Black Donald

Black Donald (Scottish Gaelic: Domhnall Dubh or Domnuill-dhu) is a Highland colloquialism for the Devil in Scottish mythology.[1] The defining characteristic of Black Donald is his cloven feet, which betray whatever disguise he assumes.

In history

The first chief of historical record, and the eleventh chief, of Clan Cameron was Domnhuill Dubh, who fought as a vassal of the Lord of the Isles at Harlaw in 1411.[2]

References

MacLeod, Fiona (1895). Mountain Lovers Archived 2009-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Boston: Roberts Bros.
Colonel Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT (2004, May 28). The Telegraph.

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