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Clan Fergusson
MacFhearghuis[1]
Crest: Upon a chapeau Gules furred Ermine, a bee on a thistle Proper
MottoDulcius ex asperis (Sweeter after difficulties)[1]
War cryFhearghuis Gu Brath - Fergus forever
Profile
RegionLowlands and Highlands
DistrictAyrshire, Argyll, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Dumfries and Galloway[1]
Plant badgeLittle sunflower[1]
Chief
Sir Adam Fergusson of Kilkerran[1]
10th Baronet of Kilkerran
SeatKilkerran House, Ayrshire
Septs of Clan Fergusson
Forgan, Fergie, Fergus, Fergushill, Ferguson, Fergussill,Fearghus, Ferrie, Ferries, Ferris,Forgie, Furgerson, Hardie, Hardy,Kiddie, Kydd, Keddie, Keddle, Ketchen, Kidd, MacTavert MacHerries, MacKidd, Madani. The Gaelic name has been rendered through translation into the forms, MacFergus. variations as MacAdie, MacCade, MacErries, MacHerries, MacKerras (especially common in Argyll and Australia), MacKersey, MacKestan, MacFhearghuis, MacMagnus and even MacIrish, MacInlay, MacNaughton were formed.
Picture of Fergus in a MS of Ferguut, a derivative text based on the Roman de Fergus from the Netherlands.
A romanticised Victorian-era illustration of a Fergusson clansman by R. R. McIan from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands published in 1845.

Clan Fergusson is a Scottish clan.[2] Known as the Sons of Fergus they have spread across Scotland from as far as Ross-shire in the north to Dumfriesshire in the south.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Clan Fergusson Profile scotclans.com. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 136 - 137.

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