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Clan Mackie (Tartans, Crest) and The Story Behind

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Mackie

Gaelic Name:  MacAoidh

Clan Crest:  A raven, Proper

Clan Motto: Labora (Endeavour)

Origin of Name: Gaelic, ‘Son of fire’

Region: Lowlands

Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan

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Mackie Clan History


The name Mackie is derived from the Gaelic name MacAodha, which means "son of Aodh," a given name that means "fire."

The name is centuries old, especially in the Stirling area, where it can be traced back to the 15th century. In 1491, a William Makke was a charter witness in a Scone charter.

During the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth centuries, the family was also a prominent clan in Galloway. They were staunch Covenanter supporters. The Mackies of Larg were the clan's main family, and Sir Patrick Mackie of Larg was one of the first fifty Scottish undertakers of the Ulster plantation. However, John, Earl of Annandale later took over around 1,000 acres of Mackie's land near Donegal.

The lands of Bargaly in Kirkcudbrightshire and Auchencairn near Castle Douglas were later acquired by the Mackies of Larg.

Two ravens are skewered together by an arrow on the Mackie of Larg family's arms. It is said that Mackie of Larg, a skilled archer, once accompanied King Robert II. The king wanted to see Mackie's skill, so he pointed to two ravens sitting in a nearby tree and told Mackie to hit them both. Mackie accepted the challenge, confident in his abilities. He took precise aim and killed the two birds with only one of his arrows.

Since then, the Mackie of Larg family's coat of arms has featured two ravens with a lion above, representing the king as a witness to the feat.

Mackies can still be found all over Scotland.

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Mackie Tartans

There is no registered tartan for this surname; however, the tartans listed below are appropriate:

MacKay the Elder

MacKay Contemporary

The color MacKay Blue

MacKay was weathered.

Mackie Crest & Coats of Arms

Clan Mackie Crest

Proper crest description: A raven

Coats of Arms of Mackie

A word about Coats of Arms:

A coat of arms is granted to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist. With the exceptions noted above, the arms depicted below are personal arms. Only the person who has been granted these weapons has the right to use them. 

 

Larg of Mackie

Argent, two ravens, fessways, piercing their necks, Proper; on an Azure chief, a lion passant, of the field, armed and langued, Gules.

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