Clan MacAuley of the Glens

Clan MacAuley of the Glens

Clan MacAuley of the Glens was a small Irish clan that descend from south-western Scotland, who originally come over to Ulster to serve as galloglass mercenaries. They held lands in the Glens of Antrim in modern County Antrim and the chief was at one time known as Lord of the Glens.[1] In 1559,[2] the clan participated in the Battle of Aura, in which the McQuillans were defeated by the MacDonnells. The MacAuleys and MacPhoils arrived mid-way through the battle, and had planned on siding with the McQuillans and O'Neills, but the chief of the clan was persuaded by Sorley Boy MacDonnell to join forces with the MacDonnells.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Hull, Eleanor (1931), "Chapter 2: The Plantation of Ulster", A History of Ireland and Her People, 2, Freeport, N.Y.: Books for Libraries Press, ISBN 0836969561, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800111h.html#ch2-2, retrieved 2 April 2008 
  2. ^ Patterson, Raymond Campbell (2008). The Lords of the Isles, A history of Clan Donald. Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited. pp. 89–90. ISBN 1841587184. 
  3. ^ Forde, Hugh (1923), "Dunluce Castle", Sketches of Olden Days in Northern Ireland, Belfast: M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr, Ltd., http://www.booksulster.com/library/sketches/dunluce.php, retrieved 18 September 2010 
  4. ^ A Guide to the Giants' Causeway, and the North East Coast of the County of Antrim., Dublin: William Curry, Jun. and Company, 1834, pp. 78–80, http://www.archive.org/details/aguidetogiantsc00petrgoog 

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