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Clan MacNeil

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Clan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan, particularly associated with the Outer Hebridean island of Barra. [1]

113 relations: Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Argyll, Áed Findliath, Áed Oirdnide, Áed Uaridnach, Barra, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Killiecrankie, Battle of Worcester, Bishop of the Isles, Branches of the Cenél nEógain, Castle Sween, Castlebay, Charles II of England, Citizenship of the United States, Clan badge, Clan Campbell, Clan Donald, Clan Ewen of Otter, Clan Lamont, Clan MacEwen, Clan Maclachlan, Clan MacLeod, Clan MacMillan, Clan Sweeney, Cluny Castle, Coat of arms, Colonsay, Connachta, Cousin, Cowal, Crest (heraldry), David Sellar, Domnall Ilchelgach, Domnall ua Néill, Dryas (plant), Eógan mac Néill, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, Ermine (heraldry), Fergal mac Máele Dúin, Flaithbertach Ua Néill, France, Garmoran, George Way of Plean, Gigha, Gules, Henry VIII of England, Historic Scotland, HMS Royal Sovereign (1701), ..., Iain Borb MacLeod, Iain Moncreiffe, Ian Roderick Macneil, Jacobite rising of 1715, James V of Scotland, John Bannerman (historian), John Gordon (soldier), John McNeill (British Army officer), Kenneth MacAlpin, Kings of Ailech, Kisimul Castle, Knapdale, Latin, Lieutenant general, Lion (heraldry), List of islands of Scotland, List of rulers of Tír Eoghain, List of Scottish monarchs, London, Lord of the Isles, MacNeal, MacNeil, MacNeill, MacNeille, Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich, Máel Fithrich mac Áedo, McNeal, McNeil (surname), McNeill, Motto, Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (Mac Ercae), Muirchertach mac Néill, Muiredach mac Eógain, Niall Caille, Niall Frossach, Niall Glúndub, Niall of the Nine Hostages, Outer Hebrides, Pictou, Red Hand of Ulster, Robert the Bruce, Royal Banner of Scotland, Scotland, Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Scots law, Scottish clan, Scottish clan chief, Scottish crest badge, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Government, Scottish Highlands, SS Clan Macneil (1921), Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Talisker distillery, Tarbert Castle, Tartan, The Barra MacNeils, Thomas Innes of Learney, Torquil MacNeill, Uí Néill, Ulster, Vestiarium Scoticum, William Forbes Skene. Expand index (63 more) »

Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross

Alexander of Islay or Alexander MacDonald (died 1449; Alasdair MacDomhnaill, Dòmhnallach or MacDhòmhnaill) was a medieval Scottish nobleman, who succeeded his father Domhnall of Islay as Lord of the Isles (1423–1449) and rose to the rank of Earl of Ross (1437–49).

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Argyll

Argyll (archaically Argyle, Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic), sometimes anglicised as Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.

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Áed Findliath

Áed mac Neíll (died 879), called Áed Findliath ("fair-grey Áed"; Modern Irish: Aodh Fionnadhliath) to distinguish him from his paternal grandfather Áed Oirdnide, was king of Ailech and High King of Ireland.

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Áed Oirdnide

Áed mac Néill (died 819), commonly called Áed Oirdnide, was King of Ailech.

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Áed Uaridnach

Áed Uaridnach (or Áed mac Domnaill) (died 612) was an Irish king who was High King of Ireland.

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Barra

Barra (Barraigh, Eilean Bharraigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short causeway.

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Battle of Bannockburn

The Battle of Bannockburn (Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) 24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scottish history.

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Battle of Killiecrankie

The Battle of Killiecrankie (Gaelic: Blàr Choille Chnagaidh), also referred to as the Battle of Rinrory by contemporaries, took place on 27 July 1689 during the First Jacobite Rising between a Jacobite force of Scots and Irish and those of the new Williamite government.

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Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England, and was the final battle of the English Civil War.

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Bishop of the Isles

The Bishop of the Isles or Bishop of Sodor was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Sodor, one of Scotland's thirteen medieval bishoprics.

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Branches of the Cenél nEógain

The Cenél nEógain or Kinel-Owen ("Kindred of Owen") are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.

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Castle Sween

Castle Sween is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale,http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID.

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Castlebay

Castlebay (Bàgh a' Chaisteil) is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Citizenship of the United States

Citizenship of the United States is a status that entails specific rights, duties and benefits.

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Clan badge

A clan badge, sometimes called a plant badge, is a badge or emblem, usually a sprig of a specific plant, that is used to identify a member of a particular Scottish clan.

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Clan Campbell

Clan Campbell (Na Caimbeulaich) is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Clan Donald

Clan Donald, also known as Clan MacDonald (Clann Dòmhnaill), is a Highland Scottish clan and one of the largest Scottish clans.

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Clan Ewen of Otter

Clan Ewen of Otter (Gaelic: Clann Eóghain na h-Oitrich), was a Highland clan which once controlled the area around Kilfinan on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll.

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Clan Lamont

Clan Lamont (Clann Laomainn) is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Clan MacEwen

Clan MacEwen or Clan MacEwan is a Highland Scottish clan recorded in the fifteenth century as Clan Ewen of Otter.

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Clan Maclachlan

Clan Maclachlan (Clann Lachlainn), also known as Clan Lachlan and Clann Lachlainn, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland.

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Clan MacLeod

Clan MacLeod (Clann MhicLeòid) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye.

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Clan MacMillan

Clan MacMillan is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Clan Sweeney

Clan Sweeney is an Irish clan of Scottish origin.

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Cluny Castle

Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Colonsay

Colonsay (Colbhasa) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull.

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Connachta

The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles).

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Cousin

Commonly, "cousin" refers to a "first cousin" or equivalently "full cousin", people whose most recent common ancestor is a grandparent.

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Cowal

Cowal (Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde.

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Crest (heraldry)

A crest is a component of a heraldic display, consisting of the device borne on top of the helm.

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David Sellar

William David Hamilton Sellar, MVO, MA, LLB, FRHistS, FSA (Scot) (born 27 February 1941) served as Lord Lyon King of Arms from 2008 to 2014.

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Domnall Ilchelgach

Domnall mac Muirchertaig (died c. 566), called Domnall Ilchelgach (Domnall of the Many Deceits) and Domnall mac Maic Ercae, was said to be a High King of Ireland.

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Domnall ua Néill

Domhnall ua Néill (old spelling: Domnall ua Néill; anglicised as Donal O'Neill) (died 980) was High King of Ireland from 956 to 980.

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Dryas (plant)

Dryas is a genus of perennial cushion-forming evergreen dwarf shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to the arctic and alpine regions of Europe, Asia and North America.

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Eógan mac Néill

Eógan mac Néill (modern orthography: Eoghan mac Néill) (reportedly died 465) was a son of Niall Noígiallach and the eponymous ancestor of the Cenél nEógain branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who founded the over-kingdom of Ailech and later Tír Eoghain.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Ermine (heraldry)

Ermine in heraldry is a "fur", a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail).

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Fergal mac Máele Dúin

Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 11 December 722) was High King of Ireland.

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Flaithbertach Ua Néill

Flaithbertach Ua Néill (before 978–1036) was king of Ailech, a kingdom of north-west Ireland.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Garmoran

Garmoran is an area of western Scotland.

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George Way of Plean

George Alexander Way of Plean, The Much Hon.

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Gigha

Gigha (italic) is a small island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.

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Gules

In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours." In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation.

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Henry VIII of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death.

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Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland (Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage, and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.

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HMS Royal Sovereign (1701)

HMS Royal Sovereign was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in July 1701.

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Iain Borb MacLeod

Iain Borb MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Borb MacLeòid; Anglicised as: John "the Turbulent" MacLeod) (1392–1442) is considered to be the sixth chief of Clan MacLeod.

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Iain Moncreiffe

Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet, CVO, QC (9 April 1919 – 27 February 1985), Chief of Clan Moncreiffe, was a British Officer of Arms and genealogist.

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Ian Roderick Macneil

Ian Roderick Macneil of Barra (The Macneil of Barra, Chief of Clan MacNeil, also known as Clan Niall and 26th of Barra, also Baron of Barra) was a Scottish American legal scholar.

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Jacobite rising of 1715

The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Bliadhna Sheumais) (also referred to as the Fifteen or Lord Mar's Revolt), was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (also called the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart.

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James V of Scotland

James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss.

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John Bannerman (historian)

John Walter MacDonald Bannerman (13 August 1932 – 8 October 2008) was a Scottish historian, noted for his work on Gaelic Scotland.

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John Gordon (soldier)

John Gordon (1776 – 16 July 1858) was a Scottish soldier and Tory politician.

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John McNeill (British Army officer)

Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeill, (28 March 1831 – 25 May 1904) was a senior British Army officer and Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Kenneth MacAlpin

Kenneth MacAlpin (Medieval Gaelic: Cináed mac Ailpin, Modern Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein; 810 – 13 February 858), known in most modern regnal lists as Kenneth I, was a king of the Picts who, according to national myth, was the first king of Scots.

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Kings of Ailech

The Kings of Ailech belonged to the Northern Uí Néill and were based at the Grianan of Aileach (Grianán Ailigh),Seán Duffy (2014); "Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf", page 21.

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Kisimul Castle

Kisimul Castle (Caisteal Chiosmuil) and also known as Kiessimul Castle, is a small medieval castle located on a small island off Castlebay, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Knapdale

Knapdale (Cnapadal) forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Lion (heraldry)

The lion is a common charge in heraldry.

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List of islands of Scotland

This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain.

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List of rulers of Tír Eoghain

This article lists the Kings of Tír Eoghain or Tyrone from 1185 to 1616.

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List of Scottish monarchs

The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lord of the Isles

The Lord of the Isles (Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland.

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MacNeal

MacNeal may refer to.

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MacNeil

Macneil can have a number of different meanings and spellings: Clan MacNeil is a Scottish clan.

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MacNeill

The MacNeills originate from Scotland.

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MacNeille

MacNeille or McNeile may refer to.

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Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich

Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich (died 681) was a King of Ailech and head of the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill.

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Máel Fithrich mac Áedo

Máel Fithrich mac Áedo (died 630) was a King of Ailech and head of the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill.

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McNeal

McNeal is a surname.

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McNeil (surname)

McNeil or MacNeil is a Scottish surname closely related to the Gaelic speaking Isle of Barra in the Hebrides.

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McNeill

McNeill may refer to.

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Motto

A motto (derived from the Latin muttum, 'mutter', by way of Italian motto, 'word', 'sentence') is a maxim; a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group or organization.

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Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (Mac Ercae)

Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (died c. 534), called Mac Ercae, Muirchertach Macc Ercae and Muirchertach mac Ercae, was said to be a High King of Ireland.

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Muirchertach mac Néill

Muirchertach mac Néill (died 26 February 943), called Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks (Muirchertach na Cochall Craicinn), was a King of Ailech.

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Muiredach mac Eógain

Muiredach mac Eógain (died c. 489) was a King of Ailech and head of the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill.

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Niall Caille

Niall mac Áeda (died 846), called Niall Caille (Niall of the Callan) to distinguish him from his grandson Niall mac Áeda (died 917), was High King of Ireland.

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Niall Frossach

Niall Frossach (or Niall mac Fergaile) (718–778) was an 8th-century Irish king of Ailech, sometimes considered to have been High King of Ireland.

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Niall Glúndub

Niall Glúndub mac Áedo (Modern Irish: Niall Glúndubh mac Aodha) (died 14 September 919) was a 10th-century Irish king of the Cenél nEógain and High King of Ireland.

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Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall Noígíallach (Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or in English, Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a prehistoric Irish king, the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated the northern half of Ireland from the 6th to the 10th century.

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Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar or Na h-Eileanan an Iar), Innse Gall ("islands of the strangers") or the Long Isle or the Long Island (An t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

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Pictou

Pictou (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Phiogto) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

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Red Hand of Ulster

The Red Hand of Ulster (Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is an Irish symbol used in heraldry to denote the Irish province of Ulster.

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Robert the Bruce

Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Medieval Gaelic: Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; Early Scots: Robert Brus; Robertus Brussius), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329.

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Royal Banner of Scotland

The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland, also known as the Royal Banner of Scotland, or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland, and historically as the Royal Standard of Scotland, (Bratach rìoghail na h-Alba, Ryal banner o Scotland) or Banner of the King of Scots, is the Royal Banner of Scotland, and historically, the Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Between 1639–53, Scotland was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of wars starting with the Bishops Wars (between Scotland and England), the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English Civil War (and closely related war in Scotland), the Irish Confederate Wars, and finally the subjugation of Ireland and Scotland by the English Roundhead New Model Army.

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Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

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Scottish clan

A Scottish clan (from Gaelic clann, "children") is a kinship group among the Scottish people.

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Scottish clan chief

The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children.

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Scottish crest badge

A Scottish crest badge is a heraldic badge worn to show allegiance to an individual or membership in a specific Scottish clan.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba; Scots Govrenment) is the executive of the devolved Scottish Parliament.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; A’ Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland.

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SS Clan Macneil (1921)

The SS Clan Macneil was a British cargo steamer of the Clan Line.

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Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (SCSC) is the organisation that represents the Chiefs of many prominent Scottish Clans and Families.

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Talisker distillery

Talisker distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery based in Carbost, Scotland on the Isle of Skye.

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Tarbert Castle

Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre.

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Tartan

Tartan (breacan) is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours.

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The Barra MacNeils

The Barra MacNeils are a Canadian musical group from Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia.

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Thomas Innes of Learney

Sir Thomas Innes of Learney (1893–1971) was Lord Lyon from 1945 to 1969, after having been Carrick Pursuivant and Albany Herald in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Torquil MacNeill

Torquil MacNeill (Scottish Gaelic: Torcall MacNèill) was a mid sixteenth century clan chief.

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Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation:, descendants of Niall) are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died about 405.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh, Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is a province in the north of the island of Ireland.

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Vestiarium Scoticum

The Vestiarium Scoticum (full title, Vestiarium Scoticum: from the Manuscript formerly in the Library of the Scots College at Douay. With an Introduction and Notes, by John Sobieski Stuart) was a book which was first published in 1842 by William Tait of Edinburgh in a limited edition.

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William Forbes Skene

William Forbes Skene (7 June 1809 – 29 August 1892), was a Scottish historian and antiquary.

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Clan MacNeil of Barra, Clan MacNeill, Clan McNeill, Clann Néill, MacNeil of Barra.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacNeil

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