So without boring you all with a lot of family history, a previously unknown cousin of mine contacted me last night with information regarding another line of my family, the McReynolds, known back in Scotland as the MacRanalds of Keppoch (or MacDonell /MacDonald of Keppoch as modern histories call them now).
I knew about the Keppoch connection, but he provided some very interesting details about my ancestor & the family in both Keppoch & later in Ulster (including involvement in the Siege of Derry) that he's spent 40 yrs researching & is publishing soon in book form..
Anyhow, I had been planning to eventually add to my kilts one made of tartan honoring this linage from Keppoch. Last night while checking out this site: http://www.clandonald-heritage.com/default.asp
I found a Keppoch tartan & during a search came up with the following tartans on this site:
http://houseoftartan.co.uk/house/tfinder.htm
I'm partial to the last two shown, though the last one (my favorite) is a special weave I guess (as is the 3rd one down). It looks like the same sett as the one immediately above it (#511) but larger. I'm not sure if it is larger or not
Perhaps if Matt Newsome is out there he can tell me?
tartan #1401
Source: Old & Rare No 17
Date: 1893
tartan #1506
Source: McIan
Date: 1847
tartan #1507
Source: Highland Society of London.
Date: c.1815
-- special weave --
tartan #511
Source: W & A K Johnston
Date: 1906
tartan #879
Location: Fort William museum
Date: 17th century
-- special weave --
**note**
The oldest sample remaining of an actual MacDonald tartan is possibly a MacDonnell of Keppoch tartan (0511 House of Tartans) the Keppoch chief gave Prince Charles Edward in 1745. This is different from the current Keppoch tartan shown (1401).
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