MACGREGOR, Sir Malcolm Dominus "The Lame Lord''

1277 - 1374  (97 years)

• Name	MACGREGOR, Malcolm Dominus "The Lame Lord''  [1, 2]
  Title	Sir
  Born	1277	Dumfries-shire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1374	Argyll, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I15716	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	MACGREGOR, Gregor,   b. 1239, Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 1300, Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	GILCHRIST, Marion Filcon,   b. 1280, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 1374, Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1288
  Family ID	F5004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MACALPIN, Mary,   b. Argyll, Scotland ,   d. Argyll, Scotland
  Married	1350	Argyll, Scotland
  Children	1. MCGREGOR, Gregor of Golden Bridles 1st Chief of Clan,   b. 1305, Dalmally, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 1 Jan 1374, Argyll, Scotland  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   2. GRIERSON, Gilbert,   b. 1353, Lag, Dumfries-shire, Scotland ,   d. 9 Apr 1425, Lag, Dumfries-shire, Scotland  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F4250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1 - Malcolm, the chief of the clan in the days of Bruce, fought bravely on the national side at the battle of Bannockburn. He accompanied Edward Bruce to Ireland, and being severely wounded at Dundalk, he was ever afterwards know as "the lame lord". Dundalk was a battle in Ireland fought on 14 October 1318 between the Scottish forces of Edward Bruce and those of the English in Ireland. Bruce had invaded Ireland at the instructions of his brother Robert,King of Scots, and had had some initial successes, but he and his allies were defeated at Dundalk and Edward Bruce killed. Bruce's invasion had been a disaster for Ireland, and had seen widespread destruction 2 - MALCOLM, born about 1275, was heir to his grandfather at the latter's death in 1285. As "Malcolm, Laird MacGregor of Glenorchy", he was among the numerous chiefs of the Scottish clans who swore fealty to Edward I, King of England, on a roll dated at Berwick 28 August 1296. These allegiances were due to Edward's sudden conquest of Scotland in the spring of 1296, the abdication of King Baliol, and the coronation of Edward at Montrose on 10 July 1296. For nearly a score of years Scotland remained nominally under the crown of England. Malcolm MacGregor later became an active adherent of Robert Bruce in the latter's efforts to free Scotland from English rule and fought under him at the great and decisive battle of Bannockburn, 24 June 1314. In this famous conflict Bruce's Scottish Army of about thirty thousand men completely routed an English Army of nearly thrice that size under Edward II, thus completing the liberation of Scotland from England and securing for Bruce the crown of Scotland. The next year Malcolm accompanied Edward Bruce, younger brother of King Robert Bruce, in an expedition into Ireland; he took part in numerous engagements, including the battle of Dundalk in October 1318 in which Edward Bruce was defeated and slain. In this battle Malcolm MacGregor was wounded so as to be permanently lame, wherefore he was termed "Morair Bachdach" or the Lame Laird. In spite of this disability he survived to advanced age. Malcolm is the subject of several Gaelic heroic poems; but there are also several documentary evidences preserved about him to establish him as a thoroughly authentic historical character. He married Mary, daughter of Malise MacAlpin. References: 1 [S129] Gregor - Rob Roy tree, (http://hal_macgregor.tripod.com/gregor/tree.html). 2 [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, MacGregor01. 3 [S15] The Peerage, Darryl Lundy, (Compiler: Darryl Lundy ('darryl.lundy','xtra.co.nz'); 128 Heke Street, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND). 4 [S129] Gregor - Rob Roy tree, (http://hal_macgregor.tripod.com/gregor/tree.html), 2 -.

  
  

• Sources

  [S309] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;), Database online. Record for Malcolm "Lame Lord'' Dominus MacGregor 11th Lord of MacGregor, 1st Laird of Lag http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=103289043&pid=1935 [S308] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;), Ancestry Family Tree.