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	Clan MACLEAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Maclean, surnamed Garbh, son of Lachlan of Dowart, obtained the isle of Coll and the lands of Quinish in Mull from Alexander, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles, and afterwards, on the forfeiture of Cameron, the lands of Loachiel.
		From the Isle of Muck and Treshinish Macleans is descended A.C. Maclean, Esq of Haremere Hall, Susex.
		Septs of the Macleans of Lochbuy: MacCormick, MacFadyen, MacFadzean, MacGilvra, Macilvora.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/maclean2.html (6130 words)

	Clan MacLean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MacLeans were led by "Red Hector of the Battles" from Duart fought for the MacDonald Lord of the Isles at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411.
		Sorley Maclean, born in 1911, is a distinguished poet.
		The Countess of Wessex, formerly Sophie Rhys-Jones, is descended from the Macleans of Duart and Coll.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clan_MacLean (1828 words)

	Associated Clans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Clan is descended from David Dubh, possibly a son of one of the early Chattan chiefs.
		The Macleans of Dochgarroch are the Chiefs of Clan Tearlach, the 'Macleans of the North', named from Tearlach [Charles] Maclean, eldest son of Hector Maclean, 1st of Lochbuie, brother of Lachlan Maclean, 1st of Duart.
		, Shaw of Rothiemurchus, was the ancestor of Clan Farquharson.
	www.clanchattan.org.uk /associated_clans.html (1286 words)

	Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results
		Despite the various spellings of the name, the Macleans are descended from 'Gillean of the Battleaxe' who was, in turn, descended from the royal house of Lorn.Gillemoir Macilyn was recorded on the Ragman Roll of 1296, pledging allegiance to Edward I along with many nobles of the time.
		The Macleans were loyal to the Stuarts and the 5th Baronet, Sir John, fought for James VII at Killiecrankie in 1689.
		Maclean of Drimmin took charge of the clan during the '45; he died during the charge at Culloden.
	www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=maclean.html (330 words)

	Clan Chattan
		Clan Chattan is one of the oldest Highland clans; however its history is quite complex and almost has to be told in two separate parts as you cannot discuss the Clan Chattan history without also discussing the history of the Clan MacKintosh.
		Angus was the seventh Chief of Clan Chattan and sixth Chief of Mackintosh.
		The Macleans of Dochgarroch are descended from Charles, son of Maclaine of Lochbuie, a major branch in Mull of Clan Maclean.
	a2fister2000.tripod.com /id68.htm (2162 words)

	Scottish clan tartans (MacDonell - MacQuarrie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This clan is considered to be one of the oldest branches of Clan Chattan confederation and came originally from Morven and Lochaber, where they were one of the principal clans in the time of Somerled, King of the Isles.
		Eachan´s son Charles was the progenitor of the MacLeans of Dochgarroch, a sept of Clan Chattan.
		The Clan MacLean is descended from Gilleathain ny Tuaidh (=Gillean of the Battleaxe), in the 13th ct. He had two sons, the first being Lachlan Lubanach who was the progenitor of the MacLeans of Duart and Eachan Reaganach, progenitor of the MacLaines of Lochbuie.
	www.clothing.mysterious-scotland.com /tartan/tartan2.html (6132 words)

	Scottish Clans & Societies
		The Armstrong Clan Society strives to seek friendship and unity among Armstrongs and associated families, provide for the preservation of Armstrong artifacts unique to the family and to maintain a library,and serve as a genealogical and historical recorder of the membership,.
		Clan Muirhead has and is in contact with the Lord Lyon Office and is working under advisment of his Office toword submitting prospective representatives to the Lord Lyon for consideration as representiters of the Name Muirhead.
		Clans of Scotland, USA "was formed in Alexandria, Virginia in 1962 as a way of promoting good fellowship among those people residing in the Washington area, and beyond, who are interested in Scottish culture.
	thecapitalscot.com /clans.html (2002 words)

	Maclean
		His brother John, at the head of the Macleans, was in the expedition of Donald Balloch, cousin of the Lord of the Isles, in 1431, when the Islesmen ravaged Lochaber, and were encountered at Inverlochy, near Fort William, by the royal forces under the Earls of Caithness and Mar, whom they defeated.
		In 1545, Maclean of Duart acted a very prominent part in the intrigues with England, in furtherance of the project of Henry VIII, to force the Scottish nation to consent to a marriage between Prince Edward and the young Queen Mary.
		The quarrel between the Macleans and the Macdonalds of Isla and Kintyre attracted, in 1589, the serious attention of the king and council, thus the rival chiefs, with Macdonald of Sleat, were summoned to Edinburgh.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/maclean.html (3010 words)

	Maclean clan origins on the Isle of Jura courtesy of the Laird Of Jura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is thought that the Macleans were one of the Scottish clans moved to the Isle of Jura during 1161 by Malcolm IV in order to break up the threatening power structures that could have lead to him losing his kingdom.
		The Maclean clan were always recorded as being expert seamen and their war galleys would have been landing on Isle of Jura and nearby islands.
		The Maclean clan is said by some to be of Norman or Italian origin and having come through the Fitzgeralds of Ireland - one of whom was also reckoned to the founder of the Clan Mackenzie.
	laird-of-jura.com /maclean_clan/Maclean_origins.shtml (493 words)

	Kyle Family Society
		Another example is a migration of a family of the Macleans from the West Coast to near Inverness and on moving to Inverness they changed their allegiance from the Maclean chief to the chiefs of the Clan Chattan.
		Thus the Macleans of Dochgarroch and their descendants and dependants are properly members of the Clan Chattan and not members of the Clan Maclean even though they bear a common surname.
		In summary, therefore, the right to belong to a clan or family, which are the same thing, is a matter for the determination of the chief who is entitled to accept or reject persons who offer him their allegiance.
	www.kylesociety.org /Kyle_Clan.htm (2259 words)

	Scottish Clans - Clan MacLEAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The clan claims its descent from “Gilleathan Na Tuaidh”, of the royal house of Lorn.
		The Duart branch of the clan claim as their progenitor Lachlan Lubanach, son of Iain Dhu MacLean of Mull, and a direct descendent of Gillean.
		Not all of their political unions were to benefit the clan - in particular the case of Lachlan MacLean who married the daughter of the Earl of Argyll in the sixteenth century.
	www.clanshop.co.uk /clannames/maclean.htm (300 words)

	Clann CARLOS: Clan MacLean
		The Clan Tearlach, or Macleans of the North, are descendants of the eldest son of Hector Regeanach, who with his brother Lachlan Lubanach, are the earliest recorded Macleans.
		In 1609 his son, Alexander Maclean of Dochgarroch signed the Clan Chattan Bond on behalf of the Clan Tearlach and though thereafter family allegiance was largely with the Clan Chattan, they also kept associations with their kinsmen in the West.
		The Macleans of Dochgarroch fought in the Jacobite cause and later in the British Army.
	www.lighthousewoods.com /genealogy/carlos/carlos_maclean.html (435 words)

	History of the MacLean Clan
		The name MacLean is derived from the Gaelic "mac gille Eoin" - son of the servant of John.
		Sir Lachlan Maclean was made a Baronet of Nova Scotia in 1631 and he brought his clan to support the Marquis of Montrose
		The clan was often in conflict with the Campbells
	www.rampantscotland.com /clans/blclanmaclean.htm (410 words)

	Scotland - Clans and Tartans of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands
		The Clan Maclean who at one time or the other held extensive lands in the Western Isles and mainland are descended from Gilleathain na Tuaidh, Gillian of the Battleaxe, in the thirteenth century.
		Lachlan MacLean of Duart was killed at Flodden in 1513, and during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the MacLeans were one of the most important clans in the Wester Isles.
		MacLeans fought at Inverlochy under Montrose, and at Inverkeithing, and in the latter battle occurred the famous incident of seven brothers in the clan each giving his life to protect his chief, each as he fell shouted “ Another for Hector.” The Sacrifice was unavailing for Sir Hector was killed.
	www.scottishweb.net /culture/clans/scottish_clan_maclean.htm (304 words)

	Clan Maclean Shield at St Columba
		The MacLeans were united with their Campbell in-laws in a mutual dislike of the MacDonald clan, one of the most powerful families in the Western Isles.
		The MacLeans rose in support of the Jacobite Uprising in both 1715 and 1745 - the clan chief was killed at the Battle of Culloden
		The massacre of the MacDonald clansmen marked the point when the fortunes of the MacLean clan began to wane, and by the seventeenth century the Campbells had gained possession of Duart Castle and most of the MacLean estates.
	www.highlandcathedral.org /armorial/maclean.asp (576 words)

	Scottish Clans - Clan Maclean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His son Laclan Lubanach was the proginator of the Macleans of Duart, Chiefs of Clan Gillean.
		In 1598 Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean of Duart was killed fighting against the MacDonalds at the Battle of Traigh Ghruineard in Islay.
		Sir Charles Maclean of Duart was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II and Chief of the clan for over 50 years.
	www.clanshop.co.uk /clans/maclean.htm (240 words)

	Clan MacLean
		The most senior of these, were the Maclaines of of Lochbuie on Mull, descended from Hector, the brother of Lachlan of Duart (despite the variation in spelling) and often disputed their right to the chiefship with the MacLeans of Duart, arguing that Hector was the elder brother.
		The chief of the MacLeans of Coll emigrated to South Africa in 1848, leaving the Georgian house where he had entertained Dr. Johnson and James Boswell on their Highland tour to become derelict.
		Sir Fitzroy MacLean, one of the founding members of the SAS in Great Britain, as well also a politician, writer and epic traveller, his exploits that included parachuting into Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's personal envoy.
	www.highlandtraveller.com /clans/maclean.html (364 words)

	Duart Castle – The Macleans
		The Clan lands were and are on the west coast of Scotland and the islands of Mull, Coll, Tiree and Jura.
		The Chieftains of the Clan Maclean had and have lands on Morvern, Ardgour, Drimnin and at Dochgarroch on the mainland as well as on the islands.
		The Rankins are a sept of the clan and traditionally provide a piper for the Chief.
	www.duartcastle.com /c/mac_clan01.html (131 words)

	Clan Maclean Atlantic
		Clan Maclean Atlantic Association is pleased to make available Clan MacLean flags bearing a battleaxe symbol.
		The battleaxe symbol is usable by all MacLeans and septs, regardless of which branch of the family you belong to or how you spell your name.
		Clan Maclean Atlantic Association is pleased to announce the availability of a reprint of the book, "The Clan Gillean" by Rev. A.
	www.clanmacleanatlantic.org /cdad.html (403 words)

	MacQuarrie Clan Affiliations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As the histories indicate, The MacQuarrie clan was part of the great Lordship of the Isles, and the chief Lords of the Isles were of course the MacDonalds (Clan Donald).
		Clan Donald MacGorries derive from: Gaelic MacGoraidh - "son of Godfrey".
		Clan Donald has always considered MacQuarrie as an equal partner in the Lordship along with MacLeod, MacLean, MacNeil, MacFie, MacKinnon, etc, etc, etc. Just because it is small in numbers and acres doesn't mean it can't be independent, and it is. Our Clan Gorrie came from Godfrey, younger brother of Ranald, 1st of Clanranald.
	albanach.org /macquarrie/clans.html (352 words)

	Clan Chattan Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As well as current events in the clan country, and abroad, coverage is given to some of our heroes of the past.
		There was great excitement as this large Clan family made and renewed friendships, exchanged addresses, issued invitations and promised to keep in touch or meet again in 2005.
		Here is an extract from the 2000 Clan Chattan Journal, "A Chief for the MacPhails: A Preliminary Investigation" by John G Wilson of Kilwinnet.
	www.clanchattan.org.uk /journal.html (1153 words)

	MacLean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		MacLean of Duart's shield showing a hand holding the cross crosslet fitchée of St Moluag representing their descent from Cuduilig (the Hound of Leaves), an Abbot of Lismore.
		In 1519 Duncan Stewart of Appin and Sorley MacColl, his Gille-cas-fluich, were murdered by the Macleans whilst guests at Duart and their bodies left hanging from the battlements.
		He himself appeared inconsolable at the loss of his wife until, suddenly, she was ushered in to his presence to put an end to his hypocrisy.
	www.clanlivingstone.com /MacLean.htm (313 words)

	Clan Maclean Shield at St Columba Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		\nGillean of the Battleaxe\" is said to be the founder of the clan and he fought at the Battle of Largs against the Vikings in 1263.
		\nThe MacLeans were united with their Campbell in-laws in a mutual dislike of the MacDonald clan, one of the most powerful families in the Western Isles.
		\nThe massacre of the MacDonald clansmen marked the point when the fortunes of the MacLean clan began to wane, and by the seventeenth century the Campbells had gained possession of Duart Castle and most of the MacLean estates.
	www.highlandcathedral.org /scottish_clan.php?clan=Maclean (596 words)

	CSAC Alexander Maclean Sinclair (1840-1924)
		Alexander MacLean Sinclair was born in 1840 at the home of his maternal grandfather, John MacLean ("the Bard MacLean"), on March 1, 1840, in Glenbard, Antigonish Co. Nova Scotia.
		Alexander MacLean Sinclair was a man of wide learning and of many interests.
		He prepared and had printed in several volumes, a large collection of Gaelic poetry but his book on the Clan MacLean was his major achievement.
	www.clansinclaircanada.ca /articles/amsinclair.htm (583 words)

	Maclean Clan. Central Website Worldwide Clan Maclean
		The importance of fast and easy communication was recognised by Donald MacLean as being a very important way of keeping in contact with members of the Clan scattered around the world.
		Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart and Morvern, Bt.
		Sir Fitzroy Maclean in 'The Isles of the Sea'
	www.maclean.org (300 words)

	History of the Clan Macrae - Maclean Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This helps to confirm the tradition mentioned below, that the Macraes, Mackenzies, and Macleans were of the same ancestry, but it is not easy to make anything satisfactory out of those old genealogies.
		Tradition relates that the Macraes came originally from Ireland, and were of common ancestry with the Mackenzies and the Macleans, and it is said that a company of them fought at the battle of Largs in 1263, under the leadership of Colin Fitzgerald, the reputed progenitor of the Mackenzies of Kintail.
		The Macraes who settled in Kintail are said to have lived originally at Clunes, on the Lordship of Lovat, near the southern shore of the Beauly Firth, where the site on which stood the house of their chief is still pointed out.
	mcraefamily.com /ClanHistory/People/MacleanFamily.htm (215 words)

	Clan MacFarlane - The Official Homepage of the Clan MacFarlane Society, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Maclean Chief Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart
		Macleans can feel justly proud and this was alluded to by their present
		The Clan MacFarlane Society Inc., is an International, educational, secular, non-profit society formed to promote the perpetuation of Gaelic-Scottish Culture, traditions, customs, literature, and music.
	www.macfarlane.org /cairn.htm (579 words)

	Clan Maclean Atlantic Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Clan MacLean Pewter and Glass bearing the Battleaxe crest is now available here.
		This site is for Macleans and those with Maclean connections of any spelling, and septs of Clan Maclean.
		Maclean genealogy and history, and maintaining Highland Scots culture in Atlantic Canada are our missions.
	www.clanmacleanatlantic.org (211 words)

	Scottish Clan and Family Associations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is a collection of URLs to as many of the Clan and Family Associations as I've found.
		Clan Societies are organizations that are associated with a specific clan.
		Note: Membership in a clan society does not mean that you are a member of the clan itself.
	clan-maccallum-malcolm.3acres.org /ScotClanFamily.html (457 words)

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