Tomás mac Ailein, sometimes known as Thomas of Galloway (1208 – after 1296), was an illegitimate son of

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and the last Mac Fearghusa

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. After the death of his father, who left no legitimate sons, King

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planned to divide the lordship between the husbands of Alan's three daughters. Thomas, along with his associate

Gille Ruadh Gille Ruadh was the Galwegian leader who led the revolt against King Alexander II of Scotland. His birth, death date and origins are all unknown. Upon Alan, Lord of Galloway's death in 1234, Galloway was left without a legitimate feudal heir. ...

, led an unsuccessful rebellion against the king, with the aim of maintaining Galloway's status as an independent sub-kingdom. Thomas was imprisoned for the next 60 years and released by Edward I after the Battle of Dunbar in 1296 and the death of Alexander III in 1286, though he was taken back into custody later that year. Thomas married a daughter of Ronald, King of Man about a decade prior to the death of his father. Thomas had a son, Cane McGillolane, who was the eponymous ancestor of

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*Michael Brown: ''The wars of Scotland, 1214–1371''. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2004, *Archibald A. M. Duncan: ''Scotland. The Making of the Kingdom'' (''The Edinburgh History of Scotland''; Vol. I). Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1975, *Geoffrey W. S. Barrow: ''Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland''. Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1965 *Michael Penman: ''Robert the Bruce. King of the Scots''. Yale University Press, New Haven 2014, History of Galloway Medieval Gaels from Scotland 12th-century Scottish people People from Dumfries and Galloway 13th-century Scottish people 1208 births Year of death unknown {{scotland-bio-stub