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From: "Christina Johnston" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] McLergan/MacLean/McLean
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:26:59 +0100
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Hi James

Mac'Ill Eathainn is just what the Gaelic speaker would use for the name
MacLean. It seems that McLergan is a sept of the MacLean clan. Have a look
at the following website www.maclean.org where it gives all the septs of
this clan along with lots more information.

Hope this helps a bit.

Christina





----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:30 PM
Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McLergan/MacLean/McLean


> Hi List
>
> Thanks for the replies on the above subject.
>
> I'm not sure if it is clearer for me! I am not so up on Gaelic so it may
> be me.
>
> I have ancestors who were McLean/McLergan/McFergan and back to McLean
> again so I'm intrigued!
>
> Hi Christina: Where you post "In Morag MacNeill's book "Everyday Gaelic"
> it states that the Gaelic for
> MacLean is "Mac'Ill Eathainn"" - does that mean McLergan is Gaelic for
> McLean or something else?
>
> Hi Iain: Thanks for the posting of the quote from "Blacks" - I like the
> idea of McLergans being "rebel rebels", but any suggestions of where I
> could research the interchangability of McLergan/McLean - is it a "sept",
> ie a small sub-clan, dependant on the established McLeans for protection
> or is McLergan linguistically Gaelic for McLean?
>
> Be glad of your thoughts
>
> Best wishes
>
> James
>
>
>


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