_History - Irish - Scottish Roots - The McConachy Clan_ (http://themcconachyclan.com/Main.asp?_=History) History - Irish - Scottish Roots Abbreviated version Our ancestors were known as "Dalriadians" and left Cashel in 463 AD for the 12 month journey to Perthshire in Scotland, where they settled in 464 AD. The first McConaghy was registered in Perthshire in 1100 AD and this region of Scotland (Rannnoch) was the place where the original "Dalriadians" decided to settle. The Robertson Clan of Scotland is actually derived from a descendant of Duncan, our Ancestral Chief - "The Chief of Donnachadh Remhar" also known as "Duncan the Fat" with it's Gaelic name coming from "Clan Donnachaidh". Duncan's great grandson was Robert or as he was known "Reoch" , meaning "the Swarthy" . Others say his second Gaelic name was "Riabhach" , meaning "Grizzled". It was Robert's son, Alexander, who adopted the name "ROBERTSON" (son of Robert) which has been passed down ever since and so began the Clan Robertson. The historian, William F Skene , states that "The Robertson's of Strowan, in Perthshire, are the oldest family in Scotland, and are descended from the earliest Scottish kings". His descendants are well known for supporting their kinsman, Robert the Bruce, during the wars of Scottish independence which culminated in Bruce's victory at Bannockburn on June 24, 1314 over Edward II and his army. For the clan's part in that battle, Robert the Bruce gave the Clan the north part of the lands called Rannoch. It was a Robertson of Strowan who captured the murderers of James I and as a reward he chose to have his lands of Strowan raised to a Barony and took for his motto 'Glory, the Reward of Valour'. The Robertsons were intensely loyal to the House of Stuart and in 1652 the army of Oliver Cromwell attacked and defeated Scottish royalists. For safety's sake, due to religious or Tribal disputes, many of the clan took other forms of their name, like Connachie, MacConnachie, McConachy, McConaghy and many more. The name is derived from Mac or Mc meaning "son of", V' meaning "grandson of" and Connachie meaning "Duncan", and this is one of the many ways the name McConachy & its derivatives came into being. Some clans such as Connachie, MacConnachie, Maconachie, McConochie, McConachie & McConnachie , V'Conachie, etc stayed in the North East Highlands of Scotland OR the Northern regions of England. From these clans they have migrated to many parts of the globe including Australia, Canada, and America. The other Clan - McConachy originally settled in "Isle of Bute & Argyle" in Scotland which was very close to Ireland by sea. From this location it was common place for Clan members to move between the Isle of Bute & the Northern Ireland region. Between 1607 and 1640, many Scottish Protestant settlers moved to Northern Ireland after Londonderry was seized by James I and the land was made available for settlement to the English and Scottish. Some of our ancestors also moved to Ireland as farm labourers for their Scottish landlords. There are multiple ways that the name McConachy is spelt in Ireland and we have sighted documents that have the name spelt in various formats such as: McConachy, McConechy , McConaghy, McConaughey, McConnaughy, McConnaughey, McConahey, McConahay, McConeghey, McConkey, McConnaughty and another 50 plus names that we are aware of. We now have descendants of "Clan Donnachaidh" worldwide that have been providing updates on their clans and this mutual collaboration will assist greatly in developing / maintaining "the Clan" history which will include all derivatives of the "McConachy" clan. Over the coming weeks we will be making available some of the research documents for general reading. On this page we will incorporate links to these documents which you can download at your leisure. Downloads _A History of Rannoch_ (http://themcconachyclan.com/edit/pdf/A%20History%20of%20Rannoch.pdf) .15mb PDF Thanks to Margaret Schmidt from the US McKeeman Clan, a descendant of - Margaret Ann "Peggy" McConachy OR McConaghy for the additional early clan history prov

The former Albany Herald, Sir Iain Moncreiffe, wrote that the Robertson of Struan where from Cenel Conaill (he suggests Cineal Lugdach 'in Scotland', sames branch as O'Boyles and O'Dohertys, chiefs of Arda Midhair) of the northern Ui Neill. Tracing Clan Donnchaidh from the Comarba of Colmcille, i.e. the church family that held Dunkeld, Iona, Kells and Derry. Sir Moncreiffe tells that Robertsons decend from: Conan son of Henry Earl of Atholl, son of Malcolm Earl of Atholl, son of Madadh Earl of Atholl, son of Duncan I King of Scotland, son of Crinan Abbot of Dunkeld of the Kindred of St Columba. However following Sir Moncreiffe chart then we would expect MacDuff, Wemyss, Abernethy (negative) and Clan Chattan families also to be M222+. Plus the ancestors of Duncan I's brother Maldred, i.e. Dundas (negative), Moncrieffe, Dunbars (possible), Grey (unlikely), Washington (?) and Nevill. I should also point out a sizable portion of the Robertsons from Perthshire are not M222, so who are they?

I was looking for other Scottish family names that where M222+ and knew where they where from. I found a number of Fergusons that where M222+ and they where from Perthshire. (The M222+ Fergusons give either of two origins Perthshire or NW Ireland (home to the O'Fergus).) I am also still troubled with the M222+ and M222- Robertsons from Perthshire, however I find the Septs of the Fergusons of Atholl include the McRoberts: "Several of the Fergusson families in the district were distinguished by patronymics, which were after a time accepted as surnames. The Fergussons of Woodhill in Strathardle from the eldest son being always named Adam were called McAdie,’’ and the Fergussons in Glenbrierachan from the eldest son being named Angus were known as M’Angus, which has been softened into McInnes. In Glenfernate the Fergussons were known as McRobert or McRobie from the eldest son heir named ‘ Robert.All the extensive Fergusson properties in Atholl are now in other hands, with the exception of Dunfallandy and Baledmund." http://www.visitdunkeld.com/atholl-family.htm Is M222+ native (during the medieval period) to Perthshire? and if so which families? From: bernardmorgan@hotmail.com To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [R-M222] Check out History - Irish - Scottish Roots - The McConachy Clan Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:18:51 +0000 The former Albany Herald, Sir Iain Moncreiffe, wrote that the Robertson of Struan where from Cenel Conaill (he suggests Cineal Lugdach 'in Scotland', sames branch as O'Boyles and O'Dohertys, chiefs of Arda Midhair) of the northern Ui Neill. Tracing Clan Donnchaidh from the Comarba of Colmcille, i.e. the church family that held Dunkeld, Iona, Kells and Derry. Sir Moncreiffe tells that Robertsons decend from: Conan son of Henry Earl of Atholl, son of Malcolm Earl of Atholl, son of Madadh Earl of Atholl, son of Duncan I King of Scotland, son of Crinan Abbot of Dunkeld of the Kindred of St Columba. However following Sir Moncreiffe chart then we would expect MacDuff, Wemyss, Abernethy (negative) and Clan Chattan families also to be M222+. Plus the ancestors of Duncan I's brother Maldred, i.e. Dundas (negative), Moncrieffe, Dunbars (possible), Grey (unlikely), Washington (?) and Nevill. I should also point out a sizable portion of the Robertsons from Perthshire are not M222, so who are they?