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This is a list of some books available about the Scottish Clan MacDonald - or Clan Donald; from various sources. Details will also include where to get books from, and how.
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This is a list of some books available about the Scottish Clan MacDonald - or Clan Donald; from various sources. Details will also include where to get books from, and how.
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Please use these links to help you obtain the books if you cannot get them locally from Amazon in the UK, or USA, for your books or music interests.
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Reprint due 30th April, 2006 by Pelican Books. This well known book a history of Clan Donald by Donald J.Macdonald of Castleton, first published in 1978, and now out of print. You can order these in advance on Amazon - just click on the links on the left. When you get to the main Amazon homepage (USA or UK) just copy and paste this ISBN no: 1589803906 into the Book search field, or type in "Clan Donald". Further information about the book - see below. |
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“This is a valuable work, and undoubtedly will become the reference book for all those many people interested in the history of our Clan, and indeed those interested in the history of the Kingdom of the Isles and of Scotland.” --The Right Honorable Godfrey James Macdonald, high chief of Clan Donald Based on the three volumes also entitled Clan Donald, first published between 1896 and 1904 by Rev. Drs. Archibald Macdonald of Kiltarlity and Angus Macdonald of Killearnan, Clan Donald covers a period of six hundred years, from the foundation of the Lordship of the Isles until 1746, when the clans ceased to exist as separate organized entities. Clan Donald is not the history of one clan, but of several important clans that descend from the old Kingdom of Macdonald. Each of these clans played its part in the history of Scotland until the final disaster of Culloden. Beginning with Somerled, and culminating in an overview of how the Celtic and Roman Churches were influenced by Clan Donald, this book is an all-encompassing reference book of interest not only to members of the Clan, but also to students of the Western Highlands and Isles. Chapters include “Angus Mor (1249-1300),” “John of Islay (1330-1386),” “The Macdonalds of Dunnyveg and the Glens,” “The MacDonalds of Keppoch,” and “After the Lordship.” Illustrations of the arms of clans, photographs of the Scottish landscape, and genealogical charts, maps, and plans make Clan Donald an invaluable guide to what the high chief of Clan Donald calls “an exceedingly complex” history, “certainly not a history to be absorbed readily at a first reading.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donald J. Macdonald, twelfth lord of Castleton, was born in Edinburgh in May 1897. He was educated at Royal High School, where he was inspired by Dr. W. J. Watson (later professor of Celtic history at Edinburgh University) to take up the study of Highland history and the Gaelic language. After serving in World War I and living in British East Africa under the Soldier Settlement scheme, he returned to Edinburgh to settle and raise a family. For more than thirty years he was associated with the Clan Donald Society of Edinburgh, serving for nine years as president. His first book, Slaughter under Trust (1965), chronicled the Massacre of Glencoe. |
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The following books/video are available from Amazon or: Museum Shop, Armadale Castle Gardens & Museum of the Isles, For further details visit their web page Armadale. |
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If you are shopping for items of Scottish crafts, tartans, books, jewellery, silverware, clan accessories, etc., then why not visit the Armadale Mail Order service at the Clan Donald Centre .
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Scotlands Western Seaboard c. 1100-1336 R.Andrew McDonald The predominant theme of this study is the tripartite relations among Norway, Scotland and the Western Isles. While political history dominates, seperate chapters address culture and society, travel, trade and the ecclesiastical history of the Isles. A fully rounded history is the result. ISBN 1 898410 85 2 : 262 Pages, illustrated. Paperback £16.99 |
The Heather and the Gale
Clan Donald and Clan Campbell during the Wars of Montrose Ronald Williams After the forfeiture of the Lordship of the Isles, these two mighty clans emerged as prominent amongst all who sought to fill the power vacuum in the Western Highlands. The author carefully sets the stage, then drawing on extensive research, sweeps through the saga of Montrose's campaign with vigour and passion. ISBN 1899863 18 4 : 224 Pages Maps and Battle Plans. Paperback £11.99 |
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The West Highland Galley
Denis Rixson For nearly a millenium, the West Highland Galley was the vehicle for island life. This book provides a full assessment of the ancient galleys of Scotland. A Gaelic adaption of a Norse design, the ship guaranteed the independence of the islands. We know of birlinns through poetry and metaphors, and see them on carvings and seals, but very little has been written about these ships until now. ISBN 1 874744 86 6 : 256 Pages 8pp plates. Hardback £20 |
The West Highland Galley
Denis Rixson For nearly a millenium, the West Highland Galley was the vehicle for island life. This book provides a full assessment of the ancient galleys of Scotland. A Gaelic adaption of a Norse design, the ship guaranteed the independence of the islands. We know of birlinns through poetry and metaphors, and see them on carvings and seals, but very little has been written about these ships until now. ISBN 1 874744 86 6 : 256 Pages 8pp plates. Hardback £20 |
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Highland Warrior
Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars David Stevenson The nighty James Grahame, Marquis of Montrose, campaigned throughout Scotland during the fateful years 1644-46, winning battle after battle against the Government. At his side stalked a shadowy but terrible ally - Alasdair MacColla, who had an agenda of his own; compelling Clan Campbell to disgorge ancestral MacDonald lands in the West of Scotland. The complicated and ultimately tragic story of the alliance is expertly recounted here by Professor David Stevenson. ISBN 0 85411 059 3 : 324 Pages Maps and Genealogical charts. Paperback £12.99. |
Moidart
Among the Clanranalds Rev. Charles MacDonald Editor John Watts Previous editions of this classic family history sold out almost immediately on publication. This, the first paperback edition, includes illustrations plus an introduction and notes for the modern reader. In a gentle manner, Father Charles recounts the history of the Clanrabald MacDonalds, who ruled in Moidart for 600 years, embroidering it all with the legends and oral traditions he had learnt from the people themselves. ISBN 1 874744 65 3 : 256 Pages 8pp b/w Plates. Paperback £9.99 |
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Scotland Farewell
The People of the Hector Donald MacKay The story of the emigrants of 1773, who sailed to Nova Scotia aboard the brig Hector, leaving the intolerable conditions in search of a new life. The hardships of the voyage were nothing to what lay ahead at Pictou, where they encountered virgin forest and faced starvation, but they survived and their eventual prosperity encouraged countless more to follow. ISBN 1 896219 12 8 : 260 Pages Illustrations. Paperback £12.99 |
The Lochaber Emigrants to Glengarry
Editor Rae Fleming In 1802 the Friends, the Helen and the Jane set sail from Fort William, bound for Canada with over 300 emigrants from Lochaber, including many McMillans from Loch Arkaig and Glenpean; the area they left lies largely deserted still, a bare wilderness. Who went, why they went and what happened when they reached Glengarry is explained in a series of specific studies. Passenger list, genealogies and useful supportive detail. ISBN 0 920474 96 9 : 212 Pages b/w illustrations. Paperback £18.99 |
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Clan Donald
I.F.Grant Useful short history of Clan Donald by well known, and respected authorr. ISBN 0 717942 64 3 : Paperback £2.50 |
Fire and Sword
Sorley Boy MacDonnell and the Rise of Clan Ian Mor 1530-90 J.Michael Hill Under the leadership of Sorley MacDonnell, Clan Ian Mor became a major force in the development of the Gaelic heartland - the Western Highlands, the Isles of Scotland and Ulster. He was able to hold together Clan Ian Mor as an effective political and military force in the Celtic fringe. An important contribution to our understanding of the War of the Three Kingdoms, and the political and territorial shaping of the British Isles in the 17th century. |
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The Sea Kingdom Video
A video of the Clan Donald Centres own audio-visual presentation. Now available in both VHS and NTSC format - so clansfolk everywhere can be stirred by the story of the glory days of Clan Donald. VHS £5.99 NTSC £6.99 |
The Lords of the Isles
Raymond Campbell Paterson. Recently published by Birlinn Limited, this book is a modern account of one of the epic stories of Scottish History: the rise and fall of Clan Donald. Tracing its origins back to the great Somerled the author charts the steady ascent of Clan Donald to the zenith of its power in the 15th century, when the Lords of the isles controlled much of the Hebrides, as well as extensive parts of the mainland, including the earldom of Ross. So pwerful had the clan become that it was even able to challenge the authority of the Scottish crown at the battle of Harlaw and Inverlochy and plan to partition Scotland with Edward IV of England The book coninues with the fall in 1493 of the Lords of the Isles, to the various branches of Clan Donald, Clanranald, Glengarry, Sleat, Keppoch, Dunyveg and Glencoe. ISBN 1-84158097-X £9.99 |
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| The Last of the Chiefs: Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry 173-1828. Brian Osborne Laird, deerstalker and soldier, Glengarry, or "Alisdair Fiadhaich" (Wild Alastair), epitomised the very image of a Highland chieftain. Raised from birth with profound awareness of the dignity of his title and his ancient lineage, he attempted, regartdless of expense, to maintain his splendid, archaic state in an age where its relevance was receding and contemporaries had become southern playboys and rent collectors. His portraitby Raeburn is well known, and hangs in the National Gallery of Scotland. The painting was gifted to the Clan Donald Lands Trust. ISBN 1-90283127-6 £9.99 |
You can purchase most of these books and videos by credit card, cheque, etc, by contacting the Armadale Mail Order Service. All profits go to the Clan Donald Lands Trust.
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For publications by the Clan Donald Society of Edinburgh go to their Homepage Clan Donald Magazine No. 14. The magazine contains articles from a number of distinguished writers, covering items of hostorical, genealogical and current interest, as well as a selection of photographs. Price £7.95 plus p. & p. |
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General Publications with Details of Printers/Author
If anyone has any suggestions or books they feel would be of interest to others, please send us details and we will consider them for inclusion in this list. Please contact us highlandconnection Details should include where the book can be obtained from and the price. |
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The Wild Geese of the Antrim MacDonnells
By Hector Mc Donnell Published by the Irish Academic Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland in 1996 |
Lord of the Isles
By Nigel Tranter Originally published in hardback in1983. Now available in paperback. This book tells the story of Somerled, the Lord of the Isles until his death. It was written in Nigel Tranters own style, linking historical fact with a story that gives you an insight into Somerled. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London and avaialble from Armadale Mail Order, or your local bookshop |
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Hugh MacDonald Highlander, Jacobite & Bishop
By John Watts ISBN 0 85976 5601 Price £14.99 Published in 2002 by John Donald Publishers, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd. |
Clanranald
A history of the MacDonald of Clanranald Regiment during the Jacobite Rising of 1745/6 By David McDonald. It is a history of the MacDonald of Clanranald Regiment during the Jacobite Rising of 1745/6 from contemporary sources. It is a soft-back book running to 178 pages with both colour and black & white illustrations.The ISBN number is 0-9543772-0-6. The book can be obtained from: |
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The '45'
By Christopher Duffy A recently published acccount of the last and greatest Jacobite Rising, which runs to over 600 pges of text and black and white illustrations. Including numerous maps and battle plans, is probably the largest and most deeply reseacrhed study in recent year. Published by Cassell. ISBN 0-304-35535-9. Price £20 |
Clanranald. A History of the Clanranald Regiment
1745-46 from contemporary sources. By David McDonald This book is a history of the Clanranald Regiment during the Forty-Five from contemporary sources from which the author quotes at length. Available from the author David McDonald. Price £12.99 |
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Somerled, and the emergence of Gaelic Scotland
By John Mardsen This work by John Marsden is the first idependent volume on the celebrated King of the Gail Ghaidheal (i.e. the Caelic-Norse mixed race of the Hebrides) to be published. ISBN 1-8623-101-9. Price £16.99 |
Highlanders. A History of the Highland Clans
By Fitzroy MacLean Published in 1995 this large volume is an excellent hostory of the highland clans, with lots of colour photographs, prints, and a well laid out style. ISBN 1-85715-799-0. Price £25 Hardback |
