Crest: A arm bent at the elbow, with a cuffed sleeve, holding the cross, crosslet fitchee Gules
Motto
Toujours Prêt (Always Prepared)
Profile
Region
Highlands and Islands
District
Islay, Kintyre and Antrim
Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seat
Dunyvaig Castle[1]
Clan branches
Clan MacDonnell of Antrim Clan MacDonald of Largie
Allied clans
Clan Cameron Clan MacNeill
Rival clans
Clan MacLean Clan Campbell of Cawdor
Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, also known as Clan Donald South, Clan Iain Mor, Clan MacDonald of Islay and Kintyre,[2] MacDonalds of the Glens (Antrim) and sometimes referred to as MacDonnells, is a Scottish clan and a branch of Clan Donald. The founder of the MacDonalds of Dunnyveg is Eòin Mòr Tànaiste Mac Dhòmhnaill, a son of Iain Mic Dhòmhnaill (John of Islay, Lord of the Isles) and Margaret Stewart of Scotland, daughter of King Robert II.[3] Members of the clan actually pronounced and spelled their name M'Connall due to the Gaelic pronunciation of the name Mac Domhnuill thus giving rise to the surname McConnell and its variants.[4] While historically recognised as a clan by the Court of the Lord Lyon, it is now an armigerous clan as it no longer has a chief. The last chief was Sir James MacDonald, 9th of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South, who died in London in 1626.
1597 Bond by Sir James "MacDonald" of Knockrinsay signs his signature as M'Connall. He is listed below as Seamus, 9th of Dunnyveg1594 Bond by James "Macdonald" of Smerby, signed as M'Connall
^Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
^Adams, Frank (1970). The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands (Eighth ed.). Johnston and Bacon. ISBN 0-7179-4500-6.
^"The Family Tree of the Lords of the Isles". 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^Fraser-MacKintosh, Charles (1895). The Last MacDonald's of Isla. Glasgow. p. 14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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