Clan Gregor

Clan Gregor
Clann Ghriogair, na Griogalaich[1]
Crest: a lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or.
Motto'S Rioghal mo dhream (Royal is my race)
War cryÀrd-Choille
Profile
RegionHighland
DistrictArgyll and Perthshire
Plant badgeScots pine
Pipe musicRuaig Ghlinne Freoine
Chief
Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor
The 7th Baronet of Lanrick and Balquhidder (An t-Ailpeineach Mòr[1])
SeatBoreland House
Clan branches
MacGregor of MacGregor (chiefs)
Greig (Russian nobility)
Allied clans
Rival clans
Pronunciation
Scottish Gaelic: Clann Ghriogair
Pronunciation: [kʰl̪ˠãn̪ˠˈɣɾʲikɪɾʲ]
Scottish Gaelic: Na Griogairich/Griogalaich
Pronunciation: [nə ˈkɾʲikɪɾʲɪç/ˈkɾʲikəl̪ˠɪç]
Scottish Gaelic: ’S rìoghail mo dhream
Pronunciation: [sˈRiː.al ˈɣɾãũm]
Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-choille
Pronunciation: [ˈaːrˠt̪xɤʎə]
Scottish Gaelic: Ruaig Ghlinne Freòine
Pronunciation: [ˈrˠuəkʲ ɣlɪɲəˈfɾʲɔːɲə]
Scottish Gaelic: An t-Ailpeineach Mòr
Pronunciation: [ən̪ˠˈt̪ʰalbɛɲəx ˈmoːɾ]

Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor,[2] is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century. The clan's most famous member is Rob Roy MacGregor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[2] The clan is also known to have been among the first families of Scotland to begin playing the bagpipes in the early 17th century.[3]

  1. ^ a b Mac an Tàilleir, Iain. "Ainmean Pearsanta". Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Archived from the original (docx) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Way of Plean, George; Squire of Rubislaw, Romilly (1994). "MacGregor". Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. Glasgow: HarperCollins (for the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 220–221. ISBN 0-00-470547-5.
  3. ^ Porter, J., ed. (2007). "Introduction". Defining Strains: The Musical Life of Scots in the Seventeenth Century. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03910-948-7.