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 CLAN DONALD GENEALOGY

Angus Mor MACDONALD, of the Isles

Male 1249 - 1301  (52 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Angus Mor MACDONALD, of the Isles was born in 1249; died in 1301.

    Family/Spouse: NicColin CAMPBELL. NicColin (daughter of Sir Colin CAMPBELL, of Lochow and NicDuncan (Heiress) MACDUIBHNE) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Alastair Og MACDONALD, of Islay  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1299.
    2. 3. NicAngus MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 4. Angus Og MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1272; died about 1324.
    4. 5. Iain Sprangach 1 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1292; died about 1330.
    5. 6. Duncan MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1292; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alastair Og MACDONALD, of Islay Descendancy chart to this point (1.Angus1) died in 1299.

    Notes:

    CORRECTING THE MISINFORMATION. FORTHCOMING PAPER BY COUNCILLOR IAN MACDONNELL TO HIGH COUNCIL - 2022.

    Alaxandair Og was not mentioned in the 1314 Parliament of Cambuskenneth relating to the “statute of disinheritance on those who had died or lived outside the faith and peace of the king." Because he unequivocally never did.

    Never has a shred of primary or even credible secondary evidence been produced that shows Alaxandair Og was deposed and forfeited by King Robert I.


    The Clan Donald Chief Alaxandair Og, son of Angus Mor, son of Donald was killed in 1299. The "account" of his capture by Edward Bruce and dying in a dungeon is simply untrue. The story of his deposition in 1308 is a falsehood. Alaxandair Og was not killed at Faughart with Edward Bruce in 1318. That was Angus Og. All the sons of Alaxandair Og did not settle in Ireland. That the MacAlisters of Loup, Kintyre, also descend from Alaxandair Og "is certainly correct." The pivotal Clan Donald MacAlasandair Abbots of Iona and Saddell abbeys are the first identifiable MacAlisters descended from Chief Alaxandair Og (not uncle Alaster Mor).

    This paper argues that:

    1. The Clan Donald Chief Alaxandair Og, son of Angus Mor, son of Donald was killed in 1299.

    2. The "account" of his capture by Edward Bruce and dying in a dungeon in 1308 is simply untrue.

    3. The story of his deposition in 1308 is a falsehood.

    4. Alaxandair Og was not killed at Faughart with Edward Bruce in 1318.

    5. All the sons of Alaxandair Og did not settle in Ireland.

    6. MacAlisters of Loup, Kintyre, also descend from Alaxandair Og "is certainly correct."

    7. The pivotal Clan Donald MacAlasandair Abbots of Iona and Saddell abbeys are the first identifiable MacAlisters descended from Chief Alaxandair Og (not uncle Alaster Mor). One of the paper's aims is to secure and protect this lineage from being usurped for any other pedigree.

    8. "Clann Alaxandair (Og)" is an armigerous branch of Clan Donald and can be matriculated in Scotland.

    The paper provides additional facts, new analysis and opinions relating to the above eight statements.

    It attempts to nullify more than a century of inaccurate history of the type above, written by two highly regarded churchmen and respected authors, which has been reworked and repeated countless times making it all seem undeniable fact. And there is a proliferation of amateur websites that regurgitate (copy/paste) the same story. This cannot be done with a few words or lines. It can only be done with academic discipline, extensive "best evidence" proving what are the primary sources and the ultimate facts, setting forth extensive, fully referenced analysis with clear, unequivocal explanations.

    These issues have been a bone of contention for historians for centuries and specifically numbers six to eight for the Court of Lord Lyon since 1846/7.

    They are complex, difficult to disentangle, disputed, contested and have been made worse by the long passage of time. All of the issues above have not been fully addressed before as an integrated whole with only individual parts mentioned briefly in works covering much longer periods (understandably).

    IAN MACDONNELL
    FINLAGGAN COUNCILLOR

    Alastair married Juliana MACDOUGALL, of Lorne after 1295. Juliana (daughter of Sir Alexander MACDOUGALL, of Lorne and Daughter COMYN, of Badenoch) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ranald MacAlasdair MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  2. 3.  NicAngus MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Angus1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: King Domnall O'DONNELL, of the Cenel Conaill. Domnall died in 1281. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Angus Og MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Angus1) was born in 1272; died about 1324.

    Family/Spouse: Aine O'CATHAN, of Limavady. Aine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Mary MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 9. Lord John MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1324; died in 1387.

    Family/Spouse: NicDugall MACEANRUIG. NicDugall (daughter of Dugall MACEANRUIG) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Iain Og an Fraoch 1 MACDONALD, of Glencoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1300; died in 1358 in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland.

  4. 5.  Iain Sprangach 1 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan Descendancy chart to this point (1.Angus1) was born before 1292; died about 1330.

    Notes:

    1st of Ardnamurchan.

    Family/Spouse: Daughter NicLeod MACLEOD. Daughter (daughter of Leod OLAFSON, of Man and NicArmuin MACRAILD) was born before 1280; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Angus MacIain 2 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1330; died after 1341.

  5. 6.  Duncan MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Angus1) was born before 1292; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Ranald MacAlasdair MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alastair2, 1.Angus1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Eoin MacAlasdair MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  2. 8.  Mary MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Earl William MACANTAGART, of Ross. William (son of Earl Hugh MACANTAGART, of Ross and Matilda BRUCE) died in 1372. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Euphemia MACANTAGART, of Ross  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  3. 9.  Lord John MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1324; died in 1387.

    Notes:

    1st Lord of the Isles.

    John married Amie (Heiress) MACRUARIDH, of Garmoran in 1337. Amie (daughter of Roderick MACRUARIDH, of Garmoran) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Ranald 1 MACDONALD, of Clanranald & Glengarry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1352; died in 1389 in Castle Tioram, Scotland.
    2. 15. Godfrey MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1358; died in 1401 in Castle Tioram, Scotland.
    3. 16. John MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1358; died before 1369.
    4. 17. Mary MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1358; and died.

    John married Princess Margaret STEWART about 1358. Margaret (daughter of King Robert 2 STEWART, of Scots and Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan) was born before 1348; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Lord Donald of Harlaw MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1359; died in 1423.
    2. 19. Iain Mor Tanister MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; died in 1427.
    3. 20. Alasdair Carrach 1 MACDONELL, of Keppoch  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; died about 1443.
    4. 21. Angus MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; and died.
    5. 22. Thane Hugh MACDONALD, of Glentilt  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; and died.
    6. 23. Margaret MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; and died.
    7. 24. Agnes MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1380; and died.

  4. 10.  Iain Og an Fraoch 1 MACDONALD, of Glencoe Descendancy chart to this point (4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born about 1300; died in 1358 in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland.

    Notes:

    1st of Glencoe.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. John MacIain 2 MACDONALD, of Glencoe  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1358; and died.

  5. 11.  Angus MacIain 2 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan Descendancy chart to this point (5.Iain2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1330; died after 1341.

    Notes:

    2nd of Ardnamurchan.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Alexander MacIain 3 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1415.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Eoin MacAlasdair MACDONALD Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ranald3, 2.Alastair2, 1.Angus1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Giolla Epscuip MacAlasdair MACDONALD  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  2. 13.  Euphemia MACANTAGART, of Ross Descendancy chart to this point (8.Mary3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) and died.

    Notes:

    Countess of Ross

    Family/Spouse: Sir Walter LESLIE. Walter died in 1382. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Lady Margaret LESLIE  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 29. Earl Alexander LESLIE, of Ross  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1402.

    Family/Spouse: Earl Alexander STEWART, of Buchan. Alexander (son of King Robert 2 STEWART, of Scots and Elizabeth MURE, of Rowallan) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  Ranald 1 MACDONALD, of Clanranald & Glengarry Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born in 1352; died in 1389 in Castle Tioram, Scotland.

    Notes:

    1st Chief of Clanranald & Glengarry.

    Family/Spouse: Fiona STEWART, of Lennox. Fiona (daughter of Duncan STEWART, of Lennox) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Alan 2 MACDONALD, of Clanranald  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1378 in Castle Tioram, Scotland; died about 1429 in Castle Tioram, Scotland.
    2. 31. Donald 2 MACDONALD, of Glengarry  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1386; died in 1420.
    3. 32. John Dall MACDONALD, of Clanranald  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1386; and died.
    4. 33. Angus Riabhach MACDONALD, of Clanranald  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1386; and died.
    5. 34. Dugall MACDONALD, of Sunart  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1386; died in 1411 in Harlaw, Scotland.

  4. 15.  Godfrey MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1358; died in 1401 in Castle Tioram, Scotland.

    Notes:

    From whom the Siol Gorraidh (Clan Godfrey).


  5. 16.  John MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1358; died before 1369.

    Family/Spouse: Ellen CAMPBELL, of Lochawe. Ellen (daughter of Archibald CAMPBELL, of Lochawe) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Angus MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in private; and died.

  6. 17.  Mary MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1358; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Lachlan MACLEAN, of Duart. Lachlan and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Hector MACLEAN, of Duart  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1411 in Harlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  7. 18.  Lord Donald of Harlaw MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born about 1359; died in 1423.

    Notes:

    2nd Lord of the Isles. Claimant to Earldom of Ross. Fought Battle of Harlaw v Earl of Mar July 1411.

    Family/Spouse: Lady Margaret LESLIE. Margaret (daughter of Sir Walter LESLIE and Euphemia MACANTAGART, of Ross) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Margaret MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1370; and died.
    2. 38. Earl Alexander MACDONALD, of the Isles & Ross  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1423; died on 8 May 1449 in Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
    3. 39. Bishop Angus MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1423; and died.
    4. 40. Son 3 MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1423; and died.
    5. 41. Marion MACDONALD, of the Isles  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1423; and died.

  8. 19.  Iain Mor Tanister MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; died in 1427.

    Notes:

    1st of Dunnyveg and the Glens (Clann Iain Mhor Ile). Murdered 1427.

    Family/Spouse: Marjory BISSETT, of Antrim. Marjory (daughter of Sir Hugh MacEoin BISSETT) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Donald Balloch 2 MACDONALD, of Dunnyveg  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1427; died in 1476.

    Family/Spouse: Daughter FINNON. Daughter and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Ranald Ban MACDONALD, of Largie  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1427; died about 1476.

  9. 20.  Alasdair Carrach 1 MACDONELL, of Keppoch Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; died about 1443.

    Notes:

    ALEXANDER, LORD OF LOCHABER, 1st CHIEF of KEPPOCH

    Alasdair Carrach (ca 1390 - ca 1443)

    DEAN Munro in his M.S. History of the MacDonalds has described Alasdair Carrach as "the fairest haired man as they say of aney that ever was". The word "carrach" however, has a less complimentary meaning. Alasdair probably had a number of warts among his facial characteristics. He received as his share of his father's patrimony, the Lordship of Lochaber, which included the lands of Lochy, Glen S pean and Glen Roy. His seat appears to have been firstly at Tom a' Charraich, near Torlundy, (MacDonald Bards) and later at Tor Castle, near Banavie (Celtic Monthly).

    On 5th September, 1394, Alasdair Carrach, as Lord of Lochaber, entered into an agreement with the Earl of Moray by which he undertook to protect all the possessions of the Regality of Moray and all the church lands in the province for the space of seven years. The Earl had, by a previous agreement, bound himself to protect these very same lands, but the marriage between the Wolf of Badenoch and the Countess of Ross in 1383, and the subsequent acquisition by the Wolf of the Earldom of Ross, had caused him to seek the protection of the Lord of Lochaber. By the terms of the agreement Alexander further undertook to protect the Earl and his property against all comers with the exception of the King, the Earl of Fife and the Lord of the Isles. In return, he was to receive from the Earl, 80 merks per annum and his support against all save the King, the Earl of Fife, the Earl of Mar and Alexander Lesley, heir to the Earldom of Ross. The death of the Wolf of Badenoch in the same year influenced events and made it impossible for the terms of the treaty to be carried out.

    Donald, 2nd Lord of the Isles, in the interest of his wife, who was a claimant to the Earldom of Ross, quietly watched events and when the struggle began for the lands of the Earldom, he allowed his brother, Alasdair Carrach, to lead a strong force to Loss Ness side which was laid waste. Castle Urquhart was attacked and seized by the Lord of Lochaber and Glen Urquhart plundered by his followers. The rebellion was short lived and the Lord of the Isles and his two brothers, John Mor of Isla and Alasdair Carrach, were charged with treason. The two elder brothers submitted and were pardoned while the blame for the insurrection was conveniently taken by the Lord of Lochaber who was "imprisoned" by his brother Donald but soon released.

    Alasdair was soon in trouble with the church over lands which he had distributed among his supporters. These included lands in Glen Urquhart with the keeping of Castle Urquhart to his loyal friend Charles MacLaine, a son of Lochbuie. On the 20th November 1398, a complaint was made against Alasdair by the Bishop of Moray for having the Church of Kinmylies and given the lands of Upper Kinmylies to one Ranald Mac Alexander and those of Lower Kinmylies to John Chishoim of the Aird besides having assigned the fishings of Lower Kinmylies to John White, a burgess of Inverness. Alasdair is here styled "Magnificus Vir et Potens Alexander de Insulis Dominus de Lochaber".

    In 1402, when his bond was up, Alasdair Carrach took his revenge on the Bishop leading a strong body of his followers to Elgin where he raided the canonry, burnt most of the town and carried off spoils. For this he was threatened with excommunication and he thereafter repented and paid compensation for the damage done.

    In 1411, the Lord of the Isles again attempted to enforce his claim to the Earldom of Ross. In this campaign he was ably supported by his brother, Alasdair Carrach. The Lord of Lochaber fought by his brother's side at Dingwall where the islesmen defeated the Sutherland clans under Angus Dubh MacKay, but is supposed not to have been allowed by his brother, Donald, to take a large part in the Battle of Harlaw "lest the whole of the brothers should be hazarded at once" (Hugh MacDonald's MS History).

    Alasdair ably supported Donald during the rebellion of their brother, John Mor, instigated by the Abbot MacKinnon. The rebellion was eventually quelled and the brothers reconciled.

    After the death of Donald, 2nd Lord of the Isles, in 1425, the treachery of the King, James I, resulting in the assassination of John Mor of Isla, at the hands of the King's agent, James Campbell, and the seizure of Alexander, the new Lord of the Isles and most of the principal chiefs at Inverness, in 1427, and the subsequent execution of some, including Alexander of Garmoran, a leading Macdonald chieftain, fanned the flames of rebellion and the fiery cross was sent through the dominions of the Lordship whenever Alexander was released. The army of the Isles, which included Alasdair Carrach and his followers marched, in 1429, through Lochaber, wasting the crown lands as it went and seized and burnt the town of Inverness. With the approach of the Royal Army and the desertion from the Banner of the Lord of the Isles by the Clans Chattan and Cameron the rebellion was soon quelled. After a series of reverses, Alexander surrendered to the King and was imprisoned in Tantallon Castle.

    If the King thought the imprisonment of their Chief would quieten the Islesmen, he was much mistaken. In 1431, Alexander's cousin, Donald Balloch, son of John Mor of Isla, raised once more the Standard of rebellion in Sunart and called on the neighbouring clans to join him in attacking the Royal Army which was encamped before the Castle of Inverlochy. Donald Balloch set sail, with his followers, for lnverskippinish, two miles south of Inverlochy, where he remained until his force increased. He sent messengers to his uncle, Alasdair Carrach, requesting him to make ready for a combined attack. The forces of the Lord of Lochaber are said to have consisted, on this occasion, of a body of 220 archers which took up a strong position of strategic importance on the steep side of the hill overlooking the Castle of Inverlochy. From this vantage point Alasdair Carrach directed his archers to shoot their arrows at the unprotected flank of the Royal Army when it was hotly engaged with the Islesmen to its front. After this murderous discharge the Lochaber men swept down the hill in all the fury of a Highland charge, before which the Royal flank gave way. (Hugh MacDonald's MS History).

    The Lord of the Isles was soon after released from captivity, but not before he had agreed to punish his relations who were responsible for destroying the King's forces at Inverlochy. Donald Balloch fled to Ireland for the time being and Alasdair Carrach, for his part in the rebellion, was dispossessed of all his estates. Most of his lands in Glen Spean and Glen Roy were granted to Malcolm Macintosh of Macintosh, Captain of Clan Chattan, who had fought on the Royalist side at Inverlochy, probably as compensation for what he had suffered as a result of the battle and almost certainly one of the conditions under which the Lord of the Isles was released. Alexander did not, however, grant Macintosh a charter for the lands until the year 1443, by which time Alasdair Carrach was probably dead. The Lordship of Loch aber was granted to the Earl of Mar.

    Norman H Macdonald: The Clan Ranald of Lochaber - A History of the MacDonalds or MacDonells of Keppoch.

    Family/Spouse: Mary STEWART, of Lennox. Mary (daughter of Earl Malcolm STEWART, of Lennox) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Angus of Fersit 2 MACDONELL, of Keppoch  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1478.

  10. 21.  Angus MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; and died.

    Notes:

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  11. 22.  Thane Hugh MACDONALD, of Glentilt Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; and died.

    Notes:

    Thane of Glentilt. Descendants said to have become a branch of the MacIntoshes.

    Family/Spouse: Daughter MACINTOSH. Daughter and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 23.  Margaret MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Angus Dubh MACKAY, of Strathnaver. Angus (son of Angus MACKAY, of Strathnaver and NicTorquil MACLEOD, of Lewis) died in 1433. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Neil Vass MACKAY, of Strathnaver  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 46. Iain Aberach MACKAY, of Strathnaver  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  13. 24.  Agnes MACDONALD, of the Isles Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1380; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Sir John MONTGOMERY, of Ardrossan. John and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 25.  John MacIain 2 MACDONALD, of Glencoe Descendancy chart to this point (10.Iain3, 4.Angus2, 1.Angus1) was born before 1358; and died.

    Notes:

    2nd of Glencoe.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. John MacIain 3 MACDONALD, of Glencoe  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  15. 26.  Alexander MacIain 3 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan Descendancy chart to this point (11.Angus3, 5.Iain2, 1.Angus1) died about 1415.

    Notes:

    3rd of Ardnamurchan. At Harlaw 1411.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. John MacIain 4 MACDONALD, of Ardnamurchan  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1415; died about 1465.