The murder of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe part 2

[eoghanbeg]

It was Thomas Babington ay who started the myth that Glencoe means the 'Glen of Weeping' (2:33). The valley is thought to take its name from the River Cona which flows through it.

[McAleen]

Murder of the innocent and the buying and selling of the lives, is not something a campbell should be proud of.  William was and will always be an insurper, being Catholic does not make you stupid.

[residentevil4roks]

with all the hate twords campbells and all you have actually done is listen to people that have no clue what their talking about, the massacre of clencoe is blammed on the campbell, and FACT is that out of like 30 soldiers there were 1 OR 2 campbells thats all and the black watch the first 3 regiments raised were Campbells. i dont get why people have such disdain for a clan they know NOTHING about, the campbells did not have anything to do with prince charlie and thats one reason we are hated

[PookieDude1]

I may have been born in America, but I'm proud to have MacDonald blood running through my veins.

[markstar777]

and so the plot thickens

[MrSlingblade22]

they should make a small movie about this ......its very interesting

there struggle etc.

long live the mcdonalds of scotland and nova scotia

peace

jack mcdonald of nova scotia /new scotland

[MrSlingblade22]

iam of scottish decent my life is a direct look at our strength as people and a society

the macdonald clan ...interesting observation now in 2010 one of my best friends is a cameron ....go figure ...the scottish are the the salt of britain and canada

iam proud to be of mcdonald decent

very resourseful human beings

we will survive for centuries to come

thanks for your time

jack mcdonald of nova scotia .........formerly called new scotland !!!!

[GoldenOldies60and70s]

I'm a MacDonald, and I don't hold any hostility towards Campbell's! I am married to a Campbell and she has to endure the Big Mac in retaliation for her forefathers! Some take this much further but let set things straight...Let bygones be bygones, and Let us thank the Chisholms for helping the MacDonalds! And King William was a faggot!!!

[alanheath]

@GoldenOldies60and70s I am glad to see you can let bygones be bygones and it would be very sad if in the UK this type of hatred passed through generations as has been seen in other parts of Europe.

I doubt if King William was a faggot. He was married to Mary after all, although I have often wondered what her father thought of her husband. I reckon he can't have been too pleased!!!

[swollower]

fine but if your Scottish then your theoretically a Brit yourself so who do you really hate? Yourself , the english or, the scots that screwed up your country by fighting amongst themselves?

[nixaman]

Great historical story, descendant of Clan Campbell, yes I'm a yank, yes I've set foot in Scotland, I'm a huge fan of the Islay malts, Highland malts will do as well,

[Charrliez]

It amazes me to see how similar the landscape in Scotland is to parts of Bolivia.

[alanheath]

@Charrliez I have never been to Bolivia but I find that a fascinating comment. I could understand how the British landscape was similar to the south of Chile or Argentina (as it is very similar to the Falklands for example).

[gforce1989]

Nice to see so many fellow MacDonald's on one page! And great to learn something in the process! May you ALL be successful!

[scotswahhae1984]

mary queen of scots never ruled france she was only frances princess

[residentevil4roks]

im a Campbell from the mull of kyntire and i have to say there was only one campbell there the rest were other clans and other macdonalds. The Campbells are the largest clan in scotland and the strongest and most succesful in battle. we are tru highlanders.

[dustysweeper]

I have to disagree on the Campbell's being the biggest clan in Scotland considering the MacDonald's owned and ruled most of the North West and Western isles I do not have actual numbers but the size of the lands they had speaks for itself.

[exizzz]

@dustysweeper to right

[JediMasterCheryl]

@dustysweeper I'd have to agree with you. I am just finishing up my discussion of Glencoe and the subsequent inquiry in my latest thesis chapter. Allan Macinnes, interviewed here, used to be my PhD supervisor before he left Aberdeen Uni for Strathclyde.

Thanks for posting this.

[residentevil4roks]

@dustysweeper

i dont mean to be rude or anything and if i come accross that way im sorry but, just because a clan has land does not mean its big the campbells had little land compared to other clans but the campbells are close to if not the largest Highland clan and for people saying that were traitors, thieves and liars are wrong we just chose not to support silly rebellions we knew when to and when not to fight. but i am a proud Campbell and i always will be

[dustysweeper]

@residentevi4rock You're not being rude. But as I stated above the size of the lands and titles the macdonalds had says much about the respect the MacDonald clans had. And with regards to how the Campbell clan is perceived, history never really tells the truth now, does it? There were a few clans that stood to benefit by the demise of the McDonalds and the Campbells were one of them.

Oh and BTW Resident Evil 4 DOES rock...LOL.

[scotswahhae1984]

mcdonalds are the largest clan supposedly only gengis khan has more decendants the cambpells became powerfull threw ridin monarchs nuts

[gaelicscots]

residentevil4roks, you are not a highlander you are american and yopu have probably never even set foot in scotland

[gaelicscots]

your not from the mull of kintyre, your ancestors might have beeen but you are an american.

[raptoresque]

fuck sake i hate americans that think theyre scottish

[BDC8541]

I admit that I am an American of Scottish descent. No, I was not born in Scotland but that does not preclude from having pride in MY family.

Bas No Beatha

[raptoresque]

its just we have so many big fat guys in cowboy hats that claim to be scottish because of their ancestors lol

[1brutaldeath]

@residentevil4roks No offence to yourself, but many highlanders I have spoken with spit at the name Campbell. And claim all they did was attempt to play both sides and pandered to the will of the English government at the exspense of their highland brothers. And call them nothing but traitors and back stabbers. But I guess there is alot of bad blood in the history of it all...Peace

[exizzz]

@residentevil4roks MacDonald is the largest clan, FACT

[cokeman3071]

@residentevil4roks Cambells are not true highlanders. You guys were untrustworthy, thieves, and murders. You are the most hated clan in Scotland today. MacDonalds are the true highlanders.

[DogPatchProductionz]

@residentevil4roks the macdonalds are one of the largest and most famous clans from scotland and i am a macdonald of glencoe im not from there but thats what my clan is and i have to say if you think the campbells are bigger then the macdonalds your saddly mistaken did you know my family started with somerled and other then ghenkis khan he has the most reletives ever its believed he has over 500,000 thousand decendants alive today like i said only ghenkis khan has more so hows your family bigger

[DogPatchProductionz]

In 2005 a study by Professor of Human Genetics Bryan Sykes of Oxford led him to the conclusion that Somerled has possibly 500,000 living descendants—making him the second most common currently-known ancestor after Genghis Khan.

to be more specific for you look up my familys history because if it started with him and hes the second most common currently known accestor your family aint even close to as big

[blackwatchka]

well if you go on the web and look at the history of the macdonalds you will find it says they are all related distantly it is all back to the lord of the isles the macdonalds are decended from

[blackwatchka]

i am kieran allan but i am a decendant of the macdonalds my great great gran was isabella macdonald and also a distant relation of mine was the colonel in chief of the black watch from 1844 to 1852 so if there is a macdonald out there you will also be related to me and him

[dustysweeper]

Depends on what clan your great great gran was from.

Not all MacDonalds are related

[exizzz]

@dustysweeper 1/4 MacDonalds are related to Somerled, Somerled being the grandfather of Dòmhnall Dubh. Somerled has the 2nd most descendants in the world! 1st being Mahatma Gandhi

(the statistics aren't fact though obviously as I am a MacDonald and have not sent my DNA away to be tested as of yet and I am sure there are thousands of others like me)

[DogPatchProductionz]

@dustysweeper not true look at the history all the clans started from family members branching off into other clans atleast from what ive read i havent read anything about a macdonald clan being started by someone who isnt a macdonald but do research on clan donald and see what you find and let me know because from my gatherings yes all MacDonalds, Macdonalds, McDonalds are related

[2000jdam]

hello im also a mcdonald

of the highland clan.

[irishoforiel]

I am related to Clan MacDonald through the Colla na Tri of Ireland! I am a McMahon of County Monaghan Ireland.The Colla founded the ancient Irish kingdom of Arighalla(Oriel) in the year 322!

[ulrich2007]

this is kool i am a macdonald so it is kool to learn about my history

[dustysweeper]

I am from MacDonald of clanrannold of benbecula. a plesure to meet a felow MacDonald

[ulrich2007]

i am a macDonald from skye nice to meet u 2