Paul Mactire

Paul Mactire
A photo of Paul's name as it appears in the 15th century MS 1467.
Paul's name as it appears in the 15th century MS 1467.
Spouse(s)Mary/Mariot of Graham (niece of Hugh of Ross, Lord of Fylorth)
ChildrenCatharene (daughter)
Notes
Paul's wife is recorded in a charter, his daughter is known from later tradition.

Paul Mactire, also known as Paul MacTyre, and Paul M'Tyre, was a 14th-century Scotsman who lived in the north of Scotland. He appears in several contemporary records, as well as in a 15th-century genealogy which records his supposed ancestry. He is known to have married a niece of the brother of the Earl of Ross. According to later tradition, he was a notorious robber, or freebooter in the north of Scotland;[1] and, according to local tradition, he was the builder of a now ruinous fortress in Sutherland. He is said to be the ancestor of several Scottish families. According to some sources Paul Mactire's father was Leod Macgilleandrais.

  1. ^ Watson 1904: pp. 12–14.