My Maternal 24th. Great Irish Grandfather, Duinsleibhe "Dunsleve" O'Neill, Lord of Knapdale

 

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Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland
IX. The Gaels: of the eleventh century married the joint heiress of the Cineal Comhgall (after whom Cowall is named) and their collateral kinsmen the Cineal nGabrain of Knapdale. His two grandsons, Donnshleibhe (Dunsleve) and Domhnall (Donald) O'Neill are the ancestors of the branches of the clan. From Dunsleve, lord of Knapdale in the early thirteenth century are descended the MacLachlans, Lamonts, MacSorleys, MacSweeneys, MacQueens or MacSweens and the MacEwens. The MacLachlans inhabited Strathlachlan in Argyle, and had their stronghold, Castle Lachlan, on the south shore of Loch Fyne. In 1230 the then chief Gilpatrick, son of Gilchrist (ancestor of the MacGilchrist branch of the family, lords of Glassary—see under Scrymgeour) witnessed a charter granted to Paisley Abbey by Laomainn, his cousin, ancestor of the Lamonts.    https://electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/103.htm

Name: Duinsleibhe "Dunsleve" O'Neill, Lord of Knapdale, son of Aodh (Alainn) O'Neill of Barra and Princess of Argyll, Heiress of Cowal and Knapdale

 Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland 

KNAPDALE, NORTH, a parish, in the district of Islay, county of Argyll, 8 miles (W. S. W.) from Lochgilphead. This place, of which the name, in the Celtic language, is accurately descriptive of the surface of the land, diversified with hill and dale, was in 1734 created a separate parish, as was also South Knapdale. The two districts previously formed one parish, called Kilvic-O-Charmaig after Mac-O-Charmaig, an Irish saint who, from his solitary retirement on a small island off the coast, founded several chapels in the neighbourhood. There are two churches, in which the minister officiates alternately. The church of Kilmichael-Inverlussay is a neat structure, erected in 1819, and contains 432 sittings; the church of Tayvallich, on the opposite shore of Loch Swein, distant from Kilmichael three miles by sea and ten by land, was erected in 1827, and contains 700 sittings.

The whole district of Knapdale formed originally one parish, called Cil mhic O charmaig, the burying ground of the son of O’Carmaig. In 1734 the district was divided into North and South. Lochgilphead is the nearest town. O’Carmaig was an Irish saint, who founded the first church in Knapdale. The major land owners were: Neil Malcolm, Esq. of Poltalloch; James A. Campbell, Esq. of Inverneill and Ross; and Colonel J.D.B. Elphinstone of Carsaig. The land was primarily used for, sheep, cattle, oats, horses, corn, and barley. The earliest date of the parish register is 1775, but was not kept regularly until 1816. There are 2 churches in the parish. This account was written in 1844. Source: New Statistical Account of Scotland (FHL book 941 B4sa, series 2 vol. 7)

Name: Duinsleibhe "Dunsleve" O'Neill, Lord of Knapdale

Born: about 1126 in Scotland

Married: before 1156 in Scotland to unknown wife

Children: (1) Gilchrist Gillechriosd MacDougall

Died: before 1256 in Scotland

Buried: before 1256 in Scotland

Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland