Coll MacDonald
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Coll MacDonald was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg
and Agnes Campbell
, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll
. Upon mistakinly hearing that his brother, Ranald MacDonald of Smerby
, had been killed at Duart Castle
under orders of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean
, he executed 86 of Maclean's kinsfolk and servants at Mullintrae. Coll died at Eilean Mor, Knapdale.
Coll children were:
James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg
James Mac Domhnaill or MacDonald in Scotland, 6th of Dunnyveg , a Scoto-Irish chieftain, who was the son of Alexander MacDonald, lord of Islay and Kintyre , and Catherine MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan....
and Agnes Campbell
Agnes Campbell
Lady Agnes Campbell was the daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and his wife Lady Jean Gordon.She was probably born at Inveraray Castle which was the Campbell Family seat.Her sister, Elizabeth, married James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray...
, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll
Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll was a Scottish nobleman and soldier. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. In 1506/07 he married Lady Jean Gordon, the eldest daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly...
. Upon mistakinly hearing that his brother, Ranald MacDonald of Smerby
Ranald MacDonald of Smerby
Ranald MacDonald of Smerby was a son of James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg and Agnes Campbell, daughter of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll. He was granted Smerby Castle from his father. He was a hostage for the good behaviour of his family together with his nephew James held by Sir Lachlan Mor...
, had been killed at Duart Castle
Duart Castle
Duart Castle or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic is a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute...
under orders of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean
Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean
Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean or Lachlan the Great, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598.Mór or Mor translates as great in English, or magnus in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic....
, he executed 86 of Maclean's kinsfolk and servants at Mullintrae. Coll died at Eilean Mor, Knapdale.
Coll children were:
- Donald Gorm
- Alastair Carrach