Iain Fraoch MacDonald
Iain Fraoch MacDonald (died 1368) also known as John og of the Heather[1] was a younger son of both Angus Og MacDonald of Islay and a daughter of Dugal MacEanruig,[2][3] additionally he was also the founder of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe.[3]
"Fraoch" is a nickname which means "the snarling" in the Scottish Gaelic language, although it usually means heather [4]
Citations
[edit]- ^ MacDonald, A (1900). The Clan Donald. Vol. 2. p. 190
- ^ Donaldson, M.E.M. (2nd ed., 1923) Wanderings in the Western Highlands and Islands p. 289 n.7
- ^ a b Gregory, Donald (1836) History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland pp. 66-67
- ^ http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php?facal=fraoch&seorsa=Gaidhlig&tairg=Lorg&eis_saor=on
References
[edit]- MacDonald, A (1896). The Clan Donald. Vol. 1. Inverness: The Northern Counties Publishing Company.
- Macphail, JRN, ed. (1914). Highland Papers. Publications of the Scottish History Society. Vol. 1. p. 23 Edinburgh: Scottish History Society.
- Macbain, A; Kennedy, J, eds. (1894). Reliquiæ Celticæ: Texts, Papers and Studies in Gaelic Literature and Philology, Left by the Late Rev. Alexander Cameron, LL.D. Vol. 2. p. 159 Inverness: The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company.
External links
[edit]- entry from peerage website
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