Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

HISTORICAL NOTICES. 59
states, " all the men capable of bearing arms
belonging to the Clan-donald of Isla."* The chief
himself, hotly pursued, was forced to take shel-
ter in his castle of Dunaombhaig (Dunyveg),
where, however, he was closely besieged ; but at
length, on the intercession of his lady, and on his
resigning, free and unconditionally, the one half
of lsla to his victorious foe, a truce was entered
into with him, and Maclean returned to Mull.
The victorious career of Lachlan Mor, and
the death of so many of their clansmen in Isla,
roused the ire of the Macdonalds generally, and
they now again formed a combination in which
all the chieftains of that name bound themselves
not to lay down their arms until the ravages
committed by the chief of Maclean in Isla should
be fully and satisfactorily punished. This league
included, besides the Macdonalds of Kintyre,
Skye, Clanrannald, and Ardnamurchan ; the
subordinate clans of Mac Neil of Gigha, Mac
Allisters of Loupe, and Mac Phees of Collonsay.
They had also the powerful assistance of Maclean
of Borreray, who on this occasion was forced to
enlist under the banner of his feudal superior,
Donald Gorm of Slaite j and so suddenly did
they assemble together and enter Mull that the
chief of Maclean had no force whatever in
readiness sufficient to repel them. He was there-
* Duart MSS.