Clan MacKay

Clan MacKay
	Allan, Allanson, Bain , Bayne , Kay, Key, Keyes, MacAllan, MacBain, MacCaa, MacCaw, MacCay, MacGaa, MacGaw, MacGee, MacGhee, MacGhie, MacKay, MacKee, McKee, Mackie, MacPhail, MacQue, MacQuey, MacQuoid, MacVail, MacVain, MacVane, McCay, McCoy, McKay, McKoy Morgan, Neilson, Nelson, Paul, Pole, Poleson, Pollard, Polson, Reay, Scobie, Williamson.

Chief
;
Æneas Simon Mackay
15. Lord Reay
Historic seat	Castle Varrich

Clan MacKay
coat of arms
	Motto : Manu forti ("With a strong hand")
	Battle cry : Bratach Bhan Chlann Aoidh
portrait
region	Highlands
district	Strathnaver
Piece of music for bagpipes	Mackay's March
Gaelic names	MacAoidh

Clan branches
Mackay of Strathnaver (chiefs) Mackay of Aberach (senior cadets) Mackay of Scoury Mackay of Bighouse Mackay of Strathy Mackay of Skerray Mackay of Melness Mackay of Sandwood Mackay of Achmonie Mackay of Argyle and the West Outside Scotland: Mackay of the Netherlands Mackay of Sweden Mackay of Galloway

Affiliated clans
Clan Munro Clan Forbes Clan Gunn (18th century) Clan Ross (18th century) Clan Sutherland (18th century)

Rival clans
Clan Sinclair Clan Donald Clan Gunn (15th century) Clan Ross (15th century) Clan Sutherland (16th century)

MacKay , also known as Clan Morgan , is the name of a Scottish clan that originated in the Strathnaver region of Scotland in northern Sutherlandshire . Their territory included mainly the communities ( parish ) of Durness , Tongue and Farr .

history

Clan MacKay tartan

The clan constantly struggled with powerful neighbors, including the MacDonalds and Sutherlands , and had to sell Strathnaver in 1642 due to continued pressure. In 1829 the Sutherland family took over the remaining lands of the MacKays.

The clan's motto is Manu forti ("With a strong hand").

literature

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

Individual evidence

^ Clan Mackay Society USA . Retrieved January 16, 2013.
^ Henry Bacon McKoy: The McKoy Family of North Carolina. And other Ancestors Including Ancrum Berry Halling Hasell Usher. Self-published, Greenville SC 1955.
↑ www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/mackay.html . Retrieved January 16, 2013.

Web links

Private side of the clan branch in D

[1] Clan Mackay Society USA . Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[2] Henry Bacon McKoy: The McKoy Family of North Carolina. And other Ancestors Including Ancrum Berry Halling Hasell Usher. Self-published, Greenville SC 1955.

[3] www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/mackay.html . Retrieved January 16, 2013.