Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor,[2] is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[2] The Clan is also known to have been among the first families of Scotland to begin playing the bagpipes in the early 17th century.[3]
^ abMac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Archived from the original (docx) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ abWay of Plean, George; Squire, Romilly of Rubislaw (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. Glasgow: HarperCollins (for the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 220–221. ISBN 0-00-470547-5.
^Porter, J., ed. (2007). "Introduction". Defining Strains: The Musical Life of Scots in the Seventeenth Century. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03910-948-7.
ClanGregor, also known as Clan MacGregor, is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century. The clan's most famous member is...
parents were the local Clan MacGregor tacksman, Donald Glas MacGregor, and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch through...
chivalry concerns Clan Lamont and ClanGregor. The story is supposed to take place around the year 1600. The son of the chief of Clan Lamont and the only...
to ClanGregor. The MacAulays of Ardincaple, like ClanGregor and several other clans, have traditionally been considered one of the seven clans which...
of 1825", MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history. From the ClanGregor, MacGregor was an officer...
Glen Fruin was a Scottish clan battle fought on 7 February 1603 between the ClanGregor and its allies on one side, and the Clan Colquhoun and its allies...
commission of Justiciary, (a commission of fire and sword), to pursue the ClanGregor and "their ressetters and assisters". Both the MacAulays and Colquhouns...
However several of the names are claimed by other clans, including clanGregor – traditional enemy of clan Colquhoun. Calhoun, Cahoon, Cahoone, Cohoon, Colhoun...
the 6th Duke). Similarly, Sir Malcolm MacGregor, chief of ClanGregor, has written that only four MacGregor tartans (plus a newer dance tartan) are legitimate...
created on 3 July 1795 for John Murray. He was a member of the Scottish MacGregorclan. This branch of the family had been forbidden to bear their own surname...
MacGregor or Macgregor may refer to: MacGregor (surname) MacGregor (filmmaker), a Spanish commercial cinematographer and film director ClanGregor, a...
several Macintaylors were fined for sheltering outlawed members of the ClanGregor. James Taylor, born 1753 in Lanarkshire is credited with the first practical...
Originally a Clan Comyn stronghold, tradition holds that the castle was taken from the Comyns by a combined force of Grants and MacGregors. The next available...
always a minor clan and never gained any great power. According to Skene, the MS 1450 proved that Clan Mackinnon was a branch of ClanGregor. Skene maintained...
officer in the Royal Clan Alpin Fencibles, and his first wife Frances, daughter of Major Edmund Pascall. Murray was part of ClanGregor (or Macgregor), but...
Gaelic for: noble), brother of Fingon (ancestor of Clan MacKinnon) and Anrias (ancestor of ClanGregor). They were fierce fighters in the Wars of Scottish...
The persecution of the ClanGregor by the Clan Campbell drove the MacGregors from their own lands into Balquidder where the Clan MacLaren lacked the power...
"psychopath". "MacGregors from the next glen" joining Wallace shortly after the action at Lanark is dubious, since it is questionable whether ClanGregor existed...
Neish is a name of Scottish origin. Clan Neish (or MacNeish) is a sept of either ClanGregor or Clan Innes[citation needed]. Arthur Charles Neish, late...
chief of his clan, he entered into a contract with the chief of the MacGregors, pledging service and assistance to their chief. His clan feuded with the...
branch of ClanGregor. He participated in the Jacobite rising of 1689 and fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie. In July 1714, a group of ClanGregor notables...
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