An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volumes 58--62(part), January, 1963--March 1967

Mrs. David Boyle, Ayrshire . .
Mrs. Isabel Thomson, Edinburgh
Duncan MacLennan, Esq., Singapore
The Glasgow Islay Association
Mrs. M. Raatgever Fraser, Holland . .
Gourock Highland Association
Hugh McLachlan, Esq., Glasgow
Robert Shaw, Esq ., Jura
Mull & Iona Association, Glasgow ..
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£?. ,660 8 5
Central Fund
Previously acknowledged
Total as at 31st March, 1963 .
Magazine Fund
Previously acknowledged . . . . ^12 2
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Anonymous .. .. • • • • — 7 —
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Comunn na h-Oigridh Fund
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AN COMUNN GAIDHEALACH
LIFE MEMBERS
On Roll at 31st March, 1962 .. .. 1,047
Additions to Roll .. .. .. • • 131
1,178
Less Deceased .. .. .. • • 18
On Roll at 31st March, 1963 .. 1,160
Ordinary Members
On Roll at 31st March, 1962 .. •• 1,675
Additions to Roll .. .. • • 282
1,957
Less transferred to Life and Representative
Memberships, Deceased, Resigned
and Lapsed .. .. .. • • 288
On Roll at 31st March, 1963 .. 1,669
Junior Members
On Roll at 31st March, 1962 .. •• 129
Additions to Roll . . . . - • 13
142
Less transferred to Ordinary Membership
and lapsed 15
On Roll at 31st March, 1963 . . 127
Affiliated Societies
On Roll at 31st March, 1962 .. . . 61
Additions to Roll .. .. .. .. 4
65
Less Lapsed .. .. .. • • ■ • 5
On Roll at 31st March, 1963 . . 60
John Macdonald of
Dubhchamus
A Jacobite of Arisaig
Few of fhe many partisans of Charles Edward
Stuart excelled the Macdonalds of JJorrodale
in their services to him. They were off-shoots
of the Macdonalds of Glenalladale, a cadet
family of Clanranald and his tacksmen at
Bor r odale.
Angus Macdonald of Borrodale, assisted by
his sons, gave shelter and hospitality on four
occasions to the Prince. Three of the sons
served in the Jacobite Army, one dying at
Culloden. The two survivors along with their
father were largely instrumental in effecting
the Prince’s escape from capture and eventually
getting him away to France.
John the youngest of Angus’s sons like many
of the Clan Donald went abroad to study for the
Catholic priesthood. Because of this he was
known as Iain Frangach although wrongly, as
he studied in Ratisbon and not in France. On
the outbreak of the rebellion he left the college
to j oin the Prince’s army at Perth as a lieutenant
in the Clan Ranald Regiment. Nothing is
recorded of his experiences in the campaign up
to Culloden except that he was missing and
thought dead for a short time after that battle.
Charles Edward, after his famous escape
from South Uist engineered by Flora Macdonald
made his way to Borrodale for the third time
to find the house burnt, the country swarming
with troops and the Macdonalds hiding in
Glen Biasdal in the braes of Borrodale. Not¬
withstanding their losses and their danger the
family immediately took him under their
protection. There is a vague legend that, at this
time, they came across a stranger who could
not explain himself, and so great was their
danger and fear that they thought of killing
him but settled the matter by cutting out his
tongue. Angus with his nephew, Alexander
Macdonald of Glenalladale then planned the
escape from the closing circle of troops by a
route across the tops of the highest hills.
John went with the party and on one of the
most remarkable of the many marches made to
avoid capture. They went South to Glenfinnan
and North again by the mountains of Glen
Pean and Glen Dessary to Knoydart and then
on to Glenshiel and Glenmoriston. There ih
a cave in Coire Dho they hid with the famous
Seven Men before going on to Strathglass.
Setting off again, they reached Torr a’ Mhuilt
near Achnacarry Where John and his cousin
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