-
families formerly known as "McBrief" or "
mac a’ Bhritheimh".
Alexander Morison (Heraldry of the Clan
MacGhille-m****re)
makes the
statement that the name...
- all of
these have male and
female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all
Mac-
names become Nic- if the
person is female. Some of the
Scottish Gaelic surnames...
-
Scottish Gaelic patronymic of "
MacGhilleAndrais"
which means "servant of St. Andrew".
Variations of this name were
MacAndrew,
Gillanders and Anderson...
-
patronised by the
MacLeans of Duart.
Despite their long
service to the
MacLeans and
MacLeods, not one Ó Muirgheasáin poem,
written for the
MacLeans of Duart...
- chief. The name
MacCallum is
derived from
Mac Ghille Chaluim which means son of the
disciple of Columba. The
MacCallums
settled in
Lorne towards the end...
- to be one Shaw
MacDuff who was a
younger son of Duncan, the
Thane or Earl of Fife, who was a
descendant of
Kenneth MacAlpin. Shaw
MacDuff was made keeper...
- the
western Scottish Highlands. "Maclaine" is an
alternate spelling for "
MacLean." Clan
Maclaine of
Lochbuie and Clan
Maclean of
Duart are two separate...
- It was
written by
Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail;
according to
Ronnie Black, he was
likely a
member of the
MacM****rich
bardic family, and a native...
-
MacAndrews is
considered a sept of the Clan
Mackintosh and the
wider Clan
Chattan Confederation. Clan
Anderson is also ****ociated with the Clan
MacDonell...
- Iona
adopted the
Benedictine rule. Iona was re-endowed in 1203 by
Raghnall mac Somhairle, son of Somerled, king of
Argyll and the Isles.
During the abbacies...
