Siol Gorrie (Siolach Ghoirridh) is a
Scottish Clan
A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic , literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared heritage and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure r ...
and a branch of
Clan Donald
Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald or Clan McDonald ( ), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans. Historically the chiefs of the Clan Donald held the title of Lord of the Isles until 1493 and two of those chiefs a ...
. The progenitor of Siol Gorrie is Gorrie (Godfrey), a son of
John of Islay and
Amy of Garmoran.
[Gregory, p.34.][Gregory, p.64.]
Godfrey was titled Lord of Uist.
The Siol Gorrie feuded with their cousins
Clan Ranald and
Siol Murdoch, which almost led to Siol Gorrie's extinction after three generations. Alister MacGorrie, son of Godfrey was executed at Inverness by King
James I of Scotland
James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III of Scotland, Robert III and ...
in 1427.
[Gregory, p.65.] The lands of the clan were given by
John of Islay, Earl of Ross
John of Islay (or John MacDonald) (1434–1503), Earl of Ross, fourth (and last) Lord of the Isles, and ''Mac Domhnaill'' (chief of Clan Donald), was a pivotal figure in late medieval Scotland: specifically in the struggle for power with Jam ...
to
Hugh MacDonald, Lord of Sleat in 1495, however Clan Ranald disputed and fought against this charter.
Castles
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Castle Elantirrim (Castle Tioram)
Notes
References
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Scottish clans
Clan Donald
Gaelic families of Norse descent
North Uist