Sir Lachlan Mór MacLean, Chief of MacLean^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1557 - 1598  (41 years)

• Name	Lachlan Mór MacLean
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Chief of MacLean
  Born	Abt 1557	Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Battle	Battle of Bacha  [3]
  Knighthood	1587	Scotland   [3]
  	Eques Auratus
  	by King James VI
  Battle	4 Oct 1594	Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Battle of Glenlivet
  Battle	5 Aug 1598	Gruinnart, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland   [1, 3]
  	Battle of Gruinnart
  	Fell at Gruinart with 80 gentleman and 200 commoners. After leaving his son Hector Oig on Naive Island he arrived with a small party to meet MacDonald. When he saw them laying in ambush he drew his sword and and exclaimed "He who sees the setting sun will tell his son this steel has done it's duty" In the ensuing battle he approahched the Chief of the MacDonalds and said "A Shemish! a Shemish! a mhic mo pheather, fas mo radhah" (James! James! Son of my sister, avoid my path)
  Religion	Protestant
  	First Protestant Chief of MacLean
  _UID	07AC5DDBF091294AAF473A95A6E9CB939192
  Died	5 Aug 1598	Gruinnart, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland   [1, 3]
  	Killed in battle at Gruinnart, Isla
  Buried	Kilchomain, Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland   [1]
  	buried by MacDonald after the battle of Gruinnart
  Person ID	I39	Clan MacLean Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2003

  
  

  Father	Eachuinn Oíg MacLean, Chief of MacLean,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1574
  Mother	Lady Janet Campbell,   b. Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Oct 1557	Scotland   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Margaret Cunningham,   b. Glencairn, Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1577	Scotland   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Lachlan OÍg MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 1651, Argyllshire, Scotland + 2. Ailein MacLean,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gillean MacLean, of Coull,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Tearlach MacLean,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Beathag MacLean,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. MacLean,   b. Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Eachuinn Oíg MacLean, Chief of MacLean,   b. Abt 1560, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 1618  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Williams,   b. Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Scotland
  Family ID	F1485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Chief of MacLean Lord of Duart

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Book: Clan MacLean A Gaelic Sea Power. [S22] Book: Warriors and Priests. [S87] Book: Clan MacLean by a Seneachie, Film# 0990338.