 These Darrochs were known as the "Clann Domhnuill Riabhaich" which is a corruption of "dath riabhach", which is Gaelic for "brindled colour".This was to distinguish them from the fair headed inhabitants of Jura, who were known as "dath buidhe" - from which the name 'Bowie' is derived.The Mic ille Riabhaich appear in 1623 on a bond acknowledging as their overlord, Sir Donald MacDonald, 1st Baronet of Sleat.