Clan Wallace

Clan Wallace coat of arms Motto : Pro libertate ("For freedom") Battle cry : Freedom! portrait region Lowlands district Strathclyde Plant badge Oak branch Gaelic names Uallas

Chief Ian Francis Wallace of that Ilk Chief of the Name and Arms of Wallace Historic seat Craigie Castle, Ayrshire Auchenbathie Tower

Clan branches Wallace of Cragie Wallace of Cairnhill Wallace of Cessrock Wallace of Elderslie Wallace of Auchenbathie Tower Wallace of Kelly Wallace of Riccarton.

Affiliated clans Clan Comyn

Wallace is the name of a Scottish clan originating from Ayrshire and Renfrewshire , where they have been present since the 12th century.

history

The name may come from a Latin word for "Welsh". The best known son of the clan was the Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace , who fought alongside Robert the Bruce against the English in the late 13th and early 14th centuries , ruled Scotland for short and was betrayed in the end. He is also featured in an unofficial Scottish national anthem ( Scots wha hae wi 'Wallace bled).

The motto of the clan is accordingly Pro libertate ("For freedom").

photos

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  Clan badge with slogan

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  Wallace coat of arms

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  Tartan

literature

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ "The Wallaces". By Bill Fyfe Hendrie. Lang Syne Publishers Ltd. 1997. ISBN 1-85217-058-1 .