I got this story via email from Bob L. Layne Hasbargen, Pacific Northwest Commissioner, Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie. This version of the MacCormick Story came from a manuscript written up by the Clan Chief's Lieutenant, Barry W. Hartman F.S.A. Scot. Barry is a MacCormick and he found this in doing research on Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.
	John Og, or young John, Fifth Maclaine of Lochbuie, also known as Iain the Toothless, was born circa 1470 and was a favorite of James the fourth of Scotland. John had children first by a woman in handfast arrangement. His Sons, Murdoch and Charles, were legitimated September 13, 1538. He also married a daughter of Macdougall of Dunollie, and had by her John (who was murdered by Allan na Sop in 1526), and Ewen (Eoghann a' Chinn bhig, or Ewen of the Little Head, who lived on a crannog in Loch Sguibhain, just north of Lochbuie. Ewen was killed prior to 1538 in a feud with his father John Og, who had gone to Hector Mor Maclean of Duart for support against Ewen. After the Battle, Hector Mor imprisoned John Og on the fortress island of Cairnburg Mor, on of the Treshnish Isles about two miles off the coast of Mull, away from women so that John Og could have no new heir. Without a Lochbuie heir, Hector Mor felt that he could easily take over the lands of Lochbuie. He did allow John Og to have an ugly maidservant however, and in due course she became pregnant. The story goes that when Duart found out that the maidservant was pregnant, she was taken to Torlosik so that they could keep an eye on her. There, Duart directed the doctor (Ollamh Muileach, in Pennyghael), that if a daughter was born it could live, but if a son was born he was to kill the child. One version of this story says that the maidservant bore twins, a son and daughter. The nursemaid, who had been friends with (Ewen the Little Head), showed only the daughter to the doctor and hid the son, named Murdoch Gearr or(Murdoch the Stunted) he was born about 1496. The nurse took the child to Glencannel, where he was raised by a family of MacGillivrays. John Og was succeeded by his illegitimate son Murchadh Gearr, or(Murdoch the Short), who became the sixth Maclaine of Lochbuie, he was legitimated in 1538. Murdoch's uncle, Murdoch MacLean of Scallasdale (a Duart), tried to rob Murdoch Gearr of his lands, and Short Murdoch fled to Ireland in 1539, where he was under the protection of the Earl of Antrim. About 1540, the Earl of Antrim gave Murdoch thirteen big swordsmen and a boat or currach (a boat made by placing animal skins over a wooden frame). They rowed from Derry to Jura and then on to Craignure and came ashore there near to nightfall. They then crept along by Craignure, but one was left behind, (to guard the boat I suspect). Someone in the area did not recognize this person and asked, "What is your name", He said, "Today I was a Morrison, but now I am a Son of the Night." Murdoch and his band came to Moy Castle after dark, and found his old nurse, who proceeded to tell him how he could gain entry into Moy castle (the Maclaine stronghold at Lochbuie). The nurse would let loose the cattle, and when the Duart supporters came out to round them up, Murdoch and his men could rush the door of the Castle. Murdoch expressed apprehension, because the nurse's husband was the gatekeeper, and would be in great danger, but the nurse replied, "Let the tail go with the hide." The plan was successfully carried out, and Murdoch was again in command of Moy Castle. One of Murdoch's chief Swordsmen in his band, is reported to have been a MacCormick. In gratitude to this man and his namesakes, it was ordered that above the door of Moy Castle there was to appear this notice in Gaelic "Biadh is deoch do MhacCormaig" or "Food and Drink for MacCormick". Anyone of this name would be welcome. And because of this all MacCormick's hold a special place of honor within Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie.