Jacobite rising of 1689 been enthusiastic and supported the Revolution, but soon became disenchanted with the new regime. This later led to many breakaway movements in the Church of Scotland. The first major crisis to hit the reign of William III was the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692, where unarmed civilians of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were massacred by government troops, because their chief was late in signing an oath of allegiance to William, having been prevented from doing so on time because of severe weather conditions in the mountains that he had to cross. Jacobite rising of 1689 The Jacobite rising of
Clan Macnab Clan Macnab Clan Macnab is a Highland Scottish clan. The name Macnab is derived from the Scottish Gaelic "Mac An Aba", which means "child of the abbot". According to tradition the progenitor of the clan was "Abraruadh" who was the Abbot of Glen Dochart and Strathearn. Abraruadh was allegedly a younger son of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king of Scots. (See: Siol Alpin). Abraruadh was also descended from Fergus, king of Dál Riata and a nephew of Saint Fillan, who was the founder of the monastery in Glen Dochart in the seventh century. One of the earliest records of the