Donald MacGillivary is a traditional Scottish folk song dating back to one of the Jacobite risings, either in 1715 or 1745. MacGillavry of Drumglass is one of the chiefs mentioned in the Chevalier's Muster Roll of 1715, and in the Forty-Five rebellion the powerful clan MacIntosh was led by a Colonel MacGillavry. A bard belonging to this clan may well have writtend the song; on the other hand, the name might have been used as a convenient designation for loyal highlanders.

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