Clan Shaw Crest: Fide et fortitudine (By fidelity and fortitude)

Clan Shaw is an ancient Scottish clan, part of the Chattan Confederation and formerly a sept of Clan MacKintosh. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which... Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of a number of Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds and is closely linked with Clan MacKintosh. ... Clan MacKintosh Crest Clan MacKintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. ...

History

Origins of the Name

The origin of the name is uncertain but may derive from the old Gaelic name of 'Sithech'.

Origins of the Clan

The Shaw family found themselves constantly beset by their larger neighbour the Clan Comyn/Cumming. They sought support by becoming allies with the powerful Clan Donald through marriage. Later they also became part of the Chattan Confederation as a sept of the Clan MacKintosh and then later they became a clan of their own. A Clan warrior by the name of Kiley Shaw was beginning to get tired of the day-to-day humdrum of the highlands, he started a raiding party he named The Plagues Horsemen, and they travelled around to far away clans and caused havok, Kiley and his clan were savage warriors, very skillfull and at the time there was none in the land who could defeat him. The English tried under Sir Barnum of Baileys but were slaughtered in a horrific and bloody battle of the Shire in 1456. Kiley was also a skilled trader and sailed to distant lands and traded spices they grew in scotland for what we now know as marijuana. Back then Marijuana was called the ghost weed. Kiley sailed the south pacific with his exotic boutique of soctlands finest spices and became an extremely wealthy man, he ended his tenure as the worlds greatest scott after retiring in fiji and having 12 wives, all super pretty and were from sweden. He remains today as one of scotlands finest, and is still remembered today by all scotts across the the planet with drinking contests and feats of strength and balance. Kiley Shaw is the greatest of all time. Clan Comyn/Cumming Crest: A lion rampant or, in his dexter paw a dagger Proper Clan Cumming, also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th century Scotland and in the Wars of Scottish Independence where... Clan Donald crest: Per mare per terras (By sea and by land) Map of Dál Riata at its height, c. ... Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of a number of Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds and is closely linked with Clan MacKintosh. ... Clan MacKintosh Crest Clan MacKintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. ...

14th Century

Farquhart Shaw, Shaw 'Mor', was leader of a sept of the MacKintosh from the Rothiemurchus area. It is believed that the lands and stronghold of Rothiemurchus were bestowed upon Shaw 'Mor' in 1396 for leading the Chattan Confederation to battle on the North Inch Perth. It is possible, however, that these lands were received as early as 1226. Events September 25 - Bayazid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Clan Chattan or the Chattan Confederation is a confederation of a number of Scottish clans who joined for mutual defence or blood bonds and is closely linked with Clan MacKintosh. ... Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births June 21 - King Boleslaus V of Poland (died 1279) Abul-Faraj, Syriac scholar (died 1286) Bar-Hebraeus, Syriac historian and bishop (died 1286) Deaths March 7 - William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English...

The Shaws are an ancient Scottish clan, which played a considerable role in Highland history, and which traces its ancestry to the old Earls of Fife and thus the royal line of the Scottish kings. Initially, prior to the general adoption of surnames and, specifically, the use of the name Shaw for that purpose, the Shaws were the first Chiefs of Clan Mackintosh. The Clan name derives from Shaw "Mor" "Coriaclich", great-grandson of Angus (6th Chief of Mackintosh) and Eva (heiress of Clan Chattan (a large confederation of Highland clans)). By tradition, he led the Clan Chattan contingent to victory at the famed Clan Battle of the North Inch at Perth in 1396 and was, as a reward, given the lands of Rothiemurchus, which became the first "seat" of the Clan. He is numbered as our third Chief. The lands of Rothiemurchus (site of the well-known castle Loch-an-Eilean), were sold and lost to the Clan in 1539.

Jacobite Uprsings

By the time of the 1715 Jacobite Rising, the Shaws had lost Rothiemurchus to Clan Grant. Shortly after, the lands were forfeit by the Crown following the murder of the Chief's stepfather, at the hands of the Chief. Shaw and the Chattan Confederation tried to have the lands restored, but were unsuccessful. // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the British Isles occurring between 1688 and 1746. ... Grant Crest Castle Grant, from rear Castle Grant, Barbies Tower Castle Grant, from front Clan Grant is a Highland Scottish clan which inhabited land in Northern Scotland since 1316, although the clan is known to have existed farther back than that. ...

Later the Shaws migrated to America with the fleet of the Mayflower.

Clan Chief

The current Chief of Clan Shaw is John Shaw of Tordarroch, 22nd Chief.

Plant Badge

Red Whortleberry(Lingonberry) or Boxwood (By old tradition, also a sprig of fir). Binomial nomenclature Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Ref: ITIS 505637 The Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) is a small evergreen shrub in the plant Family Ericaceae that bears edible fruits. ...

Gaelic Names

Na Siach, or Mhic Sheaghd. It is interesting to note that the Shaws are never referred to in Gaelic as 'Clan Shaw', but simply as 'the Shaws'.

Clan Septs

External links

• Clan Shaw Society