Robert Munro, II of Foulis

Notes:

Robert was a loyal subject of King David I, and King Malcolm IV of Scotland. He assisted King Malcolm in his wars against his "unnatural subjects."

Family tradition says that Robert married Agnes, daughter of Angus Mor Macdonald IV, Lord of the Isles, but this is impossible as Angus Macdonald lived at least a century later. This is another hint that the dates in the early Munro history are set too far back in time. R.W. Munro believed that Robert was "more or less mythical".

Robert was buried in the Chanonry of Ross, which continued to be the family burying place for more than four hundred years.

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Birth:
Fowlis

Died:
Foulis Castle

Buried:
Robert was buried at the Chanonry of Ross.

Family/Spouse: Agnes MacDonald. Agnes was born in 1115 in , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died in in , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Anna Munro was born about 1120; and died.
2. Donald Munro, III of Foulis was born in 1135 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died in 1195 in Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; was buried in 1195 in Fortrose, , Ross And Cromarty, Scotland.

Notes:

Hugh purchased the lands of Wester Logie and Findon and added them to the estate of Foulis. He was the first Munro Chief to be designated Baron of Foulis, however, R.W. Munro believed that Hugh may be "more or less mythical".

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Died:
Foulis Castle

Hugh married Lady MacDonald. was born in 1070 in , , , Scotland; died in in Foulis Easter, , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George (or Georgius de Munro) assisted King Malcolm III in his fight against Macbeth, the Usurper 1054-1057. He was invited to the coronation of King Malcolm III in 1057 and was rewarded at the Parliament at Forfar where he was confirmed in his lands of Ferindonald, to which he had succeeded in 1039.

The existence of this person is improbable because the name, George, is not found anywhere else in Scotland for the next 300 years, and George is supposed to have lived long before that name took root even in England. George's existence cannot be verified by any surviving documentation.

Tradition says that he died at an advanced age.

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George married Unknown. Unknown was born about 1030 in , , , Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Error alert: Some references say Donald had a sister, Ann (or Anna or Aine) who married Angus MacDonald of Ylla, Lord of the Isles. But Angus fought at Bannockburn in 1314, over three centuries after Donald so Ann could not have been a sister of Donald.

Donald supposedly lived in County Derry, Ireland near Lough Foyle (Lake Feowl) on the River Ro. He left Ireland with his followers in 1025 to come to the aid of King Malcolm II in his war against the invading Danes. The Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard had conquered England and had become its king by 1013, but died in 1014. His son, Canute succeeded to the throne.

At a Parliament at Scone, Donald was given the lands north of Inverness bordering the north shore of the Cromarty Firth as a reward for his help. These lands were known in Gaelic as "Fearainn Domhnuill" and anglicised to Ferindonald, or "Donald's land". The estate has been in possession of the Chief of the Munro Clan continuously for nearly a thousand years.

There is some evidence that Donald lived somewhat later than 1025. For one thing, the royal grant of Ferindonald occured more than a century after Donald's death in 1039 or 1053. Some traditions state that he came to Scotland with his sister, Ann, who was married to Angush Macdonald of Isla, Lord of the Isles. The only early Macdonald Chiefs named Angus were Angus Mor Macdonald who ruled 1255-1300, and Angus Og Macdonald who ruled 1303-1329. Angus Og married Margaret, daughter of Guy O'Cathan of Ulster, the tocher being seven score men out of every surname under O'Kain. Several of these Irishmen are said to have become the heads of clans or septs in Scotland and among them is specifically mentioned the Munros, so-called because they came from the Innermost Roe-Water in the county of Derry, their names being formerly O'Millans.

Several of the generations following Donald cannot be verified by surviving documents and since it is human nature to want the founding father to be as ancient as possible, it is quite possible that Donald Munro lived several hundred years after he is claimed to have founded the Clan Munro.

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"His [Ocaan's] son, Donald Munro, led his clan back to Scotland, fought for King Malcolm II A.D. 1025, and at a Parliament at Scone he was granted a Barony, which he named Foyle or Foulis after the Lough from whence he came.

"Donald died in 1053 and was succeeded by his eldest son, George Munro, who died in

1101. George was succeeded by his son, Hugh, who became the First Baron of Foulis."

(William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine - Vol. XIII #4 - p. 231-241)
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[Kelley] «i»presents a lineage based on oral tradition regarding the kings of Tara, first known rulers of Ireland. The first eight generations are not adequately established but the first known name is that of Tuathal Techtmar who led an invasion of Ireland which must have occurred in the third century. From this point through seven more speculative and 26 more established generations, Kelley leads us to the advent of one Domnall Abunro, brother of Aine, wife of Angus Og MacDonald, Lord of the Isles and uncle of John, Lord of the Isles. «/i»[Domnal]«i» was the son of one Cumhaige na nGall O'Cathain, probably King of Craobh, Cianachta and Fir Li. ...

The Gaelic name for the Munro clan is Rothach or Rothich and the motto is "Dread God," a term which might more aptly be described as "Stand in awe of God." The battle shout of the clan is "Caisteal Foulis'n a theine," wich translates: "Foulis Castle in flames," a call designed to rouse to arms all members of the clan. It evidently was meant to rouse the clansmen to fury at the mere prospect, not from a burning of the original castle. This castle, described in old documents as "the eagle's nest,: was accidently burned down in 1750 after having been garrisoned for the government and suffering at the hands of the Jacobites in two uprisings.
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("The Monroe Book" by J. L. Guilford)
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Error alert: The Paula Monroe reference says Donald was the son of Robert Munro who was born about 980 in Fowlis, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland and died 1041 in Scotland. He married O Cathan who was born about 984 at Fowlis.

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Donald married Unknown. Unknown was born est 995 in , , , Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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