Somerled (Sorley) MacDonnell went to Ireland and with his brothers was a mercenary warrior. They supplied the 0'Neill Chiefs with Galloglas Warriors, and who had, with other issue, a daughter, who married Brian MacMahon, King of Oriel. (www.clancleary.com)
Cawley, Charles. "SCOTLAND, MORMAERS, EARLS, LORDS (LORDS of the ISLES) " Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Medieval Lands, A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Accessed February 13, 2015. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc359672006
WikiTree profile Macdonald-499 created through the import of McDonald Family Tree_Wiki_2011-05-28.ged on May 29, 2011 by HB McDonald. See the Changes page for the details of edits by HB and others.
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Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Richard McKain :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member mckainmckean