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<r>Julie Stackable from the Scottish Placenames Forum sent me the following reply to my inquiry about books for Medieval writing: Scottish Handwriting.com has a nice online tutorial at <URL url="http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/content/">http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/content/</URL> which help...

That's great Niall! And I must comment that this newer version with Moluag holding the cross-crosslet fitchie in his left hand looks quite handsome.

Niall, I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to place a high-quality photo file of the MacLea clan crest on our clan website that could easily be downloaded for use by our members.

Interesting item, "Tollard" is the old spelling of what is now called Toward Castle - the stronghold of Clan Lamont. "oll" is often converted to an "ow" sound in Scots-Gaelic.

Though it was a great idea, like so many times before, I'm going to have to recant.

As I was searching through the Sorenson DNA Database, I came across a 25 of 28 match (pretty close!) between our Clan chief (Alastair Livingston of Bachuil) and an Englishman named "Herdsman".

<t>Hi Kyle, I've been gathering substantial DNA evidence that ties together three different MacLea bloodlines (possibly four) which all "cross-over" with surnames associated with the Anradan Kindred (the descendants of Andradan, which historically are supposed to include the MacLachlans, the Sweeney...

I should mention too, that McNeil is a name mentioned in the 1518 bond of manrent between Clan McDonleavie and the Earl of Argyll.

'There is a McNiel who is a 24 of 25 marker match with the Lismore Livingstones.

I found a more specific citation for the meaning of "-ach" from Black's "Surnames of Scotland".