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ever, incorrect, as Gilleoin na h-airde was al-
together a different person from Gilleoin na
tuaidh, the ancestor of the M'Leans. The MS.
proceeds from Gilleon na h-airde " mhic Euath,
mhic Maolsuthain, mhic Neill, mhic Connail,
mhic Ceallaigh, mhic Kaine, mhic Fherchair,
abhradhruaidh, mhic Baigh, mhic Fionlaidh,
mhic Ferchair fad ri i^lbain ;" thus tracing
them up to Ferchair " fad," or " the tall" King
of Scotland, from whom, says the MS., come
the Clan Chattan, Clan Grigoir, Clan Fingon,
Clan Gorrie, Clan Neil of Barray and Gigha,
Clan Naughton, Clan Duffie, and M'Ginnigh.
This genealogy, as will he seen, makes no re-
ference whatever to the Fitzgeralds.
Several other clans are entitled to notice with
respect to their names. The Camerons, for
instance, said to derive theirs from Cambro. a
Dane. The lona Club MS. gives a different ac-
count of them. Their genealogy, as given there,
is " Ewen, the son of Donald, son of Alan, son
of Maelonfhaidh, son of Paul, son of Patrick,
son of Martin, son of Paul, son of Maelonfhaidh,
son of Neill;" and so on. There is no acknow-
ledgment whatsoever of Cambro. The early
history of this clan would seem to indicate that
they are cognate with the Clan Chattan. Notice
might also be taken of the Clan M'Neill and