massacre of glencoe

[hazelcs]

who escaped from the campbells?

[brokenbank]

Members of the McDonald clan?

[wideboy]

Try Google with "escaped from glencoe"


Two brothers escaped to Ireland and changed their name to McKern or MacKern. Descendants moved to Argentina and Australia when the potato famine struck around 1850. Australian descendants include the late actor Leo McKern[citation needed].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glenc oe

Many of the clan did escape the slaughter only to die in the surrounding hills and mountains due to lack of food and shelter as their houses had been burned down.

The chief's sons escaped into the snow and although the clan was temporarily demoralised they fought in the 18th century for the House of Stuart during the Jacobite Uprisings of 1715 to 1716 at the Battle of Sherrifmuir and 1745 to 1746 at the Battle of Prestonpans.

[kettledrum]

I've been thinking about this.

Massacre of Glencoe 1692.
Flora Macdonald ( born 1722) helps Bonnie Prince Charlie escape ( to Skye ) after the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

Could it have been Flora Macdonald's father or grandfather?

[rotti]

There's a very nice pub in Glencoe called the Clachaig which has a sign at the door saying 'No Hawkers, No Campbells'!