IONA ABBEY  & CLAN DONALD
IAN ROSS MACDONNELL
  • PURPOSE OF SITE
  • 1.] ABBEY: KINGS/LORDS ENDOW-FINANCE & SUPERINTEND-BUILD.
    • 2) "THE McDONALD" ABBEY HEIRS: Feudal tenure -"Functional Reciprosity".
    • 3) ABBEY "COLLAPSED, IMPOVERISHED": Heirs enforce "Conditionality of Endowment". *MACDONALDS raise Cathedral.
  • 1.] OVERVIEW - PAMPHLET
    • (2.) Charts of Kings/Lords of Isles & Iona
    • (3.) Summary of book's findings.
  • BOOK "CLAN DONALD & IONA ABBEY" - FULL CONTENTS LISTED HERE
    • INTRODUCTION
    • 1. Somerled
    • 2. Reginald
    • 3. Rauri
    • 4. Donald - Clan Founder
    • 5. Eirinn, Birthplace of Somereld and Clan Donald.
    • 6. Most Ancient Graveyard in all Scotland
    • EPILOGUE: Purgatory->Indulgences-> Reformation
  • 1.] IONA INTERPRETATION FAULTS
    • (2.) Main issue is with 5th and 8th Earls of Argyll
  • 1.] ST ORAN'S CEMETERY
    • (2.) Teampeall Odhrain. Tumulus Regum Insularum - Tomb of the King of the Isles
    • (3) Secondary burial - "tradition of the country"
  • 1.] KINGS & LORDS OF THE ISLES - GRAVESLAB ATTRIBUTION
    • [2] BURIAL INTERPRETATION, BODY PARTS, MONUMENT LOCATIONS and ATTRIBUTIONS >
      • a. "FULL NOBLE BODY" - "Good John" eviscerated?
    • [3] Other notable Clan Donald inscibed monuments
  • ANGUS OG's GRAVESLAB No. 150 - SAVIOR OF "THE BRUCE"
  • 1.] ECCLESIASTICAL MACALLISTER NOBLEMEN
    • (2.) Their descent from Alaxandair OG (complete Attachment) >
      • Chart A. From Alaxandair OG, k.1299, Undeposed Chief
      • Chart B. Alaster MOR (is NOT their ancestor)
      • Chart C. Abbots of Iona and Saddell
  • 1.] "HAND OF ST COLUMBA" BODY PART RELIQUARY
    • (2.) Golden Chalice, Plunder of Iona - Macleans of Duart & Glengarry
  • 1.] CATHEDRAL OF THE ISLES RAISED BY LORDS OF ISLES
    • (2.) Plaque for Clan Donald's Cathedral of the Isles.
  • 1.] ARGYLL EARLS STRIP, DESTROY AND PLUNDER IONA
    • (2.) 8th Duke of Argyll "Recrudescence of Romanism" >
      • 3. 19th century looting
  • 20th CENTURY IONA ABBEY RESTORATION
  • IONA COMMUNITY
  • HISTORIC SCOTLAND IONA INTERPRETATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE
  • CLAN DONALD SERVICE, MICHAEL CHAPEL
  • 1.] THE BOOK'S DEVELOPMENT & AUTHOR
    • (2.) SUMMARY of book's findings
    • (3.) Comments about book
  • 1.] BIBLIOGRAPHY
    • [2]. FILES OF MINE - LINKS
    • RANALDUS
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • MAPS
  • WEB SITES
  • CONTACT - BUY BOOK
  • BLOG
    • FREDERICK JOHN GRICE; ANZAC-100
  • GLOSSARY
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MOST ANCIENT GRAVEYARD IN ALL SCOTLAND - ST ORANS CEMETERY.

The early 7th century Irish Scotti, Dalriadic Kings were also buried there, certainly starting from Aiden in c.609 . Or, was it from "where the  three sons of Erc were buried" as recorded in the Chronicle of Kings?  One each in the three dry stone Tomaire nan Righ which might explain their origin and significance.

Aiden was inaugurated King in 574 in a ordination ceremony by St Columba on Iona and he was buried there (was the Stone of Destiny used as a coronation chair when Columba anointed and crowned Aedán King of Dalriada?).   Columba, as an eligible royal heir of Cenel Conaill (Kings of Aileach, High Kings of Ireland) was accepted and respected by these rulers, not out of close kinship or his obvious strong character and qualities, but because they were vassal-allies of the powerful Northern Ui Neill (which continued for a 1000 years). And he could aid them!

This first known Christian ordination of a King in Britain or Ireland is not surprising as Dalriada was an ‘international’ leader in many aspects of governance and law, eg, :- (A) the 7th century “Senchus fer nAlban” – first known census in Britain (which includes a contingent from Airghialla, Ulster with the dominant Cenel Lorn); (B) the Cáin Adomnáin, “Law of Innocents”, 697 - immunity for non-combatants, the first known treaty for protection of women, children and clergy in war.

The founding Dalriadic king was :- FERGUS MOR MAC ERC : “Whether the Dal Riada had settled in Scotland before the advent of Fergus mor Mac Erc c500 is open to argument but there is little doubt that in his person the Dalriadic dynasty removed from Ireland to Scotland.” 1
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1.  "Studies in The History of Dalriada"; John Bannerman; 1974;  pps 73-75.

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