MacLean Family Genealogy: Recent Episodes
According to Friends of Scotland.gov.uk, “The Vikings stuffed their faces with vast quantities of food and drink after which they stumbled off into the winter night to light a huge bonfire in the goddess’ honour. Today, fire and light plays a major part in Yule celebrations in many areas of Scotland from Biggar to Shetland.
When William of Normandy conquered England in 1066 the English Princess Margaret fled north and was shipwrecked on the Scottish coast. Her Christian influence helped turn the previously pagan Yuletide season into a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.”
Scottish Santa
They celebrate the Traditional Scottish Christmas on the 25th December.The day before is* called Christmas Eve, and the day after (26th December) is called Boxing Day (also known as St. Stephen’s Day (when Good King Wenceslas looked out). ‘Good King Wenceslas looked out, On the Feast of Stephen………..’ This day is a National Holiday, not just in Scotland but in the whole of the UK.***
The Traditional Scottish Christmas Day Menu
Seeing a beautifully-laid table for Christmas Dinner is a sight to behold. One tradition we still have is the use of Christmas Crackers. These are pulled, and create a wee ‘bang’ and inside is a variety trinkets such as a joke, a wee toy or gift (depends on the quality of the cracker) and the inevitable paper hat.
EVERYONE (yes, I think almost everyone) sits through Christmas Dinner wearing a silly paper hat! (see the picture of the Christmas Cracker with the mince pies) Over the years many main dishes have become traditional for Christmas Dinner. Roast Turkey is still in my opinion the most popular, but whether in a family home, restaurant or Hotel, many other dishes are often on the menu. Starters: Perhaps it’s because of the cold weather, but soup is often served as a starter. It could be Cock O Leekie Soup.
Castles
Duart Castle, historic seat of the chiefs of the Clan MacLean
New Breachacha Castle (left) and Old Breachacha Castle (right), both once held by the MacLeans
Castles that have been held by the Clan MacLean have included amongst others:
- Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull is the historic seat of the chiefs of the Clan Maclean. The castle is perched on a rock guarding the Sound of Mull. Dating from the thirteenth century it consists of a strong curtain wall as well as a substantial tower or keep that was added in about 1390. There are also later ranges that were built within the courtyard. Duart Castle was abandoned after the Jacobite rising of 1745 and it then became derelict and roofless. However, in 1911 it was acquired by Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 10th Baronet, chief of Clan MacLean who restored it. The castle is still owned by the MacLeans of Duart although they now live in Perthshire. The castle is open to the public in the summer. The exterior of Duart Castle was used in the film “Entrapment” with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery, whose mother, Euphemia McBain “Effie” – née McLean – was a MacLean.
- Ardgour House, near Corran, was originally held by the MacDonalds but passed to the MacLeans of Ardgour in the fifteenth century. This branch of the Clan MacLean were known as the Clan Tearlach. Ewan MacLean, 2nd of Ardgour was killed at the Battle of Bloody Bay in about 1482. They followed James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, but Allen, the seventh lord was pardoned. The Ardgour MacLeans did not take part in the Jacobite risings and now live at Salachan at Ardgour.
Aros Castle on the Isle of Mull, Argyll was originally built by the Clan MacDougall, was then held by the Clan Donald, Lord of the Isles before passing to the Macleans after 1493. Aros Castle, Glengarrisdale, on the island of Jura, was held by the MacLeans who came into possession of the north part of Jura. The southern part of Jura was originally held by the MacDonalds but by 1620 had passed to the Clan Campbell who complained that they were being harassed by the MacLeans. This resulted in a battle in 1647 when the Campbells surprised the MacLeans at Glen Garrisdale and killed many of them. There is a tradition that the severed head and two limb bones of one of the MacLeans adorned a cairn near MacLean’s Skull Cave. The castle was still in use when in 1690 the Campbell constable took action against the Macleans who had not taken the Oath of Allegiance to William of Orange. Breachacha Castle, on the island of Coll, was held by the MacDonalds, then the Clan MacNeil and then by the Macleans. In 1431 it was seized by MacLean of Coll, but they feuded with the Macleans of Duart, who in 1578 captured the castle. In 1679 Donald MacLean of Coll garrisoned it against the Clan Campbell chief, the Earl of Argyll. New Breachacha Castle was built nearby in 1750 and the old castle then became ruinous. Dr Johnston and Boswell visited the castle in 1773. In 1886 the old castle had passed to the Stewarts of Glenbuchie but it was bought by a descendant of the MacLeans in 1965.
Cirnburgh Castle, Treshnish Isles, Argyll, was originally held by the MacDougalls, then the MacDonalds and then by the MacLeans of Duart. One story is that the chief MacLean of Duart imprisoned the chief of the Clan MacLaine of Lochbuie in the castle to prevent him producing an heir and that Maclanie’s only female companion was an old, not overly pleasing woman, whom he made pregnant. Maclaine was murdered but the woman escaped giving birth to a son who recovered Lochbuie.
In 1504 James IV of Scotland had the castle besieged when it was held by Lachlan MacLean. In 1647 the castle surrendered to the Covenanter General, David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, and in the 1650s many of the books and records that had been rescued from Iona were destroyed in a siege by Oliver Cromwell‘s forces. The castle held out against attacks by the Campbells in 1679 but was surrendered in 1692. The castle was garrisoned during both the Jacobite rising of 1715 and 1745.
Caisteal nan Con, (castle of dogs) near Lochaline, was held by the MacLeans of Duart and is said to have been used as a hunting lodge by those occupying Aros Castle. Caisteal nan Con, Isle of Torsa, originally held by the Campbells, then the MacDougalls and then the MacLeans. It was probably also a hunting lodge.
Castle Loch Heylipol, Tiree, was originally held by the MacDonalds and then by the MacLeans, who were besieged in it by the Campbells in 1678–79.
Castle Spioradain, near Inverness, site of a castle formerly on an island that was held by the MacLeans of Dochgarroch in around 1420. The name means castle of spirits and the story goes that during a feud between the MacLeans and the Clan Cameron, several Camerons were executed and their bodies were hung from the walls. The ghosts of the dead are said to have terrorised the castle and the area. The site was destroyed when the Caledonian Canal was built and human bones were found. Dochgarroch, near Inverness, site of a castle held from the sixteenth century by the MacLeans who were known as the Clan Tearlach and who were allied to the Chattan Confederation. This clan of MacLeans fought at as Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 and the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715. This line now live near Glen Urquhart and also near Edinburgh.
Drimnin Castle, near Lochline, Highland, site of a castle held by the MacLeans of Coll in the sixteenth century, but was demolished in the 1830s. MacLean of Drimin led the clan during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and he was killed at the Battle of Culloden.
Dun Chonnuill Castle, on one of the Garvellachs, Argyll, is a ruinous castle that was originally held by the MacDougalls, then the MacDonalds and then by the MacLeans who now live at Strachur House in Argyll and are hereditary keepers and captains of Dunconnel.
Eilean Amalaig Castle, Isle of Mull, is where the MacLeans of Duart marshaled their birlinns or galleys.
Glensanda Castle, near Lochaline is a ruinous castle that was originally held by the MacMasters but passed to the Macleans in the fifteenth century.
Gorm Castle or Loch Gorm Castle on the Isle of Islay was originally held by the MacDonalds and then briefly by the MacLeans. The castle and island later passed to the Campbells and was still in use in 1745, but is now very ruinous.
Kinlochaline Castle, near Lochaline, was originally held by the Clan MacInnes but passed to the MacLeans after the MacInnes chief was murdured along with his sons by the Clan MacKinnon.
Strachur Castle in Argyll was later replaced by Strachur House and is now occupied by the MacLeans of Dunconnel, heredary keepers of Dun Chonnuill Castle. They were made Baronets in 1957.
Tarbert Castle, Tarbert, Argyll and Bute, although a royal castle the lands were held by the Clan MacAlister and then by the MacLeans. Torloisk House, on the Isle of Mull, Argyll was held by the MacLeans of Torloisk. source: Wikipedia
Duart Castle, home of the MacLean Clan, Scotland Clan MacLean (/mækˈleɪn/ (listen); Scottish Gaelic: Clann MhicIllEathain [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçˈkʲiʎɛhɛn]) is a HighlandsScottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in clan skirmishes with the MacKinnons, Camerons, MacDonalds and Campbells, as well as all of the Jacobite risings.
Origins of the Clan There are several different origins for the surname MacLean, however, the clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain. This was the patronymic form of the personal name meaning “servant of (Saint) John“. Or the “son of the servant of Saint John. The clan’s rise to power began in 852 with a Papal Bull of Charter & Protection for the Iona Abbey, issued by Pope Leo IV. While marriages with Clan MacDonald in the late 1200s, Clan Bruce in 1300s, Clan MacKenzie in the 1400s brought the clan MacLean into the Scottish royal sphere.
Gillean of the Battleaxe The founder of the clan was a Scottish warlord descended from the royal Cenél Loairn named Gillean of the Battle Axe . The stories of Gillean being descended from the FitzGerald dynasty are fictitious, as the FitzGeralds are of Cambro-Norman descent and the Macleans are of Gaelic descent, having been in Scotland since the Dalriadic migration from northeastern Ulster in the earlier centuries C.E. Gillean’s great-grandfather was Old Dugald of Scone, born ca. 1050 during the reign of King Macbeth of the House of Moray, the principal royal line of the Cenél Loairn. He was a Judex (judge) and Councillor to King David of Scots. Gillean fought at the Battle of Largs in 1263 during the Scottish-Norwegian War where the Scottish were victorious.
Gillean’s son Malise mac Gilleain (from the Gaelic Maoliosa “Servant of Jesus”) was thought by some to have taken the name Gillemor in 1263 and is also said to have led his followers at the Battle of Largs in 1263. He wrote his name as “Gillemor Mcilyn (“son of Gillean”), County of Perth” on the third Ragman Rolls of 1296, swearing fealty to Edward I of England.
Gillean’s great-great-grandson was Iain Dhu MacLean who settled on the Isle of Mull. One of his sons was Lachainn Lubanach (Lachlan) who was the progenitor of the MacLeans of Duart and the other son was Eachainn Reafanach (Hector) who was the progenitor of the Clan MacLaine of Lochbuie. The MacLeans of Duart married into the family of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles (chief of Clan Donald). By the end of the 15th century the MacLeans owned the isles Mull, Tiree, Islay, Jura, Knapdale as well as Morvern in Argyll and Lochaber in mainland Scotland.
Highlands, Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence
“Mac Lean” illustration by R. R. McIan, from James Logan‘s The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, 1845
The Clan MacLean are said to have fought in support of Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
The Early MacLeans at Duart By the 14th century, the Clan MacLean had become a dominant force in the Western Isles. In about 1364 Lachlan Lùbanach MacLean (1325-1405) of Duart, 5th Chief, solidified the MacLean alliance with the MacDonalds through marriage. His bride, Mary MacDonald, was not only the daughter of John MacDonald, first Lord of the Isles, but also the granddaughter of Robert II, King of Scots. The families were close enough related that the approval of the church was sought. The papal dispensation issued by Pope Urban V on May 3rd of 1367 approving the already consummated marriage is the first mention of a MacLean in any official records. The papal dispensation blessed the marriage retroactively as insurance that it could not be annulled for political purposes. Mary’s marriage dowry included Duart Castle and much of Mull. Lachlan Lùbanach also was granted the hereditary position of Lieutenant-General of the Isles. He was the recognized as the superior MacLean on Mull by the Lord of the Isles. Hector (1328-1407), his younger brother, was in the late 1300’s given Lochbuie by the Lord of the Isles.
Fifteenth century and clan conflicts During the 14th and 15th century many battles were fought between the Clan MacLean and Clan MacKinnon. In 1411 the Clan MacLean fought as Highlanders at the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire on 24 July 1411 against an Army of Scottish Lowlanders. Their enemy was the forces of the Duke of Albany and Earl of Mar. The MacLeans were led by “Red Hector of the Battles”, the 6th Chief, who engaged in single combat with the chief of Clan Irvine, known as “Sir Alexander de Irwine”. After a legendary struggle both died of the wounds inflicted upon each other.
The Battle of Corpach took place in 1439. It was fought between the Clan MacLean and the Clan Cameron. In 1484 the Clan MacLean fought at the Battle of Bloody Bay on the side of the Lord of the Isles, chief of Clan Donald.
In 1493 the Lordship of the Isles was abolished and Duart and Lochbuie MacLeans held their lands by charter directly from the king, thus Lochbuie became an clan independent of Duart.
Sixteenth century and the Anglo-Scottish Wars In 1513 During the Anglo-Scottish Wars, Lachlan MacLean of Duart was killed at the Battle of Flodden. The clan extended its influence to other Hebridean islands such as Tiree and Islay and onto the mainland. In 1560 the Clan MacLean, joined by their allies the Clan MacKay and Clan MacLeod became part of the Gallowglass, who were ferocious mercenaries of Norse-Gaelic descent who served in Ireland for King Shane O’Neill.
The rising power of the Clan Campbell during the sixteenth century brought them into opposition with the MacLeans. Several marriages were arranged between MacLeans and Campbells to avoid feuding, however one of these went badly wrong when chief Lachlan MacLean married Lady Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell.The match was not a happy one and MacLean took drastic action by marooning his wife on a rock in the sea, leaving her to drown. Word is she tried to poison him. However she was rescued by some passing fishermen who took her back to her kin and MacLean was later killed by her brother in Edinburgh Castle in 1523.
The Battle of the Western Isles was fought in 1586, on the island of Jura, between the Clan MacDonald of Sleat and the Clan MacLean. In 1588 the Clan MacLean attempted to capture Mingarry Castle seat of the chief of the Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan, using Spanish mercenaries from the San Juan de Sicilia.
One thing that did unite the MacLeans and the Campbells was their Protestant faith as well as their dislike for the MacDonalds. Sir Lachlan MacLean harried the MacDonalds of Islay causing so much carnage that both he and the MacDonald chief were declared outlaws in 1594 by the Privy Council. However Lachlan redeemed himself when in the same year he fought for the king at the Battle of Glenlivet, on the side of the Earl of Argyll and Clan Campbell, against the Earl of Huntly and Clan Gordon.
Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean The Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart took place on 5 August 1598. It was fought between the Clan MacDonald and Clan MacLean on the Isle of Islay. Chief Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean was killed. After Sir Lachlan MacLean’s death in 1598, his sons took revenge on his suspected murderers, the MacDonalds, by carrying out a massacre of the people of Islay which lasted for three days. After obtaining “Letters of Fire and Sword” he was assisted in this by the MacLeods, MacNeils,and Camerons. The quarrel between the MacLeans and the MacDonalds of Islay and Kintyre was, at the outset, merely a dispute as to the right of occupancy of the crown lands called the Rinns of Islay, but it soon involved these tribes in a long and bloody feud, and eventually led to the near destruction of them both. The MacLeans, who were in possession, claimed to hold the lands in dispute as tenants of the crown, but the privy council decided that MacDonald of Islay was really the crown tenant.
Seventeenth century and Civil War
The charge of the MacLeans at Kilsyth
On 3 September 1631 Sir Lachlan Maclean created a Baronet of Nova Scotia. Later during the Scottish Civil War he was devoted to Charles I of England and called out his clan to fight for James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose who was the king’s captain general. The Clan MacLean fought as royalists at the Battle of Inverlochy (1645), Battle of Auldearn and Battle of Kilsyth, alongside men from Clan MacDonald, and other allies from Ireland raised by Alasdair MacColla. Their enemy was the Scottish Argyll government forces of Clan Campbell, led by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. Through cunning tactics the Royalist force of 1500 MacDonalds and MacLeans defeated the Argyll Campbell force of 3000.
In 1647, the MacLean’s Duart Castle was attacked and laid siege to by the Argyll government troops of Clan Campbell, but they were defeated and driven off by the royalist troops of Clan MacLean. The Battle of Inverkeithing took place in 1651 where Sir Hector MacLean, 18th chief was killed.
Archibald Campbell the 9th Earl, son of the Marquess of Argyll, invaded the Clan MacLean lands on the Isle of Mull and garrisoned Duart Castle in 1678. The Campbells had control of Duart and most of the MacLean estates by 1679. When the Stuarts again called for support the MacLeans hurried to their standard and Sir John MacLean, 5th. Baronet fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689,in support of John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee.
Eighteenth century and the Jacobite risings The Clan MacLean supported the Jacobite rising of 1715 and their chief, Sir Hector MacLean, was created Lord MacLean in the Jacobite peerage in 1716. However, the chief was exiled to France, where he founded, and was the first Grand Master of, the Grand Lodge of Freemasons in Paris. General Wade‘s report on the Highlands in 1724, estimated the clan strength at 150 men. Hector returned for the Jacobite rising of 1745 but was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London until 1747. He died in 1750 in Rome. During the rising of 1745 the clan had been led by MacLean of Drimmin who was killed at the Battle of Culloden. Duart Castle then fell into ruin. After the defeat of the Jacobites, the MacLeans then served Great Britain with distinction. From that time onwards, all of the chiefs have been soldiers. Sir Fitzroy MacLean, the 10th Baronet, fought at the Battle of Sevastopol. Allan MacLean of Torloisk fought at the Battle of Culloden. He later commanded the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) in the Battle of Quebec. Allan McLane served in the American Revolution. source: Wikipedia
Gosford Park, Aberlady, Scotland
***Name: Isabella Acheson of Gosford
Gender: Female
Birth: 1576
Gosford, Aberlady, Scotland***
Death: about 1660 in Scotland
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Captain Patrick Acheson, of Gosford and Martha Drummond
Wife of Hector Óg MacLean, 15th Chief, Lord of Dowart
Mother of Donald MacLean, 1st of Brolas and Sir Johan Makeléer, 1st Baronet
Stepmother of Hector Mor MacLean, 16th. Clan Chief, and Sir Lachlan MacLean, 1st. Baronet of Morven
Sister of Henry Acheson and Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Bt. Acheson of Market Hill
Added by: Dag Henrik Gösta Lundqvist on June 25, 2009
Managed by: Christer Lyrholm
Isabella Acheson of Gosford’s Timeline
| 1576 | 1576 | Birth of Isabella Acheson of Gosford Skottland | | 1600 | 1600 | Birth of Donald Maclean, 1st of Brolas | | 1604 | 1604 | Birth of Sir Johan Makeléer, 1st Baronet Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | | about 1660 | Scotland | Death of Isabella Acheson of Gosford |
source: geni.com
“Hector Og MacLean’s second wife was Isabella, daughter of Captain Patrick Acheson of Gosford, by whom she had Donald, first MacLean of Brolass, John Dubh, predecessor of the MacLeans of Sweden, and a daughter, Isabella, who died unmarried …”
(Source: A History of the Clan MacLean from Its First Settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the Present Period, Including a Genealogical Account of Some of the Principal Families Together with Their Heraldry, Legends, Superstitions, etc. 1889)
Gosford Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Cliffs-of-Moher-Ireland
Feradaig Finn, King of Alba
Feradaig Finn, King of Alba is your second cousin 40 times removed.
Feradach Finn mac Fergusa
| Gender: | Male | | Birth: | circa 610 Dalriada, Ireland | | Death: | 697 (83-91) | | Immediate Family: | Son of Fergus Mac Nechtan, King of Alba and Feargna of Muhman, II Husband of Rossa of Finn Father of Ferchar Abraruadih; Ailgelach; Ferchar Fota, King of Dalriada; Ainbhcellach MacFerchar of Dalriada; Maclean of Morvernand 1 other Brother of Uraad mac Fiachra | | Added by: | Gwyneth McNeil on July 1, 2008 | | Managed by: | Gwyneth McNeil (Potter) and 18 others |
Dalriada – Kingdom of the Scots – Ireland
Ferchar Abraruadih
Gender: Male
Birth: estimated between 985 and 1045
Immediate Family: Son of Feradach Finn
Father of Old Dugald of Scone
Added by: Levaughn Virgoe (Juell) on October 12, 2012
Managed by: Levaughn Virgoe (Juell)
source: geni.com
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Dalraida, Ireland, Home of the Scots
Name: Sir Hector MacLean, 2nd. Baronet of Morvern, 18th. Clan Chief of Clan MacLean
Born: 1626 Duart Castle, Argyll, Scotland
Died: 20 July 1651 in the Battle of Inverkeithing, Inverkeithing, Argyll, Scotland
***Sir Hector MacLean, 2nd Baronet (c.1626-1651) was the 18th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1649 to 1651. He died without leaving a son as an heir.
Biography:
Hector was the son of Sir Lachlan MacLean, 1st Baronet and succeeded him at his death in 1649. His mother was Mary MacLeod, the second daughter of Sir Roderick MacLeod. At Hector’s death in 1651, he was succeeded as Clan MacLean Chief by his brother, Sir Allan MacLean, 3rd Baronet. Hector was killed fighting for the Royalists at the battle of Inverkeithing. It was during this battle that seven brothers died protecting their Clan chief. source: Wikipedia***
Clans of Scotland
Flickering Lamps
It’s impossible to miss Duart Castle. It stands proudly on a spur of land reaching out into the Sound of Mull, and it’s a familiar sight to people who travel through those waters. The powerful MacLean clan have controlled Duart Castle for much of its history, using the castle’s prominent location as a symbol of the clan’s power and prestige. In common with other Scottish castles, Duart has a fascinating, turbulent and sometimes bloody history, from medieval clan wars to the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th Century. Today, the Chief of Clan MacLean welcomes visitors from all over the world to his family seat, so that they can learn about the history of the castle and the clan that made it their home.
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Old Dugald, of Scone Dubhghail –
| Gender: | Male | | Birth: | circa 1050 Argyll, Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | | Death: | circa 1100 (42-58) Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | | Immediate Family: | Son of Ferchar Abraruadih Father of Raing (Raingee) – | | Added by: | Michael Steven Strong on August 5, 2009 | | Managed by: | Levaughn Virgoe (Juell), Michael Steven Strong and David McLainsource: geni.com |
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Raing (Raingee) –
| Gender: | Male | | Birth: | circa 1075 Scotland | | Immediate Family: | Son of Old Dugald of Scone Father of Cuduilig, Abbot of Lismore “Steadfast Dog” – | | Added by: | Michael Steven Strong on August 5, 2009 | | Managed by: | Levaughn Virgoe (Juell), Michael Steven Strong, Susan Muir and David McLain Source: Geni Website |
*Clan MacLean (/mækˈleɪn/ ( listen); Scottish Gaelic: Clann MhicIllEathain [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçˈkʲiʎɛhɛn]) is a Highland Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides.***
Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in clan skirmishes with the MacKinnons, Camerons, MacDonalds and Campbells, as well as all of the Jacobite risings. The Clan MacLean can with some certainty trace their origin back to old Dougall of Scone who lived about 1100 AD.
Old Dougall had a son, Raing or Raingee, who, in turn had three sons; Cucatha, or Dog of Battle; Cuisdhe, or Dog of Peace; and Cuduilig, or Dog of Hunting. Cucatha was said to have been the progenitor of Clan Concatha of Lennox, from which the Coquhouns may have descended. Cusidhe was said to have founded Clan Cuithe in Fife, while Cuduilig became the Lay-Abbot of the Monastery of Lismore in Argyll.
He is the ancestors of the MacLeans and the Rankins. Cuduilig had a son named Niall, who had a son called Maolsuthain according to The History of Clan MacLean by J.P MacLean, but this individual is missing from the account of the MacLean genealogy in The Clan Gillian.
Each agree, however, that Rath, or Macrath, was next in this line and that he was the father of Gille-Eoin, the founder of Clan MacLean. Gillle means youth or servant in Gaelic, while Eoin is a form of John. Thus GilleEoin means a servant or person dedicated to the Apostle John. Gille-Eoin was contracted in time to Gill’Eoin and then to Gilleoin and Gillean. The proper pronunciation is Gillane and not Gill-e-un.
The power of the chiefs of Clan MacLean was derived from their marriage connection with the Lords of the Isles, for whom they often acted as chamberlains of their households and as their chief lieutenants. They loyally supported the Lordship of the Isles until it was dissolved in 1493, when they became an independent clan. Since the Clan Donald also broke up into separate clans at this same time, the MacLeans became the most powerful island clan. source: Wikipedia
Scone* (/ˈskuːn/ ( listen)) (Scottish Gaelic: Sgàin; Scots: Scuin) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval village of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield. Hence the modern village of Scone, and the medieval village of Old Scone, can often be distinguished.***
Both sites lie in the historical province of Gowrie, as well as the old county of Perthshire. Old Scone was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Alba (Scotland). In the Middle Ages it was an important royal centre, used as a royal residence and as the coronation site of the kingdom’s monarchs. Around the royal site grew the town of Perth and the Abbey of Scone.
Name; Cuidulig Maclean, Abbot of Lismore, Argyll, Scotland
Birth: 1080 in Ireland
Death: ? Scotland
Cuduilig – the Progenitor of the Macleans In the History of the Men of Alba, amongst the Clans supposed to be descended from the Kings of Dal Riada in Scotland (Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) (/dælˈriːədə/) was a Gaelic overkingdom that included parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland, on each side of the North Channel. At its height in the late 6th–early 7th centuries, it encompassed roughly what is now Argyll in Scotland and part of County Antrim in the Irish province of Ulster.) ,are listed the Macleans whose pedigree includes:
“Gilleeoin mic Mecraith mic Maoilsruthain mic Neill mic Cuduilig, Abbot of Lismore, (Conduilig i. Ab Leasamoir ) mic Raingee” who was able to appanage his heirs in Morvern, then part of the Abbey Lands.
Raingee was supposedly descended from Lorn, the brother of Fergus MacErc. Cuduilig was probably brought in by Somerled in 1150 on the basis that he was a suitable man of the Fine Grin, or Tribe of the Land.
The Macleans were originally supporters of the McDougalls, Lords of Lorn but later transferred their allegiance to the MacDonalds, Lords of the Isles, and became one of their most powerful vassals with large tracts of land on Mull.
In 1527 Duart abandoned his wife, Elizabeth (who had tried to end the feuding with the Stewarts), in chains on Lady’s Rock. She was rescued by some fishermen who took her to Bachuil, who reunited her with her father, the Earl of Argyll. Some days later Maclean arrived to break the sad news of the death of his daughter to the Earl. He himself appeared inconsolable at the loss of his wife until, suddenly, she was ushered in to his presence to put an end to his hypocrisy. Duart’s wife lived for many a day after her escape from the Lady’s Rock, but he later paid for his cruelty with his life.
Last updated 22 May, 2008 source: Cuduilig – the Progenitor of the Macleans
The Abbot of Lismore (Irish: Lios Mór; Latin: Lismorensis) was the head of Lismore Abbey, which is in modern-day County Waterford, Ireland.
The abbey was founded by Saint Mo Chutu in the early seventh century. After the death of Saint Mo Chutu, the abbots bore the title “Comarbai Mo Chutu” (i.e. “successor of Saint Mo Chutu”). A few of the abbots and others at the monastery were consecrated as bishops. In 1111, Niall mac Meic Áedacáin became the first diocesan bishop of Lismore when the diocese of Lismore was established by the Synod of Ráth Breasail. source: Wikipedia
The Scots of Dalriada were originally from Ireland, from an area along the Antrim coast and part of the province of Ulster (now counties Antrim and Down). The originator of the political territory of the Dál Riata in Scotland was Fergus Mór mac Eirc who arrived in Kintyre c. 500.
When Fergus Mór removed from Ireland to Scotland, there was no sundering of ties or relinquishing of authority between the two sections; and this continued to be the case under Fergus Mór’s successors. Evidence for the continued rule of Dál Riata in Ireland by the Scottish branch is found at the Convention of Druim Cett. This was convened c. 575 to discuss the future relations and status of the Irish Dál Riata between Aed, son of Ainmire (d. 598) the leader of the Northern Uí Néill -the most powerful people in the north of Ireland at the time- and Aedán mac Gabráin king of Dál Riata in Scotland (d. c. 608). source: Scottish History