-
which means "Coll the left-handed" or "the crafty", was
anglicised as
Colkitto.
However he only used the
nickname Ciotach late in his life in 1629 when...
- "
Colkitto")..." in Scott, Sir
Walter (1995). A
Legend of the Wars of Montrose.
Edinburgh University Press. p. 256. ISBN 074860572X. Byrne,
Colkitto!,...
- but
Alasdair Colkitto MacDonald retook it in 1612. In 1615 the
castle p****ed to the Clan
Campbell of
Cawdor and
while Alasdair Colkitto MacDonald escaped...
-
lands and by 1630
Colkitto held the
whole of
Colonsay and
Oronsay from the
Campbell Earl of Argyll. However, not long
after this
Colkitto lost his own life...
-
MacDougall of Kilmun.
Byrne (1997), pp. 177–178. Byrne,
Kevin (1997).
Colkitto!: a
celebration of Clan
Donald of
Colonsay (1570–1647).
House of Lochar...
- was
connected with the
MacDonalds of Kintyre, who
sided with
Montrose Colkitto married a
MacDonald of Sanda;
those MacDonalds were also
caught up in related...
-
Hebridean isles of
Islay and
Colonsay had been held by the
MacDonald leader Colkitto,
whose mother was an O'Cahan but in 1614, the
Scottish Crown transferred...
-
succeeded him.
Moncreiffe of that Ilk, pp. 87–92. Bryne,
Kevin (1997).
Colkitto! A
celebration of Clan
Donald of
Colonsay (1570 - (1647). Isle of Colonsay:...
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Retrieved 21
November 2009.
Byrne (1997), p194. Bryne,
Kevin (1997).
Colkitto! A
celebration of Clan
Donald of
Colonsay (1570 - (1647). Isle of Colonsay:...
- 14th
century at the earliest. The
castle withstood a
siege by
Alasdair "
Colkitto"
MacDonald in the 1640s. A new wing was
added between 1698 and 1710, and...
