of Mac Dhughaill or MacDougall. MacCoul of Craignish means simply MacDougall of Craignish. There were two clan Dougalls in Scotland, the Clan MacDougalls of Lorn, who were descended from Dugall, son of Somerled of the Isles, and the Clan Dugall Craignish, who were descended from Dugall, son of Macrath, son of Ectigern. MacCoul is simply a contracted form of MacDougall. Both names are the same in Gaelic, Mac Dhughaill. The clan is not registered with the Court of the Lord Lyon and as such is not officially recognised as a clan. Siol Eachairn Siol Eachairn was written by Rev. Dugald MacEchern in 1933. Siol Eachairn draws upon the original research published 30 years prior by Rev A. Maclean Sinclair. The document outlines the known theories on the origins of the people and the name; it then goes on to give a genealogical account of the three main branches of the family. These being the three sons of a man who is named Ectigern and who it appears died in the mid 12th century. Ectigern, the progenitor of Siol Eachairn had three sons. These being Gilchrist (Gilles) the eldest, Dugal, and Ranald being the youngest. Gilchrist settled in South Kintyre and was seated at Kilellan Estate. Gilchrist is the first chief of Clan MacEacharn Dugal stayed in Lorne and was seated at Craignish. Dugal was the first Chief of Clan Dugall Craignish Ranald stayed in Lorne and his ancestors became known as Clan Malcolm or the MacCallums of Poltalloch Origins of the name MacEacharn The name is known to have originated in Ireland as Ectigern, meaning Horse Lord. The name is mentioned nineteen times in either the Annals of the Four Masters, the Annals of Tigernach or the Annals of Ulster and is first mentioned in 760AD in the Annals of Ulster. The name is also written in Latin as MACHEACHYRNA as it is on the MacEacharn Cross at Kilkerran Some of the many spellings of the name are MacEacharn; MacEachran; MacEchern; MacEachern, McEachern; MacEchron; McEchron; MacEachron; McEachron; McEathron; Macharn; MacEacharin; MacEachthighearna; MacEachairn. Names such as the Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn, and the Anglicised forms MacEachen, and MacEachin, are similar but not related names. Also reference Alexander MacBain, M.A., LL.D "Etymology of the Principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames : to which is added a disquisition on Ptolemy's Geography of Scotland" The name is translated from Old Irish to mean in