Ann,
No, I have not. Of course, the term loup in MacDonalds of Loup refers to Kintyre. From the charts in Father John's Diary, I find my lineage going back to Hector Ard and then "Alistair Mor, Laird of Loup from whom came the MacDonalds of Loup [The MacAllisters of Loup, see Clan Donald history vol. 3p. 184]". Unfortunately, I do no have the 3 volume clan Donald history to see what it says there. I also am still confused about having the above lineage and being told I am Clan Ranald. In the book "The Clan Ranald of Knoydart and Glengarry" by Norman MacDonald he has a chart showing Alasdair Mor, brother of Angus Mor, listed as "progenitor of the MacAlisters of Loup." He also shows a line that goes from Angus Mor to Angus Og to John the Good of Isla, Lord of the Isles and through his first marriage (Euphemia 'Amy' MacRury) to his son Ranald, progenitor of Clanranald and Glengarry. it almost seems as though some of the descendants of Alasdair Mor, because they were living among all of the MacDonald/MacDonells of Knoydart just adopted the same surname.
Ann, you are the closest "relative" I have found in the research of my McDonald ancestors. Would you mind telling me a little about your family?
jmcdonald@opusnet.com