Donald Munro of Foulis
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Donald Munro is the first tradition
al chief of the Clan Munro
.
There is no existing contemporary evidence for Donald's existence however he is documented in several later family manuscripts such as the Coul MS and Munro Tree 1734.
According to early 18th century historian Alexander Nisbet
, with no quoted source; The first of the name of the (Munro) family, was Donald, son of O'Caan
Ro's, a nobleman upon the Water of Ro in Ireland
, who came to Scotland
with some forces to the assistance of Malcolm II
against the Danes
; the King for his good-service gave him the lands of East-Dingwall, which he called "Ferin-Donald". i.e. "Donald's Lands": And he was called Donald a Bruno in respect of his father's residence on the Water of Ro in Ireland; and thereafter, by the change of the letter "B" to "M", his descendents were called Munros. They got also other lands in Scotland, which they called Foules, from a place in Ireland, of that name, called "Loch-Feul".
Donald's father, O'Caan
is said to have been the Prince of Fermanagh
Arguments against Donald Munro's existence include the fact that surnames were not used during the early 11th century in Scotland.
Tradition
A tradition is a ritual, belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes , but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings...
al chief of the Clan Munro
Clan Munro
-Origins:The main traditional origin of the clan is that the Munros came from Ireland and settled in Scotland in the 11th century and that they fought as mercenary soldiers under the Earl of Ross who defeated Viking invaders in Rosshire...
.
There is no existing contemporary evidence for Donald's existence however he is documented in several later family manuscripts such as the Coul MS and Munro Tree 1734.
According to early 18th century historian Alexander Nisbet
Alexander Nisbet
Alexander Nisbet is one of the most important authors on Scottish heraldry. He is still much-cited, and his publications are still in print after nearly 300 years....
, with no quoted source; The first of the name of the (Munro) family, was Donald, son of O'Caan
O'Ceann
O'Ceann is an Irish name.The O'Ceanns are first found in Derry where they held a family seat from very ancient times.O'Ceanne or Ceanne is also the name shared by those of extreme wit, intelligence and grace...
Ro's, a nobleman upon the Water of Ro in Ireland
Ireland
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, who came to Scotland
Scotland
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with some forces to the assistance of Malcolm II
Malcolm II of Scotland
Máel Coluim mac Cináeda , was King of the Scots from 1005 until his death...
against the Danes
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
; the King for his good-service gave him the lands of East-Dingwall, which he called "Ferin-Donald". i.e. "Donald's Lands": And he was called Donald a Bruno in respect of his father's residence on the Water of Ro in Ireland; and thereafter, by the change of the letter "B" to "M", his descendents were called Munros. They got also other lands in Scotland, which they called Foules, from a place in Ireland, of that name, called "Loch-Feul".
Donald's father, O'Caan
O'Ceann
O'Ceann is an Irish name.The O'Ceanns are first found in Derry where they held a family seat from very ancient times.O'Ceanne or Ceanne is also the name shared by those of extreme wit, intelligence and grace...
is said to have been the Prince of Fermanagh
Arguments against Donald Munro's existence include the fact that surnames were not used during the early 11th century in Scotland.
External links
- Stirnet: Munro01 (requires subscription to view without interruption)
- thePeerage.com: Donald Munro