Clan Martin

Sliochd nan sionnach Cloinn Mhàrtainn Children of the foxes, Clan Martin The Tribe of the Mairtine was definitely Proto-Keltic in origin, among the ancient tribes emerging from the Iberian wintering area after the last great Ice Age. They were part of the Pictish, Keltic, and Gaelic migrations to populate western Europe, Ireland, and ancient Breton.…

Scottish History

Clan Martin began a migration from the area around Kilmartin, up the Great Glen, and settled around Loch Lochy, between the current cities of Fort William and Fort Augustus. Early writings state that Clan MacMartin has inhabited the area around Loch Lochy since “very ancient times”. There were populations of Clan Martin in Letterfinlay, Invergloy, and…

The Dal Riada

The Dal Riada  were a collection of tribes that congregated and formed an over kingdom in Northern Ireland, but from as early as the third century, and especially during the late fifth century there began a steady settlement of the adjacent coastal and island areas of Scotland. They were referred to as Dal Riada Scots. The…

Family History

Clan Martin, though best described as the “Tribe of Martin” because of its migratory history and geographic movement. The Martin name is Scotland in associated with and delineated among the historical Clan system. Clan MacMairtin (MacMartin) is a part of the Dal Riada and the Ulaid kinship groups, the second wave of Celts into Northern…

Tribes of Erainn

The DaL Riada were originally a tribe of North Antrim in Ireland, but from as early as the third century, and especially during the late fifth century there had been a steady settlement of the adjacent coastal and island areas of Scotland by these Dal Riada Scots. This area, which became the Scottish part of…