Somhairle MacDomhnaill

Brief Life History of Somhairle

When Somhairle MacDomhnaill was born about 1288, in Hebrides, Scotland, his father, Aonghus Óg Mac Domhnaill Lord of the Isles, was 15 and his mother, Juliana MacDougall of Dunollie and Lorne, was 42. He had at least 4 sons with Juliana O'Neill. He died in 1387, at the age of 100.

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Family Time Line

Somhairle MacDomhnaill
1288–1387
Juliana O'Neill
1310–
Donald MacDonald
1315–
Somairle Og MacDonald
1318–
Donald Og MacDonald
1320–1388
Marcus MacDonald of the Glenns
1325–1397

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    Name Meaning

    Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Sumarlíðr, probably originally a byname meaning ‘summer traveller’. See also Somerled .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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