 THE MACLEODS.

E 1 882 -87 n w as d gypt , from whe he promote

a C ptain . He retired from the army in Nov ember of

1 892 w a d , and in the follo ing year made tour roun

— a so a h e the world, trip he enjoyed well , th t

1 894 a a 1 8 repeated it in . In J nu ry 97 he married

a of e Alice Olivia, d ughter Mr . Edward Tiern y

a - of D rell , and grand daughter the late Sir Lionel

a tof C u D rell , Bar , Fretherne o rt , Gloucestershire . Since his marriage Cadboll h as devoted himself to estate w ork and to local affairs ; he h as recently

a h at a im c rried throug , consider ble expense , great

ro ve m e n ts a of n p on the H rbour I vergordon , which ,

a a i a a it is nticip ted , w ll place the H rbour in posi

a tion superior to nything north of the Fo rth . Since 1 900 he has acted as Brigade Major to the High

a V a S C l nd olunteer Brig de ( eaforth and ameron), is

an d h as an enthusiastic Freemason , occupied many

i fi a a a f h gh of ces in the cr ft . He t kes go od deal o interest in p olitics an d is President o f the Con stitu tion al of Association the County .

h as He four children Robert Bruce Darell ,

w ho his heir , a bright little fellow is just entering

on o atAr dvre ck C i ff 2 his first sch ol course , r e ; ( ) a L 3 - E Torquil H rry ionel ; ( ) Hector Roderick neas, 4 and ( ) Beryl May .

E an M e a an d as — - - h e gy pti d l Cl p Tel el Kebir an d K dive Star.

90 THE MACLEODS . much time to its language and literature an d was himself the author of a number Of important works

of MacLe d in Gaelic . He was joint editor o Dewar ’ s Gaelic Dictionary and compiled a metri

of P a cal version the salms of D vid in Irish Gaelic , H M to . . which was , by special permission , dedicated

a King Willi m IV. and was extensively used in the f Churches o Ireland . During the famines of 1 836-7 and 1 847 he worked both hard and successfully for his famish

o f al l ing country, earning the heartfelt thanks concerned . His zeal for the Highlands, people, and language won for him the title of C AR AID NAN

’ ” GAID H E AL (The Highlanders friend), and , as his “ son . . remarks , truly he was that It is this Dr MacL e od who tells the tale of the strange fulfil ment of the prophecy of C oinn e ach Odhar which

took place w hile he w as staying at Dunvegan . He

1 862 at a e o f 80 died in the g , and was succeeded as

of so n R ev . a head the family by his , the Norm n

Ma L D D n w c e od . . , , of the Baro y Church , Glasgo , who became even more famous than his father ; the following account of his life is taken from

’ Blackie s Popular Encyclopaedia .

MacL e od a o f , Norm n , a minister the Church of w Scotland , born at Campbelto n , in Argyllshire , h 1 872 3rd 1 81 2 at 1 6t . June died Glasgow, June

Kin dly revise d an d corre cte d in som e details by the R ev.

D r o na M acL eo d. . D ld 1 EMINENT CLANSMEN . 9

He was educated partly at the University o f

G e lasgow, after leaving which he spent some tim

a in Germany , and fin lly completed his course

h e of at t Universities Edinburgh and Glasgow . In Edinburgh he came under the influenc e of the foremost man then in Scotland , Dr . Chalmers .

s n w as Almo t immediately after bei g licensed, he

to a presented the p rish of Loudon , where he was

e t o f 1 8 ordain d by the Presby ery Irvine in 83 . Here he continued to perform the duties of pastor for u Of abo t five years , when the secession the

F s ree Church from the Establi hment took place , and in the many changes consequent thereupon , Norman MacL e od w as presented by the Duke f 1 845 o Buccleuch to the charge of Dalkeith . In he w as intrusted by the General Assembly w ith

a ada on affa th e a mission to C n the irs of Church , 1 4 which he fulfilled w ith success . In 8 9 he “ became editor of the Edinburgh Christian Mag ” azine , which he conducted for ten years . When

o w of the Barony parish , Glasg , in the gift the

w a 1 85 1 Cro n , became vac nt in , he was, with the U u nanimous consent of the people , ind cted into

o f a o that charge , one the most influenti l in Sc t

as land . From this time his fame a preacher

a C w as gradually increased , and the B rony hurch every Sunday filled to overflowing by cro w ds

a eager to hear him spe k . About this time he made his first adventure in literature by the 2 9 THE MACLEODS.

publication in 1 854 of Memo rial s o f his friend “ o o f J hn Macintosh , under the title The Earnest

o f a e Student . In October the s m year, he preached before the Que e n by her special command

a f a in the P rish Church o Cr thie . Further marks o f royal favour soon flowed in upon him ; h e was appointed on e of th e Deans o f the Chapel

’ a o n e Roy l , Holyrood , and became Of the Queen s

a d of ch plains for Scotlan , and Dean the Order f 1 85 o the Thistle . In 8 he received the honor

of D . D o ary degree . Hencef rth his life seems

a c n tin ou f a to h ve been one o s series o l bours . Not content w ith the arduous duties o f his large an d o a p pulous p rish , which he performed with an

a a h as a efficiency and ze l th t been seldom equ lled, he threw his w hole soul also into " the general

N o a w ork of the Church . tth t he took any lead ing position in party politics in the Church for h e w as a a a , by inclin tion , ltogether unsuited for th t .

Of But in all her schemes public usefulness , all her efforts to elevate an d Christianise the masses at a a home or the heathen bro d , he ever took the

a a warmest interest . Especi lly s convener Of th e Foreign Mission Scheme he sho w ed immense

a u ze l in labouring for this tr ly noble Object .

e a a Y r fter year he travelled through the country,

w a s to every here ddressing meeting , and seeking infuse into o thers some of the enthusiasm that

a burned within himself. On all m tters pertaining

9 4 THE MACLEODS . shock w hich his system received from the fatigues o f the journey and the climate he never quite

1 869 w as recovered . In May , conferred upon him by acclamation the last honour which he

o f to . lived to receive, that being elected the

’ ” Moderator s chair in the General Assembly.

1 8 2 a n o He died in 7 , and it is s fe to say man was ever more mourned for than Dr. Norman

MacL e od of the Barony Church . The late Queen on

of a to hearing his de th sent a letter his brother ,

MacL e od of w Dr . Donald , hich the following is a part

B LM OR AL J u ne 1 th 18 2 . A , 7 , 7

The Queen hardly knows h ow to begin a letter

Ma L e o d . c to Mr Donald , so deep and strong are her feelings on this most sad and most painful occasion

-for w a sa Sh e words are all to e k to y what feels, an d w h o what all must feel ever knew his beloved ,

e . xcellent , and highly gifted brother, Dr Norman

MacL e od I

a — First of all , to his f mily his venerable, loved, an d w an d of honoured mother , his ife large family

— of s a children the loss thi good man is irrep rable . an d overwhelming But it is an irreparable public i l loss, and the Queen feels th s deep y . To herself

a of a MacL e od person lly, the loss de r Dr . is a very

m e m o ir o f D r. N o rm an M acL e o d w as u s e in 18 6 b A , p bli h d 7 , y i h e r th e R v M h s ro e . o n a acL e od D D b t , D ld , . . 5 EMINENT CLANSMEN . 9

r o n e o n al l a g eat ; he was so kind, and occ sions

a ar showed her such warm symp thy, and in the e ly

a o f a o o w a d ys her gre t s rr , g ve the Queen so much

o saw a a comf rt whenever she him , that she lw ys looked forw ard eagerly to those occasions w hen Sh e saw him here ; an d sh e cannot realise the“ idea

a a th t in this world she is never to see his kind f ce , an d listen to those admirable discourses which did

on e to . every good , his charming conversation ” again " 96 THE MACLEODS .

A D M I R A L M A C L E O D

* OF THE NETHER LANDS .

Admiral MacL eod of the Royal Navy Of th e

on O Netherlands , whose portrait is given the p

osite a o f a o f p p ge , is the head a notable br nch MacL e ods on e of the Harris , whom entered the

a Dutch service some 200 years go . The N eth e rl an d MacL e ods trace their descent through the Gesto MacL e ods to Murdo th e third

f D un v e of . o son Malcolm III , Chief Harris and

s gan . The pace available in this little book

a prevents the family history being traced in det il , but the first member to cross over to the Nether l o f MacL e od ands was Norman , son Donald , third

f o o o . . son J hn VI of Gest He was appointed , in ’ 1 706 an d , an ensign , first in Hepburn s regiment,

’ w in after ards in Douglas regiment , the Dutch

Scots Brigade , and served with his regiment until it was disbanded ; subsequently he Obtained an appointment in England an d died in London in

1 2 S ch rassert 7 9 . He married Gertrude , and had on e son

1 72 w h o John, born in 7, also took service in

’ the Dutch Scots Brigade (Coly er s regiment) an d f o . 1 782 rose to the rank colonel In , the Scottish

A m o re a det ile d accoun t of this di stinguishe d family w ill be ” f o n in the rave ons o f k u d B S S y e .

M EMINENT CLANS EN . 9 7 regiments lost their nationality and were trans

o formed into Dutch corps . C lonel MacL e od o h tain e d his discharge the follow ing year and returned to t w his country , here he lived for some time .

a He then went back to Holland for little , but

a w again returned to Engl nd , here he died , at 1 8 04. a Chelsea , in He had m rried Margaretha Arnolda van Brienen an d had one son

a w h o w as 1 755 Norm n , born in , became like his ancestors an officer in the Dutch service and rose to the rank of colonel : he returned to this

1 95 a o country in 7 , on cc unt of the revolution in Holland an d the exile o f the Prince of Orange ; and in December of 1 797 entered the British

a of service, h ving been presented by the Duke w h York ith a commission in the 60tregiment .

w a a The follo ing year , however, he tr nsferred b ck

’ - o Of B e n tink s to the Dutch service as Lieut . C lonel

s regiment . He continued in the Dutch ervice f or o f some years , and attained to the rank

- a MacLe od o Major General . Gener l to k

a of 1 94 a part in the camp ign 7 , but unfortun tely

o f w as a his work was short duration, as he t ken prisoner in November o f the same year at the siege of N ime guen on the occupation o f that

a fortress by the French troops . He also p rtici 1 8 4 pated in the blockade of the Helder in 1 .

1 809 a W a In June , , he married elsh lady, Sar h

E : vans , by whom he had three sons 98 THE MACLEODS .

in 1 81 1 1 . Norman , born Wales in , became an oflicer in the Dutch service , in which he served

o with much distinction . He was actively empl yed 1 830-34— in during the insurrection in Belgium , 1 830 w 1 831 ith the mobilised army , in in the

Tie n daa a a 1 832 - 33- 34 g c mp ign , and in in the fortress Gorinchem . He was appointed A . D . C . in

a a an d extr ordin ry service , was the recipient Of a large number o f honours and decorations . In

1 8 8 w o f - a 7 , he retired ith the rank Lieut . Gener l , “ an d w as pensio ned with thanks for the good and true services rendered by him during the ” - period of his long continued military career . He

n 3rd 1 9 o 8 6 . died at the Hague the April , V 2 V il iam Pa . sco , also born in Wales, entered

an d as a the Dutch service , lieutenant , served with the mobilised army during the Belgian rising,

1 830- 4 , receiving for services the honour Of the ” - Metal Cross . He died at Kedong Kebo in the

a 1 846— Dutch E st Indies in September, unmarried .

3. v an a John Brienen , who was born at K mpen , 82 1 5 . Overyssel , in He , too, entered the Dutch

an d a to o f a service , had ttained the rank c ptain w at 1 8 hen he died in camp Milligen in 68 . In “ 1 860 C a MacLe od w , ptain was a arded the Honour ” Badge for long service .

a MacL e od of Admiral Norm n , the present head

an d of b - the family , a son the a ove mentioned

a MacL e od Gener l . Norman was born at Bergen

1 00 THE MACLEODS .

An d a l a ag in , in reply to a etter from the Secret ry “ of a : w as our Clan Society , he s ys I much

w w w ho w pleased ith your letter , hich sho s again

a a a o an d h ow cl nship is lw ys kept up by Sc ts , they are never tired of keeping the clan - people

a n o w 6 h a . 9t together The Admir l is in his ye r, but we trust he may be spared for very m any

do o our an d more to h nour to name race . He

a v an Vo w w married Joh nna ss , ith hom he has had

o a on e of w o a f ur d ughters , h m recently m rried her M m . . a Le o d a f cous . c o , Lieut Y A M nuel , the Neth ,

East India Infantry .

- MacLeod Major General Edward Donald Henry , s a a MacLe od econd son of Gener l Norm n , was born

1 842 of September, , at Maastricht , Province Lim

an a burg . He joined instruction l battalion at the

of 1 6 an d 40 age years, for over years has been actively employed in the military affairs of the

t o f S ate , earning credit and distinction as the list honours and decorations w hich he possesses amply

Boch o ve proves . He married Anne van , with

z— a w a ff issue Don ld John Ed ard , medical o icer in

— h e an d the army volunteered , was accepted for S A service with the Red Cross in the late . . war .

- O V C E D M R L D V . M O . AN G S C L E C . I A I A U A ,

2 1 0 THE MACLEODS . ing His Majesty the King— then Prince of Wales

o f n and other members our Royal Family . Amo g events of some historic importance in which the o fiice rs o f Ma icien fne the g participated , were Sir

’ Moses Mon te fi o re s Mission to the Sultan of Mo

o on a r a rocc , beh lf of persecuted Jews ; Ga ibaldi n skirmishes and arrests in Naples ; the salvage o f a

w a s in derelict barque ; tching French operation , ( cluding the bombardment o f Sfax) on the coast of Tunis ; our cession Of the Io nian Isles after de molition of the Vido fortifications and withdraw al

’ of o a a all our tr ops the liber tion , fter three months

n a o a o f negotiatio s with notori us Italian brig nd ,

a Mr . Moens , an English captive , t ken near Salerno ; and the accession o f King Geo rge to the Greek

throne .

to n MacLe od Returning England , you g next

P a l l as a a served in the , new and experiment l

o - a c to C o arm ur clad , tta hed the hannel Squadr n , in

a s o f 1 866 which vessel , tow rd the end , patrol duty

w as a of c rried out on the West Coast Ireland . on account o f the Fenian disturbances and movements

o f the leaders . Having p assed the usual examinatio ns he joined

R odn e 1 867 the y battleship , early in , as Sub

’ a an d Lieuten nt, proceeded in her to the China

a o sh e fle w o f st ti n , where the flag that most

a a an d c m a g ll nt beloved offi er , the late Ad ir l Sir 1 868 Henry Keppel . In he w as given a death 1 EMINENT CLANSMEN . 03

a ol d a im vac ncy as Lieutenant, an nav l privilege , (

a w proved away some ye rs since), hich rendered service on unhealthy stations popular " Between the coming and going of our Hong

o n Kong gunboats pirate haunts , usually attended by success the hardly veiled desire for the removal o f our unwelcome presence from among the Chinese and the unmistakable aw akening an d activity o f

a the Japanese, times were by no me ns dull . A good deal of the fighting between both the naval and the m ilitary forces of the Mikado and of the

o w as a a w R odn e Tyco n , ctu lly itnessed from the y or a of H ia o her consorts, and the opening to tr de g an d w as Kobi an event of great importance , graced

s by the pre ence Of the ships .

Owing to a gross attack upon missionaries,

R odn e a a a the y , with sm ll squ dron , went up the

a Yangtse to Nanking, whence a strong naval brig de

’ a to - an d w was desp tched Yang Chow , three eeks

s o s re idence in the Temple of the Ten Th u and Genii , (greatly enjoyed by the unawed blue j ackets and marines) brought about reparatio n an d the pay

o f a w ment solid silver indemnity, ith a prompt ness w hich suggested discretion having proved

a stro nger than Chinese valour. Another occ sion

a of w for the displ y naval brigade force , but ith the result of considerable loss of life among the

a Chinese , was the att ck upon , and destruction of three pirate villages near Swatow . 1 04 THE MACLEODS .

a M Le d a . ac o Once more in Engl nd , Mr qu lified as

a an d w as a a Gunnery Lieuten nt, immediately fter w in 1 872 a A u r or a ards , , ppointed to the frigate , a sea-going trai n ing ship for young seamen an d 1 873 boys . Early in he was unexpectedly called home as a junior staff Officer of the principal

u E xcel l en t P u g nnery ship , at ortsmo th where he

w an remained until the following autumn , hen o pening came for more active service .

an d He volunteered for , was accepted as , first

o f B ar r acou ta lieutenant the , then employed in

a the earlier ph se of the Ashantee war, joined her o n the Gold Coast an d in January 1 874 w as sent up country with a detachment for the Naval

a t co - a Brigade , which l tter had ins ructions to oper te

a with the land forces under Sir G rnet Wolseley . A little later in command o f a company of Royal

Marines, he took part in the fight at Amoaful ,

w the he was slightly ounded , but continued in advance and after the skirmish for possession of the crossing of the river Ardah entered Coomassie with the main body . The bivouac of the Naval Brigade that night was unpleasantly close to the veritable Golgotha which contain ed the remains o f co untless sacrificed

a w as slaves , and further element of interest

a a b furnished by the p l ce uildings getting on fire, which was only subdued by the exertions of the

a a o blue j ckets and few s ldiers .

1 06 THE MACLEODS . a mong the Fijian and Samoan Islands atthat interesting period when King Th ackam ban to ok British protection and cannibalism w as just dying

out.

In Samoa the Bar r ae outa became involved in troubles thro ugh the course of island political aff a w ar an d w c airs le ding to a civil , hen es orting

o a a a the dep sed King , M lieto , to council meeting

on e w a - a a s day , ith body gu rd of blue j cket and

’ e a MacL e od s a marines , Li uten nt little force had

a severe conflict with the n tives in the bush ,

s o an d a a w resulting in los of life on b th sides , n rro

as ot escape of capture , the Samoans g in between

the naval party and the di stant beach .

a o a a Inv lided fr m this ship , few months fter

’ w d MacL e od s w as ar s , next employment on the

o s a a o o a c a t gu rd , in Irel nd , f ll wed by three ye rs as

a a A ssist first lieuten nt of the Ch nnel troop ship ,

an ce o to a , and prom tion Comm nder , in October 1 8 1 8 .

The Commander w as not long left idle . Early

1 882 w as a to Bon d/iced a in he ppointed the , fl gship

o f — a w a Ca Rear Admir l No ell S lmon , on the pe of

n Good Hope an d West Co ast of Africa statio . In 1 844 he w as tempo rarily gi v en command of the

A l er in e s l an d a a g , gun ve se , as senior N v l Officer w atched events al ong the coast from the Congo

a o w a s h ad a an a to the G bo n , here m tter re ched cute

o stage between France an d Portugal ow ing tM . de 1 0 EMINENT CLANSMEN . 7

’ Brazza s a a ctivity in that region , which led ne rly

o f a o f to a breach the pe ce . Upon the conclusion this cruise and return to the flagship, the Com mander-in -Chief commended Commander MacL e o d “ for the very able and judicious manner in w hich

w a f or a e the orders ere c rried out, and the valu bl ” s report made . March 1 885 w itnessed his resumption o f duty ' th e E xoel l en tan d a o f s in , three ye rs most intere ting

a as C a gunnery experiment l work , omm nder , led

o a of to his pr motion to C ptain . One the events

w as w as in which he closely concerned , the burst

f a 4 1 B o 3 2 . L . ing ton , inch gun in one of the

Col li n w oool ta barbettes of the g , at Spi he d, when testing the arm ament preparatory to commission ing that vessel ; he w as stationed on a look -o ut

a a un w pl ce lmost over the g , hen nine feet of the muzzle w as blo w n Off and went hurtling up in

air a w a the , to f ll in the ater, couple of hundred

a aw y rds ay . After the E xcel l en tcame a long time of waiting

w w a s for employment , as there ere fe er ppointment

a d a n ow for j unior capt ins in those ays th n , but in

1 89 1 a a MacL e od n e w June , C pt in commissioned the

P al l as C a an d a s , cruiser , for hin , served three ye r

f ar a s in E stern waters . Numerou diplomatic

ss to mi ions were carried out by him , in addition " o of w fla an d the rdinary routine sho ing the g , he w as s o a eni r Officer in the Gulf of Si m , throughout 1 8 D 0 THE MACLEO S .

a - a of 1 8 3 w the Fr nco Si mese difficulty 7 , hen , owing to the forcing o f the entrance to the Menam River

o w n s our by the French , our relation with present w great friends ere critical in the extreme, but ,

a s an d w happily, pe ce was pre erved hen everything had su a re med norm l conditions , the Lords of the Admiralty w ere pleased to inform C aptain MacLe od “ that recognising the extreme difficulty an d deli “ a of a f c cy the position , they appreci ted the ef orts made to maintain an attitude of S trict impartiality ” n under very tryi g circumstances . Owing to the part Captain MacLe od (w h o was entirely left by our Government without a hint to

d h ad a gui e him) to pl y, and the steps he felt it incumbent upon him to take, he encountered con siderabl e disapproval and resentment from the

Oflicers French . This made it all the more plea

w s o a a w as sant , hen , h rtly fter the Si mese trouble

h ad t o f over, he the good for une to get the chance “ ” heaping coals o f fire upon his somew hat belli

a of gerent friends . Getting inform tion the strand

o f th e a Godavf er ing Mess geries Maritimes steamer y , on R hio S a S a at a reef in tr its , near ing pore , he once proceeded , to the scene of the disaster and after ’ two days effort successfully floated her . For this

s s a service the Briti h Admiralty expre sed pproval , and the French Republic presented him w ith a

h e t o f a . andsome silver pergne , as a oken gr titude

P al l as a 1 894 The returned to Engl nd in , and

1 1 0 THE MACLEODS .

In the J upiter he was selected to carry outsome u important g nnery experiment, including problems

t a connected with nigh att cks upon Gibraltar, the first practical test o f firing under battle condi

o r k a M . P em b o e acLe od ti ns While in the , C ptain enjoyed the honour Of being made an to

a M Her late Gr cious ajesty Queen Victoria, and in that capacity acco mpanied her memorable funeral

e . o a cort ge Up n the ccession of the King , the office m was confir ed and held , until promoted to flag rank . Before completing the usual term in the Naval

6 a MacLe o d w as o f Dep t, C ptain appointed Director

v at a a to Na al Ordnance , the Admir lty, as dviser

a s their Lordships, in all m tter concerning the

of a a o to supply guns , sm ll rms and ammuniti n, the

an d Fleet, a highly responsible arduous position .

During the time of his being thus employed, he

" - a 1 9 1 w as promoted to Rear Admir l in July 0 . Having served at the Admiralty for nearly three

his fla years , g was hoisted at Queenstown in Feb r uar 1 904 C of a d an d y , as senior Officer, oast Irel n ,

a a soon fter succeeding to that position , His M jesty visited Ireland and was so pleased with the Naval — arrangements that upon departure he co nferred the honour of Commander of the Royal Victorian

- a L e d Order upon Rear Admiral M c o .

’ of f The Admiral s tenure O fice in Ireland , has j ust been prematurely brought to a close by an EMINENT CLANSMEN . 1 1 1 u d of a a nexpecte ly rapid run vac ncies, chiefly c used by retirements , which led to his being advanced to

V - a ice Admir l in December last . In wandering often o ver pretty well al l the e MacLe od astern hemisphere , Admiral has naturally

a met with many strange and musing experiences, but none have proved of more interest to himself than those of coming unexpectedly into touch with

as brother clansmen cousins , he calls them

- usually , recognising not only the far reaching a nature of such Highland rel tionships , but (in so

o f many cases) the great convenience it .

a At a recent meeting of the Cl n Society , the Admiral related some incidents which happened to

r acti him on foreign service , exemplifying very p cally the advantages he had derived from hav ing a

a . a a strong cl nnish spirit He s id , that in Australi

a a o w a of some thirty ye rs g , hen vailing himself

of a b the hospitality the princip l clu , he noticed that the steward seemed to take him particularly

n o the matter of choice viands under his wing , and put it down to mere civility to a strange officer ;

on e as but night , leaning confidentially over he t removed a cover, the wor hy steward said proudly

MacLe od an d m w as Sir , I am a , the ystery V a solved . ery pleasant were the remaining d ys spent atthe club under the guardian angelship Of

of his kindly clansman, and the best everything w as athis disposal . 1 1 2 THE MACLEODS .

Another happy reminiscence carried his mind

P ill i in e s back to days in the h p Islands , some year

- w ar w o before the American Spanish , hen up n

a P al l as a h arriv l of the at Manilla , steam launc

a H old Fastof a a O c lled the , unmist k ble wnership

a d shed alongside , and at the seldom visited island of - a f e w w an d Ils ils days ere spent, , owing to the discovery o f a certain genial and most hos

’ itabl e MacL e od a p residing there , the vessel s st y

a o f an d was m de a round festivity enthusiasm , heartily participated in by the British and Spanish

o a t alike . The p pul tion soon realised what it mean when tw o MacL e ods met in their midst .

a a to Ag in, having obt ined permission to go Bl e hl e h in No rthern Sumatra (w here none of our ships had been for nine years) to see anything the

f a a w of of Dutch o fici ls might llo , the progress the interminable w ar between the Dutch and the

Ach e e n e se a 1 872 an d , which beg n in ( is still in progress) the Governor gave him a most hearty reception and welcome , and made elaborate arrange

o -o ments for a visit round the st ckade utposts , in

- - — the armour Clad train . Two aides de camp were

at a o ne a placed his dispos l , nav l , the other military , an d his pleasure m ay be imagined when the latter proved to be a very distinguished Captain Rudolph MacL eod (the Dutch S pelling be ing a little different but the pronunciation very nearly the same as our

’ w n f a o o . e ) the Gesto Netherl nd s branch Som .

’ 1 14 MA LE OD s THE c .

LIEUTENANT - GENER AL

- SIR ARTHUR LYTTELTON ANNESLEY,

F Z . F . . . S

- - Lieut . General Sir Arthur Lyttelton Annesley ,

of o P Airl e aff late Cam lin ark and y Castle , St ord

o f C shire , eldest son aptain Arthur Lyttelton

MacL e od of 42n d a a the Highl nders, and gr ndson of G MacLeod G B o f eneral Norman , Gillen ,

Watern ish 1 83 , Skye , was born , September 7 , and

of MacL e o d 1 844 bore the surname till , when his father took that of Annesley (his mother being f heiress of the senior branch o that family). General Lyttelton -Annesley w as educated at 1 8 w 54. Harro , and entered the army in July He was appointed to the l 1th Prince Albert’ s Own Hussars and served with that ~ regiment

Crl m ean War during the , including the siege and

of an d a of Tch e rn a a fall Sebastopol the b ttle y , ' for which he received the British medal and

an d a . clasp , the Turkish med l 1 85 6 Returning home in , he remained with his

a 1 866 regiment in Engl nd and Ireland till , when

m v he embarked in co mand of it , and arri ed in Bombay on the 2 5th of October of the same — year the last regiment that went to India by way of the Cape of Good Hope in a sailing

vessel . L I E UT E N A N T - G E N E R A L

S I R R T H R L YT T E L T ON AN N E S L E Y A U ,

1 1 6 THE MACLEODS .

ff year, he was o ered the important command at P ortsmouth , which , for private reasons , he was

a obliged to decline . He rem ined unemployed

‘ from that time . Under the new regulations , he w as compulsorily retired on the 23rd of Fe br u 8 1 89 . ary At the time of his retirement , General Lyttelton -Annesley was in the enjoyment of the annuity for distinguished and meritorious services .

1 903 w as In , he created a Knight Commander of

a the Victorian Order . He is Knight Commander o f o f a the Order Christ, of Portug l ; he holds

-i- m a the Kaiser Hind medal , co memorating the l te Queen Victoria becoming Empress of India ; he

o f o f is a Fellow the Society Arts, the Royal

an d of Geographical Society, the Zoological

Society .

a - Gener l Lyttelton Annesley is representative , in

a An n e sl e s a the fem le line , of the y , E rls Of Anglesey,

of an d Earls Mount Norris, Viscounts Valentia

of and George , first Lord Lyttelton . EMINENT CLANSMEN . 1 1 7

C or COLONEL JOHN MA LEOD COLBECK,

AN D

TH E Y G R MACLEOD LO AL FENCIBLE HI HLANDE S .

o f MacL eod There is, in the possession Mr . M . C . , P Edinburgh , a resentation Sword , bearing the fol lowinginscription

Pr to l o e sen e o n MacL e d o f Co c a e C ol . C . J o e t d h lb k , l t C o mman dan t o f th e Prince ss Charlo tte of Wale s — o a F e n c e an e rs 7th J an . 1 809 . L y l ibl Highl d , As this is an eloquent appreciation of a probably

a o f w n ot distinguished cl nsman, hom much is

n ow known , it may be well to give here such

a to particul rs as we have been able gather , others

m a perhaps y be able to supplement these .

a a His gr ndf ther, first of the family of whom any trace can be found is described as one of the Old ” MacLe ods d of the Lewes , he married Janet , aughter of MacLe od of R aasa Malcolm VIII . y , and had

o f Col issue, a son John , afterwards described as

a of beck , in the Isl nd Jamaica, where he had been

r an eminent planter. Colbeck egistered arms in

1 762 d to -at , and in his eclaration claimed be heir

l aw o f of . Roderick , last Baron the Lewes He

ane of . of married his cousin J , daughter John IX

R aasa of y , and had issue , s son , also described as

of MacLeod Colbeck, the raiser the Fencibles and recipient of the sword mentioned . 1 1 8 TH E MACLEODS .

The Princess Charlotte of Wales or MacLe od

a e Loyal Fencible Highl nders , as they were call d ,

MacL e od of C ol w h o w as w ere raised by John beck ,

fortun a 1 79 9 . un ppointed Colonel , in Few details

ar e o f ately , known this clan regiment , which was

s the last Fenci ble regiment raised in th e Highland .

an d It was inspected embodied at Elgin , by Major

1 799 w as General Leith Hay , in June , and sent at once to Ireland for active service there . After three years in that country the regiment embarked for England and was reduced at Tynemouth Bar

in 1 2 n o t a racks June 80 . This does mean th t the regiment was disbanded ; it probably existed for

an d some years longer, it is most probable that the

sword was presented when it was finally disbanded . w Such is all we know, yet the s ord is sufficient evidence that the regiment and its Commander had w borne themselves ell .

MacLe od on e Colonel married and had issue , son,

th e Barlow, and five daughters, (Barlow and four

the elder daughters died unmarried , fifth , Susan,

married Mr . Andrews and had two sons, Hastings

(buried at Canterbury) and Greville). He died in

’ 1 823 as Bl ckw s , the following notice from a ood

Ma azin e o f w s g that year sho In Bury Street ,

’ . a n MacLe od f St J mes , Lo don , Colonel John o

Colbeck . With him expired the last of a branch ” o f an ancient and distinguished clan .