Clan Fergusson

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Clan Fergusson
coat of arms

Clan member crest badge - Clan Fergusson.svg
Motto : Dulcius ex asperis ("Sweeter after difficulties")
Battle cry : Clann Fhearghuis gu brath!
portrait
region Lowlands and Highlands
district all over Scotland
Plant badge Little sunflower
Gaelic names MacFhearghuis
Chief


Fergusson of Kilkerran arms.svg
Sir Charles Fergusson of Kilkerran
9. Baronet of Kilkerran
Seat Kilkerran, Ayrshire

Clan Fergusson
Forgan, Fergie, Fergus, Fergushill , Fergussill, Farries, Ferrie, Ferries, Ferris (s), Forgie, Furgerson, Grevsack, Hardie, Hardy, Ehsanian, Hemmati, Kiddie, Kydd, Keddie, Keddle, Ketchen, Kidd, Madani, MacTavert MacHerries. The Gaelic name has been given through translations in these forms, MacFergus, MacFerries, and MacFerris. Due to the change in the Scottish language, there were new variants such as MacAdie, MacCade, MacErries, MacHerries, MacKerras (especially common in Argyll and Australia ), MacKersey, MacKestan, MacFhearghuis, MacMagnus and even MacIrish, MacInlay.

Fergusson or Ferguson is the name of a Scottish clan whose members are spread across Scotland .

history

The original son of Fergus, the progenitor of the Fergussons from whom the name comes, is unknown, but over time Kilkerran in Ayrshire established itself as the central location of the clan. Although the Fergussons could never agree on a common goal due to their dispersion and are therefore less known for military achievements, they nevertheless produced some well-known personalities, including the poet Robert Fergusson , who inspired the Scottish national poet Robert Burns , and the philosopher Adam Ferguson .

The motto of the clan is Dulcius ex asperis ("Sweeter after difficulties").

photos

  • Clan badge and motto

  • Coat of arms of the Fergusson of Kilkerran

  • Victorian depiction of a clan member

literature

  • Alan Bold: Scottish tartans. Pitkin Pictorials, London 1978, ISBN 0-85372-245-5 , ( Pitkin "Pride of Britain" Books ).

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