Tim Jaques tjaques@netcom.ca in a post from 12 Sep 97 - 05:37 PM said;

'I'm still interested in finding out more about this Donald MacDonald (that was the subject of my original posting in this thread). If anyone can point me to likely sources, I would appreciate it.

It appears that this version of Loch Lomond was written by Donald McDonnell of Clan Keppoch.'

Tim,
If you are still interested, the Donald MacDonald you are referring to is Donald McDonnell,2nd of Tirnadrish, son of Ranald Mor, 1st of Tirnadrish, nephew of Coll 16th of Keppoch, (a.k.a. Coll nam Bo or Coll of the Cows. A nickname given to him by Viscount (Bonnie) Dundee in the rising of 1688). Donalds final words before being Hung Drawn And quartered for supporting his rightful Royal master are in the National Library of Scotland as part of 'The Lyon in Mourning' volume 1, a 1747 collection of speeches letters & journals of the failed Jacobite restoration of 1745.   

It is titled
'The SPEECH of DONALD MACDONELL of Tiendrish,
of the Family of Keppoch.' pp34 - 43. In addition there are many other letters and journals from the '45.
The text is available on-line at

The Lyon in Mourning at the National Library