standing the fact that they, like the
Galbraiths of Loch Lomond, were by origin Strathclyde Britons from around Dunbarton, where
they were still important to the end of the thirteenth century. Ethnically these
Strathclyde Britons were Laiginian, being descended from a Dumnonian influx from Ireland
(see Chapter III). The senior line of the Campbells, descended from Sir Gillespic’s
older brother Duncan, were the MacArthurs (Clann Artair) of Loch Fyne and Lochawe. The
MacArthurs lost power after their chief, lain MacArthur, "a great prince among his
own people and leader of a thousand men," was beheaded by the Stewart King James I in
1427. Afterwards they lived under the protection of their Campbell kinsmen. As for the
Campbells themselves, they rose to preeminence in Argyle under royal patronage following
the downfall of the MacDonalds’ Lordship of the Isles. The chief of the Lochawe line,
the main stem of the family, was created Duke of Argyle in 1457. The Campbells of
Glenorchy, later Earls of Breadalbane (1681), descend from the grandson of Sir Gillespie,
while those who inherited Cawdor (in Moray) descend from the third son of the second Earl
of Argyle. The Campbells became infamous for their political pragmatism, which led them to
commit acts of brutality and treachery against neighboring clans, notably the MacGregors
and the MacDonalds of Glencoe.
The MacGillivrays (Mac Giolla Bhratha) and Maclnneses (Mac Aonghuis)
are of the same stock, and akin to the Clann Duibhne. The original territory of the
MacGillivrays was in Morven and Lochaber, in the north of the original Cineal Loairn
territory. In the thirteenth century, after political upheavals weakened the power of the
Lords of the Isles in the area, most of the MacGillivrays joined the Clan Chattan
confederacy, and by 1500 had moved into Strathnairn. Those that remained in Morven
followed the MacLeans, the Mull branch being principal among these. The Maclnneses seem to
have traditionally been the constables of the castle of Kinlochaline, originally under the
MacDonalds, but later, about 1600, under the MacKenzies. However, they usually followed
their kinsmen, the Campbells.
The Cineal Baodan, or MacLeans (Mac Giolla Eoin) descend from Baodan,
great-grandson of Loarn, king of Dal Riada. The clan was originally settled in Morvern,
where they gave their name to a district, and one of their early ancestors was abbot of
the nearby Isle of Lismore. In later times they migrated up the Great Glen into Moray, and
later still, about 1160, they were one of several clans transferred to the Scone area
(Tayside in Perthshire) by Malcolm IV. Their eponymous ancestor was Gillean (Giolla Eoin)
of the Battleaxe, who lived during the reign of Alexander III (1249—1283), and fought
at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Gillemoir MacLyn of Perthshire, son of Gillean, settled in
Loin, and his son, a supporter of Robert Bruce, was named "Malise," which was
the favorite name of the earls of Strathearn (Perthshire) at that time, and almost unique
to them. Malise’s grandson, Ian Dhu MacLean, settled in Mull, and was the father of
Lachlan Lubanach, progenitor of the MacLeans of Duart,
