Clan MacDonnell of Antrim was a sub branch in Ireland of the Highland Scottish clan, Clan Donald. Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which... Clan Donald crest: Per mare per terras (By sea and by land) Map of Dál Riata at its height, c. ...

History

The MacDonnells of Antrim are descended from John Mor MacDonald, chief of the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg. John Mor MacDonald was the second son of Good John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, 6th chief of Clan Donald. Through John of Islays second marraige to Princess Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland. MacDonald of Dunnyveg crest Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg also known as Clan Donald South and sometimes referred to as MacDonnells or MacDonalds of the Glens was a branch of the main Clan Donald or MacDonald. ... 18th century illustration of some of the tombs of Oronsay Priory, founded by John of Islay sometime before 1358. ... Clan Donald crest: Per mare per terras (By sea and by land) Map of Dál Riata at its height, c. ... Margaret Stewart can refer to:- Margaret Stewart, 4th Countess of Angus Margaret Stewart (Dauphine of France) Category: ... Robert the warrior and knight: the reverse side of Robert IIs Great Seal, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving. ...

John Mor MacDonald himself married Margery Bisset of the Glens of Antrim. This acquired him vast lands in Ireland and thus became the Earl of Antrim and chief of the Clan Macdonnell of Antrim. The Kings of Ireland have twice created the Earldom of Antrim in the Peerage of Ireland. ...

The MacDonald clans of Antrim and Dunnyveg under the same chief have similar histories however one being in Ireland and the other in Scotland, respectively, they are two seperate clans and have different septs. Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... A sept is a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. ...

Clan Chief

The current chief of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim is Alexander Randal Mark McDonnell, 14th Earl of Antrim and Viscount Dunluce. Randal Alexander St John McDonnell, Viscount Dunluce (born 2 July 1967) is the son and heir of the Earl of Antrim in the Peerage of Ireland. ...

Castle

Dunluce Castle was the seat of MacDonald Earl of Antrim. [1] lots of issues | leave me a message 11:01, 2 September 2005 (UTC) Like something out of a Tolkien fantasy, the ruins of Dunluce Castle have a desolate, awe-inspiring grandeur as they rise dramatically from a precipitous basaltic rock standing over a hundred-feet sheer above the wild and...

See also

• Scottish clan
• Armigerous clan
• Lord of the Isles

Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which... An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan the chief of which has matriculated arms with the Lyon Office. ... MacDonald, Lord of the Isles The designation Lord of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: ), now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of hybrid Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages, who wielded sea-power with fleets of galleys. ...

Sources

• MacDonald Family Tree
• MacDonnells of Dunnyveg and Antrim