""He also suggests that the soubriquet na nGall was given to a person who favoured and copied foreigners, rather than a person who fought against them" There is a Scott family in west Sligo that got its name from a man who fought against Scots. In the 14th century a Bermingham was summoned by the king to take part in a campaign against the Scots. When he returned home he was given the sobriquet of "the Albanach," and that became the surname of his descendants. In recent times the name was anglicized to Scott.