Clan Robertson

Clan Robertson / Clan Donnachaidh
	Collier, Colyear, Conlow ; Connachie, Dobbie ; Dobieson, Dobinson, Dobson ; Donachie, Donica, Donnachie, Duncan, Duncanson, Dunkeson, Dunnachie, Inches, MacConachie, MacConlogue, MacConnichie, MacDonachie, MacInroy, MacIver, MacRoban MacIvor, MacLaggan , MacRobbie, MacRobert, MacRobie, MacWilliam, Reed, Reid, Robb, Roberts, Robison, Robson, Roy, Stark, Tannoch (Tanner, Tonner), Tannochy ; Note: several of the above names are merely anglicized variants of the Scottish Gaelic MacDhonnchaidh or literal English translations of the same (Duncan, Duncanson etc.).

Chief
;
Alexander Robertson of Struan
24. Chief of Clan Donnachaidh

Clan Robertson / Clan Donnachaidh
coat of arms
	Motto : Virtutis gloria merces ("Fame is the reward for bravery")
	Battle cry : Garg 'nuair dhùisgear ("Fierce when roused")
portrait
Plant badge	Bracken or general fern
Piece of music for bagpipes	Teachd Chlann Dhonnchaidh (Coming of the Robertsons)
Gaelic names	MacDhonnchaidh, Robasdan

Clan branches
Robertson of Auchleeks. Robertson of Faskally. Robertson of Inches. Robertson of Kindeace. Robertson of Kinlochmouidart. Robertson of Lude. Robertson of Struan.

Affiliated clans
Clan MacGregor

Rival clans
Clan Ogilvy

Robertson or Donnachaidh ( Scottish Gaelic : Clann Dhonnchaidh ) is the name of one of the oldest Scottish clans . It comes from the area on the upper reaches of the Tay and its tributaries.

history

The first known chief was Donnchadh Reamhar ("Fat Duncan"), son of Andrew de Atholia ( Latin for "Andrew of Atholl"), a relatively insignificant landowner and leader of a clan around Dunkeld in Perthshire . As an avid supporter of Robert I , he fought with him during the Scottish Wars of Independence ; it is said that Donnchadh Reamhar took care of King Robert after the Battle of Methven in 1306. The clan claims that the fat Duncan's relatives and his followers supported the king at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 (this patriotic story, however, is not confirmed by any contemporary document). His descendants were then known as the Duncansons (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Dhònnchaidh ; English: 'Children of Duncan').

"Robertson". A transfigured Victorian description of a member of the clan in the late 17th century. Illustration by RR McIan 1845.

In 1394 a war broke out between the Dhonnchaidh, Lindsay and Ogilvy clans , who were hereditary magistrates of the county at the time of the cattle thefts in Angus . Sir Walter Ogilvy was murdered in such a fight. Clandonoquhy (name of the clan at the time) enjoyed a reputation as a robber and looter in the late Scottish Middle Ages, although the chiefs were still loyal to the royal houses of Bruce and Stuart .

The name "Clan Robertson" comes from Robert Riabhach ("gray-haired") Duncanson, 4th Chief of Clann Dhonnchaidh, who received the Barony of Struan in 1451 as a reward for the capture of the regicide Robert Graham.

The Robertsons were loyal supporters of the Stuarts and fought on their side in 1688 under Bonnie Dundee and in the Jacobite uprisings in 1715 and 1745 .

literature

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

Web links

www.donnachaidh.com - Official Clan Donnachaidh website
www.robertson.org - Clan Donnachaidh Society

Individual evidence

↑ Frank Adam, Thomas Innes: The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1934 , p 423 ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai The Official Clan Donnachaidh Web Site . Retrieved September 20, 2007.
^ The Origin of The Duncanson Name . Retrieved July 29, 2009.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh, 1275-1749 and the Highlanders at Bannockburn". By James Robertson. Printed by Wood and Son, Mill Street, Perth. 1929.
↑ Moncreiffe, Iain (Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk). The Robertsons (Clan Donnachaidh of Atholl) . Pub: W. & AK Johnston & GW Bacon Ltd., Edinburgh. 1962 (reprint of 1954), p6.
^ Ronald McNair Scott: Robert the Bruce, King of Scots , Hutchinson & Co 1982, p 243

[Adam,_Innes-1] Frank Adam, Thomas Innes: The Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 1934 , p 423 ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[donnachaidh-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai The Official Clan Donnachaidh Web Site . Retrieved September 20, 2007.

[duncanson-3] The Origin of The Duncanson Name . Retrieved July 29, 2009.

[Robertson-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Chiefs of Clan Donnachaidh, 1275-1749 and the Highlanders at Bannockburn". By James Robertson. Printed by Wood and Son, Mill Street, Perth. 1929.

[5] Moncreiffe, Iain (Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk). The Robertsons (Clan Donnachaidh of Atholl) . Pub: W. & AK Johnston & GW Bacon Ltd., Edinburgh. 1962 (reprint of 1954), p6.

[6] Ronald McNair Scott: Robert the Bruce, King of Scots , Hutchinson & Co 1982, p 243