Cailean of Carrick
Cailean of Carrick or Cailean mac Donnchadh ("Colin, son of Duncan", died before 1250) was the son of Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick († 1250), and probably the father of Niall, Earl of Carrick († 1256). Although once heir to the earldom of Carrick, Cailean appears to have died before 1250 (the year of his father's death).
The traditional view, going back to the 19th century, is that Donnchadh's son and heir was Niall.[1] This view has been criticised by genealogist Andrew MacEwen, who has argued that Niall was not the son of Donnchadh, but rather his grandson, a view embraced by leading Scottish medievalist Professor G. W. S. Barrow.[2] According to this argument, Donnchadh's son and intended heir was Cailean (alias Nicholaus of Carrick), who as his son and heir, issued a charter in Donnchadh's lifetime, but seemingly predeceased him.[2]
It was further suggested that Cailean's wife, Earl Niall's mother, was a daughter of the
Cailean appears to have had a daughter,
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References
- Balfour Paul, James (1904–14), The Scots Peerage : Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (9 volumes), Edinburgh: D. Douglas
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- Sellar, David (1973), "The Earliest Campbells — Norman, Briton, or Gael", Scottish Studies, 17: 109–26, ISSN 0036-9411