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Tribes of Erainn

UncategorizedBy Clan MartinAugust 21, 2018Leave a comment

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…

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The Clan MacMartin (Cloinn Mhàrtainn) gained a reputation in Scotland of being very cunning. The origin of the Highland saying: “Sliochd nan sionnach – Clann Mhartainn” (“Race of the foxes – Clan Martin”)comes from them. Consequently, a fox’s fox’s nickname in Gaelic is a Gillie; more specifically a “Gille-Martainn” or Martin’s Gillie.

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