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6 son of Ferchar. Duncan, his son, was captain of the Clan Chattan in 1467, and died in 1496.

Lachlan, the chief who stands at the head of the second genealogy, was chief by blood of the whole of the descendants of Gillecattan. He was succeeded apparently by Kenneth, father of Duncan the Parson. In the trouble between King James I. and the third Lord of the Isles, Malcolm Beg and the Mackintoshes supported the King, whilst Duncan and his followers stood loyally by the Lord of the Isles. We are told in the genealogy that Donald, son of Muireach, was called an Caimgilla. It is pretty certain that there must have been some special reason for giving this apparently insignificant item of information regarding Donald. It is probable then that, like Dugall Cambel and Gilla-Camsroin, he had a clan named after him. Leod is probably a misreading for Ferchar.

Gilleroth had two sons, Maelanfaid or Maolonfhaidh and Gillacamsroin or Gillecamshroin. Ewen—Eoghan MacDhōnaill Duibh—was succeeded by his son Donald, who, in order to distinguish him from his grandfather, was invariably called Dōnall Dubh MacEōghain. The second Donald Dubh was born probably about 1380. He fought under Donald of the Isles at Harlaw in 1411. He fought against Alexander of the Isles in Lochaber in 1429, and against Donald Balloch at Inverlochy in 1431. He was succeeded by his son Allan, who appears as captain of the Clan Cameron in 1472. Allan slew John, second Maclean of Coll, at Corpach, Lochaber, in or about 1472, and burnt the Coll Charters. The Gilleroth who appears as a witness in 1222 was a brother of Gillepatrick, son of Gillemartan. He was chief of the clan, but died without issue, and consequently could not appear in the genealogy.

In March 1390 King Robert III. directed the sheriff and bailiffs of Aberdeen to put the following persons to the horn as outlaws for the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, Walter de Lichton, and others: Duncan and Robert Stewart, Patrick and Thomas Duncanson, Robert de Athole, Andrew Macnayr, Duncan Bryceson, Angus Macnayr, and John Ayson, junior, and all their adherents; and also as taking part with them in the slaughter, Slurach and his brothers with the whole