Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan

FAMILY OF BUCHANAN. 159
rest in those parts, and in the king's favour, intro-
duced to the king, who took him into his service
against the Danes ; in which service, upon several
occasions, particularly those two last battles fought
by that king against Camus and Canutus, Okyan
so signalized himself, that he obtained, in recom-
pence of his service, several lands in the north
part of Scotland, of which the lands of Pitwhonidy
and Strathyre may, upon good grounds, be pre-
sumed a part ; which in due place shall be more
particularly observed.
Not only the Okyans of the south part, but
also the Oneils of the north part, with all the other
provincial kings, who enjoyed that title in the
kingdom of Ireland, upon the English conquest of
that kingdom, were not only obliged to quit their
title of kingship, but also a great part of the terri-
tories enjoyed by them formerly, and to content
themselves with the title of noblemen. The Oneils,
formerly kings of the north part of Ulster, were
after that conquest entitled earls of Tyrone ; as
were the Okyans, provincial kings of the south part,
entitled lords of Dunseverin : with which family
the lord M'Donald of the Isles, the laird of La-
mond, and other principal families of the High-
land clans, have been allied. The circumstances
of the Okyans in the kingdom of Ireland are at
present somewhat low : however, upon all occa-
sions wherein they have business or converse with
any of the name of Buchanan in that kingdom,
they adhere closely to them upon account of the
ancient relation. This Anselan Okyan, and some
of his ancestors called by that name, are in old
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