Clan Muir information

Clan Muir
Clan Muir
Mhor, Mór, Mordha
	Crest: A savage head couped Proper.
Motto	Durum patientia frango; (I overcome difficulty by patience)
War cry	Conlan Abu
Profile
Region	Lowlands Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Border Isles of OrkneyHighlands
District	East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire Aberdeenshire Roxburghshire; Wigtownshire; Kirkcudbrightshire; Berwickshire; Lanarkshire;
Plant badge	Rowan tree
	Clan Muir no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Historic seat	Rowallan Castle
Last Chief	The Mure of Rowallan
Septs of Clan Muir
	Muir, Mure, More, Moar, Moare, Moer, Moir, Moire, Moor, Moore, Moure, Mur, Myre, Morey, Mordha, O' Mordha, O' Moore, O' More, Caldwell, Mor, Mohr, Myre, Myres, Morey, de Mora, Langmuir, Langmuir, Delamore, de la More, Ó'Mothair, Moher, Byre
Clan branches
	Mure of Polkelly; Mure of Rowallan; Mure of Caldwell ; Mure of Skaithmuir; Mure of Limflare ; Mure of Lowdown hill; Mure of Abercorn; Mure of Auchindraine; Mure of Cowdams; Mure of Camseskane; Mure of Skemore; Mure of Kittiemore; Mure of Gladerstone ; Mure of Cassencarie; Moir of Leckie; Moir of Invernettie; Moir of Stoneywood; Mure of Aucheneil; Mure of Thornton; Mure of Treescraig; Mure of Cloncaird; Mure of Craighead Park; Mure of Middleston; Mure of Spittleside; Mure of Brownhill; Muir of Sanday; Muir of Clat; Muir of Brugh; Muir of Lemsgarth; Muir of Brusgrath;
Allied clans
	Clan Kennedy of Bargany ; Clan Boyd; Clan Montgomery; Clan Douglas; Clan Gordon; Clan Leslie ; Clan Campbell; Clan Wallace;
Rival clans
	Clan Kennedy; Clan Cunningham,; Clan Boyd (16th century); Clan Crawford; Clan Sempill; Clan Maxwell of Pollock; Clan Ralston; Clan Houston; Clan Cumming; Clan Ryburn of that Ilk; Clan Reid of Kittochside; Clan McCulloch; Clan MacLellan ;

Clan Muir is a Scottish clan that is armigerous. Per certain sources, holders of the surname Muir (also appearing as Mure and Moore), of Ayrshire, have been noted as a possible sept of Clan Boyd, though this is not clearly identified to a reliable resource.^[37] A spelling variation More/Moore is a sept of Clan Leslie in Aberdeenshire, and, having genetic proof of Muirs in Aberdeenshire, may have roots in the Mure/Muir line of southwest Scotland.^[38]

However, there are other instances in which links to the Mure/Muir line of southwest Scotland cannot be confirmed. The surname Moir, for example, is a sept of Clan Gordon in the highlands, but is not part of this same group of Mure/Muir/Moore.^[39] A single family, the Mores/Moores of Drumcork, are septs of Clan Grant, but there is no evidence of a connection to the Mure/Muir line.^[40] Some also project Muir may be a sept of Clan Campbell, though even Clan Campbell considers this unlikely.^[41]

All said, however, a convincing argument has been made^[who?] that there actually was no Clan Muir prior to the early 19th century;^{[citation needed]} perhaps even the early 20th century.^{[citation needed]} If it came about in the early 19th century, it may have done so solely as part of a revival of Scots nationalism in the wake of the visit to Scotland of King George IV, in 1822;^{[original research?]} was, in part, courtesy of that same sense of nationalism revived in the written works of Sir Walter Scott;^{[original research?]} and was developed around the history of the Mure/Muir lines of Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.^{[citation needed]} In fact, in the earliest history of the Mure/Muir line, in Historie and Descent of the House of Rowallane, Sir William Mure (1594-1657) makes no reference, whatsoever, to a clan system for the Mure/Muir family.^{[not specific enough to verify]} While the book was not published until 1825, the written work itself was produced prior to Sir William Mure's death in 1657.^{[citation needed]} There is no written history of the Muir line known to exist prior to the publication of this work.^{[original research?]} Further, in the second oldest work encompassing a significant amount of material regarding the Mure line from Caldwell, Selections from the Family Papers Preserved at Caldwell (1854), by George Jardine (1754-1827) and William Mure (1799-1860), there is also no reference to the Mure/Muir lines being part of the clan system.^{[citation needed]}^{[not specific enough to verify]}

^ (Cite book Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes By Alexander L. Moir)
^ "Celtic Studio - Clan Muir". Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "Ó Mórdha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Way 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Celtic Radio ^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c (The Agnews of Lochnaw: a history of the hereditary sheriffs of Galloway by Agnew, Andrew, Sir, 1818-1892)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ (The historie and descent of the house of Rowallane)
^ ^a ^b "Fiona Sinclair's Homepage". fionamsinclair.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b ^c (Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes by Alexander L. Moir)
^ (A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times)
^ (Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes.)
^ ^a ^b "Cassencarie | Castle in Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire | Stravaiging around Scotland". www.stravaiging.com.
^ ^a ^b "Home". www.futuremuseum.co.uk.
^ Daniel Simmons-Ritchie (19 August 2011). "Clans gather in Winston for Celtic Highland Games". Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "CLAN | Tartan, Kilts, Cashmere, Tweed & Traditional Scottish Gifts". clan.com.
^ "CLANFINDER - Caldwell". Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "1066 A Medieval Mosaic". www.1066.co.nz.
^ "Ireland 101: Join Our Global Irish Diaspora Family". www.ireland101.com.
^ (The families of Moir and Bures by Andrew J. Mitchell Gill of Savock)
^ (PolkellyCastle2.pdf (brucemore.ca))
^ (A Palace Fit for a Laird:Rowallan Castle, Archaeology and Research 1998-2008 by Gordon Ewart, Dennis Gallagher)
^ (A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times By William Musham Metcalfe )
^ (Skaithmuir Tower – Falkirk Local History Society)
^ ^a ^b (From Caldwell to Tasmania (electricscotland.com)
^ (The Lairds of Leckie (gargunnockvillagehistory.co.uk)
^ "Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (History of the County of Ayr With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire By James Paterson)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e (A history of the County of Renfrew from the earliest Times by William Musham Metcalfe)
^ Daniel Simmons-Ritchie (19 August 2011). "The Scottish Nation - Mure". Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ (the house of Gordon of Australia)
^ (The Laurus Leslaeana Document)
^ (Septs of Clan Campbell | Clan Campbell (ccsna.org))
^ (AYRSHIRE Its History and Historic Families BY WILLIAM ROBERTSON VOLUME I)
^ (The History of the Ryburns (netspeed.com.au))
^ (The Reid family at Wester Kittochside farm (nms.ac.uk))
^ (The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway: Their "forebears" and Friends ..., Volume 1)
^ "Septs of Boyd Clan". Clanboyd.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
^ "index". Clanlesliesociety.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
^ Lois M Todd/House of Gordon USA. "House of Gordon USA About Us". Houseofgordonusa.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
^ "Septs". Clangrant.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
^ "Septs of Clan Campbell". Ccsna.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[1] (Cite book Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes By Alexander L. Moir)

[2] "Celtic Studio - Clan Muir". Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[3] "Ó Mórdha - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.

[Way_1994-4] Cite error: The named reference Way 1994 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[auto1-5] Celtic Radio ^{[dead link]}

[Lochnaw_1892-6] (The Agnews of Lochnaw: a history of the hereditary sheriffs of Galloway by Agnew, Andrew, Sir, 1818-1892)

[ReferenceD-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ (The historie and descent of the house of Rowallane)

[auto2-8] "Fiona Sinclair's Homepage". fionamsinclair.co.uk.

[ReferenceA-9] (Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes by Alexander L. Moir)

[10] (A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times)

[11] (Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes.)

[stravaiging.com-12] "Cassencarie | Castle in Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire | Stravaiging around Scotland". www.stravaiging.com.

[auto-13] "Home". www.futuremuseum.co.uk.

[14] Daniel Simmons-Ritchie (19 August 2011). "Clans gather in Winston for Celtic Highland Games". Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[15] "CLAN | Tartan, Kilts, Cashmere, Tweed & Traditional Scottish Gifts". clan.com.

[16] "CLANFINDER - Caldwell". Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[17] "1066 A Medieval Mosaic". www.1066.co.nz.

[18] "Ireland 101: Join Our Global Irish Diaspora Family". www.ireland101.com.

[19] (The families of Moir and Bures by Andrew J. Mitchell Gill of Savock)

[20] (PolkellyCastle2.pdf (brucemore.ca))

[21] (A Palace Fit for a Laird:Rowallan Castle, Archaeology and Research 1998-2008 by Gordon Ewart, Dennis Gallagher)

[22] (A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times By William Musham Metcalfe )

[23] (Skaithmuir Tower – Falkirk Local History Society)

[ReferenceE-24] (From Caldwell to Tasmania (electricscotland.com)

[25] (The Lairds of Leckie (gargunnockvillagehistory.co.uk)

[26] "Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias.

[ReferenceB-27] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g (History of the County of Ayr With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire By James Paterson)

[ReferenceC-28] (A history of the County of Renfrew from the earliest Times by William Musham Metcalfe)

[29] Daniel Simmons-Ritchie (19 August 2011). "The Scottish Nation - Mure". Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[30] (the house of Gordon of Australia)

[31] (The Laurus Leslaeana Document)

[32] (Septs of Clan Campbell | Clan Campbell (ccsna.org))

[33] (AYRSHIRE Its History and Historic Families BY WILLIAM ROBERTSON VOLUME I)

[34] (The History of the Ryburns (netspeed.com.au))

[35] (The Reid family at Wester Kittochside farm (nms.ac.uk))

[36] (The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway: Their "forebears" and Friends ..., Volume 1)

[37] "Septs of Boyd Clan". Clanboyd.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[38] "index". Clanlesliesociety.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[39] Lois M Todd/House of Gordon USA. "House of Gordon USA About Us". Houseofgordonusa.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[40] "Septs". Clangrant.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

[41] "Septs of Clan Campbell". Ccsna.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

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