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Aonghas Óg (died
1490) was a
15th century Scottish nobleman. He was the bastard son of
Eoin MacDomhnaill,
Earl of Ross and last officially recognized
Lord of the Isles. Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown, both of which he successfully defeated before being murdered by his Irish musician. He isn't to be confused with his namesake,
Aonghas Óg, Lord of Islay, father of
John of Islay, the first Lord of the Isles.
After the discovery in
1476 of Eoin's secret treaty with
Edward IV of England by King
James III, King James stripped Eoin of his earldom, as well as the sheriffdoms of
Nairn and
Inverness, and the lordships of
Kintyre and
Knapdale, but confirmed Eoin with the remainder of his lands and the title Lord of the Isles. It appears that Aonghas, as Eoin's heir, wasn't prepared to accept this settlement. Aonghas campaigned to regain Ross and the other lost dominions. At first he may have been supported by his father, but this didn't last.
Eoin, his prestige in tatters, was driven from Islay by his son. Eoin managed to gather support among the MacGill'Eain ("MacLean") kindred of Duart, the MacLeoid kindred of
Lewis and
Harris, and MacNeill kindred of
Barra, as well as the Scottish crown and
John Stewart, Earl of Atholl; but Aonghas had the important support of
Domhnall Ballach and the rest of the MacDomhnaill kindred. A great sea battle took place near
Tobermory, the
Battle of the Bloody Bay, probably in the year
1481, in which Aonghas defeated the galleys of his father's west highland allies. In the same year, another battle took place at
Lagabraad, in which Aonghas defeated a royal army led by the
earl of Atholl. According to Hugh MacDonald's
History of the MacDonalds, 517 of Atholl's men were slain. Aonghas followed up his victory by retaking control of
Dingwall Castle and
Easter Ross.
Aonghas had benefitted from political distractions in the south. By
1483 those distractions were over, and the earl of Atholl and
earl of Huntly were able to bring their presence to bear on the north, forcing Aonghas to retreat back to the west. However, the great magnate rebellion of
1488 gave Aonghas another chance to move east and Aonghas was able to seize control of Inverness. However, in 1490 Aonghas had his throat cut while sleeping. The murderer was his Irish
harpist, Art O'Carby, who carried out the act for reasons which remain unclear. Following Aonghas' death, the crown lauched a new campaign and Aonghas' son
Domhnall Dubh was captured by
Cailean I,
Earl of Argyll.
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