Clann means children of the family, offspring, descendants, clan, while mhic is the genitive of mac, the gaelic for son, and leoid is the genitive of leod. We are pleased that you want to know more about our band, our forthcoming engagements or how to contact us. The chiefs of clan macleod claim descent from leod, a highborn norsegael who is thought to have lived in the th century, but whose ancestors are known from multiple pedigrees at least into the early 12th or late 11th centuries. Clan mcleod travel is a family run coach and minibus hire company based in kirkliston, edinburgh.
Shop for the perfect clan macleod gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Clan macleod, the largest selection of clan macleod items available in the world. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Born in 1518, connor macleod was raised a warrior by his clan who were at war with the neighbouring frasier clan. I had someone helping me with my ancestry search and she uncovered that the lowder namesake is actually clan macleod. The new subclade is by19718, and it has been found positive in a descendant of donald macleod of galtrigal faithful palinurus, the boatman who aided the rebel prince charles edward stuarts escape from the failed 1745 jacobite rebellion. Acms genealogical resource centre clan macleod genealogy. The clan macleod is made up of two branches, siol thormoid the macleods of harris and skye and siol thorcuil the macleods of. Clan macleod is one of scotlands most celebrated highland clans with close historical links with the isle of skye.
Your first name of macleod has given you the vision and foresight to be able to organize others and to hold positions of responsibility with poise and selfconfidence. They hailed from the mountain region in the north of scotland and made their way to ireland. The current chief is hugh magnus macleod, the 30th chief of the clan. The surname macleod has multiple variations and spellings and only the main ones have been included in the listing, although others are eligible to participate. Australia, canada, england, france, germany, new zealand, scotland, south africa, switzerland, and the united states of america. Our purpose here is to provide the resources, information, and links you need to research your ties to this ancient scottish highland clan. We have a wealth of experience helping our customers with all of their travel needs. Macleod was the 45th most frequent surname at the general register office in 1995. Many of our clients return time and time again as clan mcleod travel always meet their needs and requirements. The name leod is an anglicization of the scottish gaelic name leod, which is thought to have been derived from the old norse. When john macleod of macleod, who has died aged 71, inherited his position as 29th chief of the clan macleod in 1976, he also inherited dunvegan. Taos new mexico library, clan macleod society, usa rare book collection. The roots of clan macleod are in the highlands and islands of northwestern scotland. The battle of coire na creiche battle of benquhillan was a scottish clan battle fought in the isle of skye in 1601.
I posted this in the genealogy forum but wanted to see what was said as far as the clan forum as well. The association is made up of ten national societies across the world including. Now under familytreedna two surname projects are in progress. Welcome welcome to the associated clan macleod societies genealogical resource centre. It is said that the chiefs of the clan have been seated at dunvegan castle since the time of leod, and this on the isle of skye where for centuries they were.
Olaf the black was the norse king of man and the isles who lived in the early th century. Macleod on the great highland bagpipe and on the interior scottish smallpipes. Thank you for visiting the clan macleod pipe band sydney website. Clan macleod, based in the new jerseynew york city area, features r. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Ask or tell us about the macleod clan, and well add the information to this page. Clan macleod societies of canada cmsc draws together members of the macleod clan and septs from across canada to celebrate cultural events. Today, clan macleod of the lewes, clan macleod of raasay, and clan macleod are represented by associated clan macleod societies, and the chiefs of the three clans. Isle of skye blended scotch whisky was the official whisky sponsor of the clan macleod parliament world gathering 2010.
Clann means children, while mhic is the genitive of mac, the gaelic for son, and leoid is the genitive of leod. Coat of arms family crests store scottish clan crest clan badge gifts clan crests m mac clan crests macleod clan badge crest tartan. Olaf was from a dynasty of norse kings, who, for centuries held the isles. Finally back after the 2018 macleod parliament for those who are unfamiliar, the 10 national societies of clan macleod get together under the associate clan macleod societies acms organization every 4 years to have a world gathering in scotland, with most activities taking place in dunvegan on the isle of skye with day trip tours to other locations on skye and nearby, including a raasay. Experience a week of friendship and clanship, with outings, ceilidhs and events for all members of the family. The series is a fantasy science fiction actionadventure television series featuring duncan macleod of the scottish clan macleod, as the highlander. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Held in dunvegan on clan macleods home island of skye every four years, over 170 clans folk from overseas, including america, tasmania, malta and south africa attended the clan macleod parliament from saturday 24 friday 30 july. Dna lectures who do you think you are 31,433 views. With the support of, and input from, the clan macleod societies of canada cmsc, i have designed, and registered with the scottish register of tartans. Well, the clan macleod usa annual general meeting held in wilmington, nc is now in the history books. Leod was his younger son who, around 1220, married the daughter and heiress of macraild on skye. Unfollow clan macleod to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Books and periodicals relevant to the history of the clan. Isle of skye whisky the toast of the clan macleod parliament. Why not also follow us on facebook and say hello or better still, say hello in person at our next engagement. Books about genealogy, military, songs, history, locations in the highlands, clans and far more. The definite article an or na is usually omitted in gaelic in a chain of genitives.
Macleod of harris clan plaid scottish tartan fabric. The riverboat tour, two very good speakers, tour of moores creek national battlefield, and a formal banquet complete with. During an epic battle in 1536 between the clans, connor. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Although it is too early in the familytreedna study to report any overall conclusive results, sufficient data has been accumulated to address several specific points.
Mcleod is one of the names derived from the families of the ancient dalriadan clans of scotland. One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of gillandres macleod, in 1227. It was the culmination of a year of feuding between clan macleod of dunvegan and the clan macdonald of sleat, that ended with a macdonald victory in coire na creiche on the northern slopes of the cuillin hills. A number of clans are regarded as septs subbranch of the mackenzie clan askey, beton, harold, lewis, macaskill, mccabe, maccaig, maccaskill, macclure, maccorkindale, maclimmor, macharold, mackaskill, maclewis, maclure, tolmie. Connor macleod did not win the prize and immortals still exist post1985. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist. Other products by plaidwerx clan maclaren tartan fabric. The gaelic form of the surname is mac leoid, which means son of leod, son of olaf the black, king of man and the northern isles. Macleod clan crest, hold fast motto, family history, clan. The macleods of lewis siol torquil had, from the beginning, always grudged the ascendancy of the macleods of dunvegan, but when torquil macleod of lewis was killed in 1597,the barony of lewis passed to his soninlaw, sir rory mackenzie of cogeach. Scottish dna clans, families, and surnames alasdair macdonald duration. Join the clan macleod at our clan parliament on skye in july 2018. Great highland bagpipe scottish snare drum duo from tinton falls, new jersey.
Macleod describing these have been published in the clan macleod magazine, as follows. Clan news clan macleod clan macleod societies of canada. Unfollow macleod clan to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Macleod of lewis clan crest, motto, family history. Every four years, the clan macleod gathers in dunvegan, isle of skye to enjoy educational and cultural events, and to support its heritage. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
We hope it provides useful information to prospective members and the latest news and photos for current members. Click on programme for more information about parliament activities in dunvegan. With craig mcginlay, ross noble, dave finnegan, seoras wallace. Macleod character analysis of meaning here is the characteristics of macleod in details. The root of the ancient dalriadanscottish name macleod is the personal name leod. Exciting news from the l165 and clan macleod dna projects, there is a new subclade to the macleod r1bby3210, and it has a famous member. A flag said to possess supernatural powers of protection comes into the possession of a highland clan of scotsmen fighting for their survival. Welcome to the web site of the clan macleod society, usa. The whole phrase therefore means the children of the son of leod.