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Title: A history of the Scottish Highlands, Highland clans and Highland regiments
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Keltie, John Scott, Sir, 1840-1927 Maclauchlan, Thomas, 1816-1886 Browne, James, 1793-1841. History of the highlands and clans Wilson, John, 1785-1854
Subjects: Clans Tartans
Publisher: Edinburgh London : Fullarton
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library

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ed one of the charges against the Marquisof Argyll in 1661, although he does not seemto have been any party to it. An interesting tradition is recorded of oneof the lairds of Lamond, who had unfortunatelykilled, in a sudden quarrel, the son of Mac-Gregor of Glenstrae, taking refuge in the houseof the latter, and claiming his protection,which was readily granted, he being ignorantthat he was the slayer of his son. On being,informed, MacGregor escorted him in safety tohis own people. When the MacGregors wereproscribed, and the aged chief of Glenstraehad become a wanderer, Lamond hastened toprotect him and his family, and received theminto his house. CHAPTER IV. Robertsons or Clan Donnachie—Macfarlanes—Camp-bells of Argyll and offshoots—Royal Marriage—Campbells of Breadalbane—Macarthur Campbells ofStrachur—Campbells of Cawdor, Aberuchill, Ard-namurchan, Aucliinbreck, Ardkinglass, Barcaldine,Dunstaffnage, Monzie—The Macleods of Lewis andHarris—Macleods of Rasay. ROBERTSON.
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4 Skenes Highlander*, vol. ii. part ii. chap. 4. II. Badge.—Fern or Brackens. Besides the clans already noticed, there areother two which, according to Skene, are setdown by the genealogists as having originallybelonged to the Gallgael or Celts of theWestern Isles; these are the Robertsons orclan Donnachie, and the Macfarlanes. Tradition claims for the clan Donnachie adescent from the great sept of the Macdonalds,their remote ancestor being said to have beenDuncan (hence the name Donnachie) the Fat,son of Angus Mor, Lord of the Isles, in thereign of William the Lion. Smibert thinksthis is certainly the most feasible account oftheir origin. Skene, however, endeavours totrace their descent from Duncan, King ofScotland, eldest son of Malcolm III., theirimmediate ancestor, according to him, havingbeen Conan, second son of Henry, fourth andlast of the ancient Celtic Earls of Athole.This Conan, it is said, received from his father,in the reign of Alexander II., the lands ofGenerochy, afte

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