Siol Gorrie (Siolach Ghoirridh) is a

Scottish Clan A Scottish clan (from Gaelic , literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised ...

and a branch of Clan Donald. The progenitor of Siol Gorrie is Gorrie (Godfrey), a son of John of Islay and

Amy of Garmoran Amy of Garmoran also known as Amie MacRuari and Euphemia was a 14th-century Scottish noblewoman who was the sister of Raghnall mac Ruaidhri, Lord of Garmoran and the spouse of John of Islay.Lee (1920) p. 61 After her marriage had produced three ...

.Gregory, p.34.Gregory, p.64. Godfrey was titled Lord of Uist. The Siol Gorrie feuded with their cousins Clan Ranald and

Siol Murdoch The Siol Murdoch were an ancient Scottish family and a sept of the Clan Donald or MacDonald, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. Siol Murdoch in Scottish Gaelic means ''seed of Murdoch'' with the full Gaelic being Siol Mhurchaidh and may ...

, 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 139421 February 1437) was 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 and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of ...

in 1427.Gregory, p.65. The lands of the clan were given by

John of Islay, Earl of Ross :''This article refers to John II, Lord of the Isles; for John I, see John of Islay, Lord of the Isles'' John of Islay (or John MacDonald) (1434–1503), Earl of Ross, fourth (and last) Lord of the Isles, and ''Mac Domhnaill'' (chief of Clan ...

to Hugh MacDonald, Lord of Sleat in 1495, however Clan Ranald disputed and fought against this charter.

Castles

* Castle Elantirrim (Castle Tioram)

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorrie Scottish clans Clan Donald Gaelic families of Norse descent North Uist