McIanlea

[Margaret Stewart1]

Thought you may be interested in a mention of the name McIanlea as the gaelic form of Livingstone in Origines Parochiales Scotiae. the Antiquities Ecclesiastical and Territorial of the Parishes of Scotland.

[Kyle2 MacLea]

Thanks, Margaret! Origines Parochiales Scotiae Volume Second in Two Parts Part II, 1855, Diocese of Argyll, Deanery of Lorn, pp. 826 Yes, it says: " KILBRIDE Pp 108, 119.

[Canadian Livingstone]

Curiously enough Archibald Campbell's book "Records from Argyll" published in the late 1800's, which I located in our public library recently, has translated gaelic stories from local families with a few about our clan and the Isle of Lismore. Some of these local families much like Dr. Livingstone's grandfather Neil Livingstone were great storytellers carrying on a tradition of folklore from their ancestors. The story Iain Ciar one of the MacDougalls of Donollie who originated not far from the Isle of Lismore in the early 1700's had a trusted servant who from an original version of the tale probably from gaelic is referred to as "MacIanlea". Regretably later authors who picked up on this story from Campbell's 19th century book recorded it as Iain Ciar and his trusted servant Livingstone which we know for certain was not stated in the original story copied by noted Argyll historian Archibald Campbell. The spelling should be understood as just another variation of Maconlea or Macinlea. While we commonly refer to ourselves as Clan Maclea Livingstone the 1751 List of Freeholders in Argyll recorded the Baron of