Gille Chlerig,
1 also Gillocheri
2 or Gillocher, Gillocher or Gylocher is a
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
name attested only in a
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
source, a 13th-century forgery designed to advance the cause of Scottish independence. The name is highly corrupted, and therefore the name and meaning is unclear. Gille Chlerig is not known in any capacity other than being father of
Morggán, but most scholars seem to be comfortable accepting him as the
Mormaer or
Earl of Mar who preceded his son
Morggán.
References
# Anderson, ''Early Sources'', Vol. II, p. 494 in n.1 of 493
# Oram, "The Earls and Earldom of Mar", p. 47
Bibliography
* Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286'', 2 Vols (Edinburgh, 1922)
* Richard D. Oram, "The Earls and Earldom of Mar, c1150-1300," Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) ''The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200-1500'', (Dublin/Portland, 2003). pp. 46–66
* Roberts, John L., ''Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages'', (Edinburgh, 1997), pp. 55–6
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mar, Gille Chlerig, Earl of
1140s deaths
People from Aberdeenshire
Year of birth unknown
Year of death uncertain
Mormaers of Mar
12th-century mormaers