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However, according to a 1962 decree by the Lord Lyon, the chiefs of MacNeil of Barra are chiefs of the whole name of MacNeil by Scots law [1] until such time as the MacNeils of Colonsay acquire a Chief of their own. The last Clan Chief of the Clan McNeill of Colonsay was Alexander Malcolm McNeill who was born in New Zealand in 1899 and ...
MacNeil: Highland clans Formally known as "MacNeil of Barra"; has an additional tartan currently not recognized by the current chief as a clan tartan. [140] [141] MacNeil of Colonsay Highland clans MacPhail: Highland clans Macpherson: Highland clans MacQuarrie: Highland clans Macqueen: Highland clans Image shows both Macqueen tartan setts.
The MacNeills originate from Scotland. The MacNeill name is linked to the Scottish clan of the same name and is associated with the Outer Hebrides island of Barra, and the Inner Hebrides islands of Colonsay and Gigha. Clan MacNeill has a long and distinguished history.
MacNeil: Crest: On a chapeau gules furred ermine, a rock Proper. [229] Motto: Buaidh no bas [229] [Scottish Gaelic, 'To conquer or die'] [229] Plant badge: dryas, [37] or trefoil [65] Chief: Ian R. MacNeil of Barra The clan badge may actually be attributed to the McNeills of Gigha, a branch of Clan MacNeil.
Gigha is the ancestral home of the Clan MacNeill, which possesses its own tartan and Clan badge, both distinctly different from those of the larger and better known Clan MacNeil of Barra (spelt with one "l" in English) who share the same Chief. [38] The origin of the MacNeills of Taynish, Gigha and Colonsay is obscure.
An island school identified as a high priority for improvement 15 years ago now has problems with water leaks, mould and crumbling plasterboard. Castlebay Community School in Barra was opened by ...
After the demise of Torquil, the most prominent chiefs of both the Gigha, and Barra clans, were those of Barra. [2] The Lament of Effric, being the lament of Effric McCorquadale for her husband, Hector Torquil MacNeill, 1st of Taynish, Constable of Castle Sween. From the Dean of Lismore's Book. Jewel, who has roused my grief,
Angus MacNeil, 51, had been on trial at Lochmaddy Sheriff Court in the Outer Hebrides on a charge of dangerous driving following the collision on his home island of Barra in October 2020.