Ranald Bane Macdonald of Largie

Biographical Summary

"I. Ranald Bane, younger son of John Mor Tanister, progenitor of the Clann Iain Mhoir, and of Marjory Bisset, his wife. Hugh Macdonald, the Sleat historian, bastardizes Ranald, but in this he is alone among the genealogists, and there is not a shred of evidence for the statement. From him the Macdonalds of Largie are called the Clanranaldbane. It is said that he obtained the estate of Largie from the Earl of Ross on account of services rendered at the battle of Inverlochy in 1431, under the leadership of his older brother, Donald Balloch. Ranald was one of the Commissioners of the Earl of Ross in 1461 appointed to confer with the deputies of the King of England, when he appears in the Treaty as Reynold of the Isles, the other Commissioner being " Duncan Archediaken of the Isles." He witnesses a charter in 1463 by the Earl of Ross, in which he appears as " Ranaldo Albo de Insulis." We have no definite evidence as to the date of his death, but it is not likely that he would have long survived his brother, Donald Balloch, who died at an advanced age in 1476. His wife's name does not appear on record, but he left —

• Donald, his successor.
• Alexander, who succeeded Donald.
• John. He had two sons, Alister and Donald, who appear on record.
• Marion, who in 1510 received in liferent the 4 merklands of Cortynvale.

Ranald Bane was succeeded by his oldest son."

SOURCE: The clan Donald; by the Rev. A. Macdonald, minister of Killearnan, and the Rev. A. Macdonald, minister of Kiltarlity; Vol. III; 1896; page 380