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All, I asked the webmaster of the Kilfinan Parish Church website if they would add a clan link to the MacLeas who lived in nearby Lindsaig. At their request , I provided a short writeup which they kindly put on their website: http://www.drumcot.org/clanlinks.html. If someone (Kyle ?) could place a r...

Hi All, Was reviewing some data from the north of Ireland and Scottish Old Parish Records (OPRs) and noticed something about the name McClae. Ireland: M'Claes appear on records shortly after Ulster Plantation system started. 1641: William M'Clae on a Donegal Muster Roll. 1665: William M'Clae on Done...

Interesting find, Kyle. I noted that while while Archie and Duncan lived in Bute/Dull and John McLea was a burgess in Inverarary at this time, Archie died at the Lindsaig Estate. Perhaps further evidence that Lindsaig was the center of the southern branches of the McLeas. Don't know what to make of ...

It is commonly believed that our McLea Clan originated in Ireland. But exactly where in Ireland has not been established with certainty. Some have postulated that our Irish ancestors derive from the O'Neill family of northwest Ireland. The theory is that an O'Neill prince married into the Dalraida f...

Hi All, Kyle emailed me this question about the Kilfinan Cemetery. I visited the site in 2007, based on my likely connection to the Lindsaig McLeas. Looked very hard but could find no McLea gravestones. Did talk to the local historian who confirmed the historical presence of McLeas in the Linsaig/Ki...

Hi all,
Have successfully migrated to the new site. Hope to be more active in the future. Have been away for awhile exploring the ancestry of my dad's side of the family.
Craig McClay Wilson