Allan MacDonald of Clanranald

ALLAN MACDONALD OF CLANRANALD

Genealogy

1. The Macdonalds of Clanranald by Alexander Mackenzie, FSA. Scot (A. & W. Mackenzie, Inverness, MDCCCLXXXI), 108 pp.
2. History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles; with Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name, by Alexander Mackenzie, FSA, Scot., (A. & W. Mackenzie, nverness, MDCCCLXXXI), 534 pp. For Macdonald of Clanranald see pp. 367-437
3. Stirnet: Macdonald 01
4. Stirnet: Macdonald 02

Biographical Accounts

Allan Macdonald, 2nd of Clanranald and Moidart M, #450458, d. after 1428

Last Edited=4 Jan 2012 Allan Macdonald, 2nd of Clanranald and Moidart was the son of Reginald MacDonald, 1st of Clanranald and 1st of Glengarry. He married unknown daughter Stewart , daughter of Sir John Stewart of Innermeath, 3rd of Lorn and Isabella Macdougall. He died after 1428. He fought in the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. Children of Allan Macdonald, 2nd of Clanranald and Moidart and unknown daughter Stewart Moira Macdonald + d. 1457 Ruari Macdonald, 3rd of Clanranald and Moidart + d. 1481 Allan Macdonald, 1st of Knoydart + John Macdonald Citations [S37 ] BP2003 volume 2, page 2512. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37] [S37 ] BP2003. [S37] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Macdonald of Clanranald Clann Raghnaillà

Ranald Alexander Macdonald of Clanranald The 24th Chief and Captain of Clanranald (Mac Mhic Aileinà[1]) Seat Morenish House Historic seat Castle Tioram

Kindreds

Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, also known as Clan Ranald or Clan Ronald (Scottish Gaelic : Clann Raghnaill is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald , one of the largest Scottish clans. The founder of the Macdonalds of Clanranald is Reginald, 4th great-grandson of Somerled . The Macdonalds of Clanranald descend from Reginald's elder son Allan and the MacDonells of Glengarry descend from his younger son Donald. The clan chief of the Macdonalds of Clanranald is traditionally designated as The Captain of Clanranald (Scottish Gaelic : Mac Mhic Ailein)à and today both the chief and clan are recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms , the heraldic judge in Scotland

Origins Further information: Clan Donald and Lord of the Isles The Macdonalds of Clanranald are one of the branch clans of Clan Donald -one of the largest Scottish clans. The eponymous ancestor of Clan Donald is Donald , son of Reginald , son of Somerled . Somerled, son of Gillebride was 12th century leader, styled as "king of the isles" and "king of Argyll", though his origins and ancestry are obscure. The Macdonalds of Clanranald descend from Donald's son, Angus Mor and then from his son, Angus Og . Angus Og's son John was the first Lord of the Isles . John's first marriage was to Amie mac Ruari , heiress of Clann Ruaidhrí (which was founded by Ruaidhrí, elder brother to Donald, founder of Clan Donald). John later divorced Amie and married Margaret, daughter of Robert II. The children from John's first marriage were passed over in the main succession and the chiefship of Clan Donald and the later Macdonald Lords of the Isles would go on to descend from John's second marriage. The Macdonalds of Clanranald and MacDonells of Glengarry both descend from John and Amie's eldest son, Reginald .

14th century Reginald, 1st of Clanranald, succeeded through his mother, the majority of the old lands of Clann Ruaidhrí. In 1371, his father John granted him the same lands and others on the mainland. The charter was confirmed the following year by Robert II and included the lands of Eigg, Rum, Uist, Harris, the three pennylands of Sunart and Letterlochette, the two pennylands of Ardgour, the pennylands of Hawlaste and sixty merklands in Lochaber. On John's death, Reginald's younger half-brother, Donald, succeeded to the lordship of the isles and chiefship of Clan Donald. Reginald died in 1386 at Castle Tioram and was buried at Relig Odhráin on Iona . He was succeeded by his eldest son, Allan. According to the family seanachie MacVuirich, Reginald's brother Godfrey took possession of the former Clann Ruaidhrí lands of Uist and those on the mainland, leaving Reginald's sons the lands in Lochaber.

The era from Reginald down to his great-grandson Allan, son of Roderick, is by far the most obscure in the history of the clan. From the years 1372-1495, no charters of the family exist and it is impossible to know for certain exactly what territories it possessed. The earliest document to shed some light on this era is a charter granted by James V to John Moidartach in 1531. It states that the lands granted had been held by his grandfather, Allan, son of Roderick, and his predecessors. The lands mentioned were the 27 merklands of Moidart, the 30 merklands of Arisaig, 21 merklands in Eigg, and the 30 merklands of Skirhough, in South Uist. According to Angus and Archibald Macdonald, it seems likely that this mere fragment of Ranald's