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THE GENEALOGIE OF THE CAMPBELLS 81<br />

Campus bellus in Normandie as sd is (on which occasion<br />

he was called Gillespicus Campbellus 1 after the name of<br />

these lands as all the rest sprung of Malcom Oduibhn begotten<br />

on her were so called) I say that Gillespig Campbell<br />

having come over to Britain to see his freinds in <strong>Scotland</strong><br />

{or as ane officer in William the Conqueror's army as some<br />

alleadges) did take in mariage the sd Evah <strong>here</strong>trix of<br />

Lochow (whose offspring did still enjoy the lands of Lochow<br />

under the name and designation of Campbells) as a part of<br />

their estate : It is also supposed by some that Lochaw<br />

being at first called Loch Cruachan was at <strong>this</strong> tyme called<br />

Lochaw or Locheve changing its name after Evah <strong>here</strong>-<br />

trix t<strong>here</strong>of.<br />

Gillespick or Archibald second son to Gillecollum 14. Archibald<br />

Oduibhn begotten on the Lady Beochamps or Campus ^th\h?fore<br />

bellus was the first of the Knights of Lochow who assumed<br />

the name of Campbell from the land obtained by his father bells,<br />

through marying the Lady Beochamps, and he became<br />

heritor of Lochow by marying the foresd Evah <strong>here</strong>trix<br />

therof (his eldest brother Dionysius having remained in<br />

ffrance as <strong>here</strong>tor of Campus bellus or Beochamps as was<br />

formerly marked.<br />

sd Ev ah the<br />

-<br />

,<br />

It is also to be remembered that the foresd Gillecollum Nota Giiie-<br />

s ot<br />

oduibhn maried also Dirvail daughter to the Lord of^° ar e,<br />

Carrick of whom he begot Gilmory, Corcaruo and Dun<strong>can</strong><br />

Drumanach. Gilmorie had a naturall son called Nachtan<br />

of whom the Clannnachtans. 2 Of Corcaruo descended the<br />

Clanuilins in Ireland, and of Dun<strong>can</strong> Drumanach came mcNachtan<br />

the Drummonds ; he was called Drumanach as some Dru'mmoncL<br />

think because he lived bejoynd Drimalbine whence follows<br />

that these three Claims are of the oduibhns and brothers<br />

to the sd first Archibald Campbell by his father's other<br />

mariage and yet they were not called Campbells because<br />

1 It is generally admitted that the name is purely Gaelic and due to the epithet<br />

Caim-beul or wry-mouthed, given to some early chief—Dugald, according to<br />

Dr. Skene {Celtic <strong>Scotland</strong>, vol. iii. p. 458). The spelling was CambelVeil into<br />

the fifteenth century. A similar name is Cameron—Caim-shroin, wry-nosed.<br />

2 MS. B says 'Nachtan, of whom the MacNachtans, M'NicoIls, M'Nivens,<br />

•and M'Kenrigs.'<br />

VOL. II. F

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