Donald 3 MacAngus MACDONELL, of Keppoch^{[1, 2]}

- 1497

• Name	Donald 3 MacAngus MACDONELL
  Suffix	of Keppoch
  Gender	Male
  Died	1497
  Person ID	I5	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Angus of Fersit 2 MACDONELL, of Keppoch,   d. Abt 1478
  Mother	NicAngus MACPHEE, of Glenpean,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Iain Aluinn 4 MACDONELL, of Keppoch,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DONALD MAC ANGUS MACDONALD OF KEPPOCH, 3rd CHIEF Domhnall Mac Aonghais (c1478-1497) DONALD, 3rd Chief - Domhnall Mac Aonghais - was of a restless disposition. In 1478, John, 4th Lord of the Isles was summoned before Parliament to answer charges which included resetting Donald Mac Angus and his accomplices who had invaded the King's lieges. Donald gave his full support to Angus Og of the Isles when he resolved to recover the Earldom of Ross for the MacDonalds, and a contingent of Brae Lochaber men under Alexander, the Chief's brother took part in the Battle of Lagabraad (Lagebrad), near Conon Bridge, in 1483, when the redoubtable Angus defeated the combined forces of the MacKenzies, MacKays, Rosses, Frasers and Brodies commanded by the Earl of Athole. In the following year a body of the Clan fought for Angus Og against his father John at the Battle of Bloody Bay off Mull when Angus was victorious. In 1491, when Sir Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh - Alasdair Mac Gilleasbuig - son of Celestine, second surviving son of Alexander, 3rd Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross made a final attempt to regain Ross, Donald Mac Angus joined him with his Clan. According to tradition, Donald, with a small following was present at the Battle of Park (Blar na Pairc) fought near Jamestown in Ross-shire, where Alexander's raiding force was defeated by a numerically superior force of MacKenzies. Donald's brother, Alexander is said to have been on his way with 240 men but arrived too late to be of any assistance, the issue having already been decided in favour of the MacKenzies. The Lordship of the Isles was finally forfeited in 1493 and King James IV, with the intention of restoring law and order among the clans, visited the West Highlands three times during that year. Among those who paid homage to the King at Mingary Castle in Ardnamurchan, was Donald Mac Angus. The Lochaber Chief and others were obliged, as further security for their good behaviour, to appear in the year 1496, before the Lords of Council and bind themselves "by the extension of their lands" to the Earl of Argyle, on behalf of the King, to refrain from mutual injuries each under a penalty of

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Clan Ranald of Lochaber, The, Norman H MacDonald, FSA Scot, (Published by the Author), 5 (Reliability: 0). [S2] Clan Ranald of Lochaber, The, Norman H MacDonald, FSA Scot, (Published by the Author), 6 (Reliability: 0).