Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
Overview
Clan Donald
Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
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The founder of the MacDonalds of Glencoe was Iain Fraoch MacDonald
Iain Fraoch MacDonald
Iain Fraoch MacDonald was a younger son of Angus Og of Islay, and founder of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe."Fraoch" is a nickname which means "the snarling" in the Scottish Gaelic language, although it usually means heather -External links:...
(d. 1368) who was a younger son of Angus Og of Islay
Angus Og of Islay
Aonghas Óg MacDomhnaill was the son of Aonghas Mór MacDomhnaill. As Lord of Islay and chief of Clan Donald, he was a Hebridean nobleman who participated in the Wars of Scottish Independence.-Biography:...
(d.1330), 5th chief of Clan Donald
Clan Donald
Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
, who fought with King Robert the Bruce
Robert I of Scotland
Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...
at the Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence...
in 1314.
Tradition records that Iain's marriage to the MacEanruig or MacHenry the 'head man' in Glencoe brought the MacDonalds these Glencoe lands.
