tartan McDowell?

[piperdbh]

Does anyone here know what tartan was/is historically associated with the McDowell family? I'm not a McDowell, but I live in McDowell County, NC.

[macwilkin]

Does anyone here know what tartan was/is historically associated with the McDowell family? I'm not a McDowell, but I live in McDowell County, NC.

What about the Carolina tartan?

http://www.carolinatartan.com/

Seems to me that would be more "appropriate" anyway, but that's just my twa bob.

Regards,

Todd

[piperdbh]

Todd,
Carolina's going to be my next "investment". I was just wondering if there were a McDowell family connection to any clan and/or tartan. Thanks for the link, by the way.

[macwilkin]

The Ulster district tartan would certainly be appropriate, as many of NC's early settlers were of Ulster-Scots heritage.

Regards,

Todd

[M. A. C. Newsome]

The MacDougall tartan is normally worn by those with the name MacDowell, as both names stem from the same Gaelic root, reflecting different pronunciations of MacDhugaill, or "son of Dougal."

As a side, there is a "MacDowell" tartan recently registered with the STA (c.2007) that was woven by Fraser & Kirkbright for a Fergus MacDowell, who holds the copyright (according to STA info). This would seem to be a personal, rather than family tartan, and in any case would require custom weaving, so you may as well get that Carolina you want. :-)

The MacDougall tartan is readily available, though.