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The Gaelic for Macintyre is 'Mac-an-T'saoir' which means 'son of the carpenter'. The origin of the names comes from a traditional story of the clan. It is thought that the clan can be traced back as early as the time of Somerled during the 12th century, A line descending from Macarill settled on the mainland on lands of Glen Noe which are by Ben Cruachan on Loch Etiveside. Towards the end of the 13th century the Macintyres established themselves as foresters to the Lords of Lorn. Many of the family records were lost over time so the chiefs of the Macintyres are difficult to list in succession, but the first record of a chief is Duncan, who married a daughter of Campbell of Barcaldine. He died in 1695. The Earl of Argyll led the Covenanters in the Scottish Parliament. The earl's lands were pillaged but Alasdair Macdonald, who led the royalist forces, chose not to attack the Macintyres at Glen Noe because they were related. James, who is recorded as the 3rd chief, was born c.1727. He studied law and was approved as a good scholar and poet. He returned to Glen Bow upon the death of his father. A monument to the poet, which was erected in 1859, still stands near Loch Awe. The Macintyres spread throughout many areas in Scotland and established their fortunes in various capacitates. A branch of the Macintyres served as hereditary pipers for the Macdonalds of Clanranald while the Macintyres of rannoch served as pipers for the Mackenzies. In 1955 Alasdair Macintyre of Camus-na-h-erie recorded his arms in the Lyon Court as a cadet of the chiefly house. The shield looked quite different from what historians considered it should look like but this was rectified in 1991 when James Wallace Macintyre of Glencoe, the 9th chief, recorded the correct unchanged arms. The Macintyres sit on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
Septs of the Clan: Tyre, MacTear, Wright, McEntire |
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