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Clan MacIntyre is a Highland Scottish clan. The name ''MacIntyre'' (from Scottish Gaelic ''Mac an t-Saoir''), means "son of the carpenter." Although no documented history of the clan exists, it is most commonly said to descend from Maurice Mac Neil a nephew of Somerled, the great 12th century leader of the Scottish Gaels. Through an ingenious strategy, Maurice secured the marriage of Somerled to the daughter of the King of Mann and the Isles, thus greatly increasing Somerled’s territories. At an unknown date the clan journeyed from the Hebrides to the Scottish mainland where the chiefs established their home at Glen Noe on Loch Etive. The earliest recorded clan chiefs do not emerge until the 17th century. According to tradition, they had held the land at Glen Noe for centuries, although subject to a feudal tenure converted to money rent in later years. In 1806, however, the chief was forced to relinquish the tenancy of Glen Noe due to inability to meet the payments. He and his family subsequently emigrated to the United States. MacIntyres participated in military campaigns during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Jacobite rising of 1745–46 but they did not operate as an independent body. Clan members served as hereditary foresters to the Lords of Lorne and as hereditary pipers to the chiefs of Clan Menzies and the MacDonalds of Clanranald. Perhaps the clan's most illustrious member, Duncan Ban MacIntyre is regarded as one of the finest Gaelic poets. == Origins == The name ''MacIntyre'' ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Mac an t-Saoir)), means "son of the carpenter", or "son of the craftsman". Iain Moncreiffe notes that some consider the name to be a trade name, equivalent to the names ''Gow'' (smith) or ''MacNair'' ("son of the heir") and attribute the existence of the surname in various parts of Scotland to the fact that the name signifies descent from various individuals who were wood workers.〔Moncreiffe 1982, p. 13; Eyre-Todd 1923, p. 298.〕 In 1990, Scotland's heraldic authority, the Lord Lyon King of Arms, recognised MacIntyre of Glenoe as Chief of the Name and Arms of the name ''MacIntyre''. Although several works mention a "Black Book of Glen Noe," now lost, said to have contained the history of Clan MacIntyre, no documented record of the clan’s origins has ever been discovered.〔See Grant 1987, p. 178.〕 There are, however, several accounts that purport to identify its founder and explain its name. The most frequently repeated story ties the MacIntyres to Somerled, who lived in the 12th century and who has been described as “one of the greatest warrior kings born to the Gaels of Alba (Scotland).”〔Williams 1997, p. 12.〕 An ambitious figure almost from the outset, Somerled sought the hand of Ragnhilda, daughter of King Olav the Red, Norse King of Man and the Isles. The story of how, after being initially rebuffed by that island magnate, Somerled would ultimately succeed through the stealth of one of his kinsmen, is recorded in the history of MacDonald of Sleat. According to this account, Somerled agreed to join Olav in an expedition to raid Skye. The night before sailing, however, a ship wright or carpenter known as Maurice Mac Neil (the second name sometimes given as MacNiall or MacArill〔MacDonald 1973, p. 39.〕), by some accounts Somerled's nephew, secretly bored holes in the hull of Olav’s ship using tallow and butter to temporarily seal them. On entering the open seas the tallow was washed away by the action of the waves and the king’s ship began rapidly taking on water. Olav’s urgent appeal for help was spurned by Somerled, until he consented to the previously sought marriage. Maurice then boarded the King’s ship and filled the holes with wooden plugs he had previously prepared for the purpose. From that time the descendants of Maurice were called “MacIntyres,” “carpenters (or shipwrights) sons”.”〔Williams 1997, p. 115-116 (quoting Hugh MacDonald of Sleat, '' History of the Macdonalds '', Highland Papers I (Scottish History Society, 1914)); Rebus Albanicis 1847, p. 283-284 (identifying Maurice as a foster brother of King Olav); MacDonald 1978, p. 20 (identifying Maurice as a member of Somerled's crew); Way of Plean 1994, p. 222 (identifying Maurice as Somerled's nephew); Gordon 1963, p. 228-229 (identifying Maurice as Somerled's nephew).〕, The sought-after marriage would take place in 1140.〔Williams 1997, p. 116.〕 One line of Somerled’s MacDonald descendants would become known as Kings and Lords of the Isles and over several centuries would contend with the Scottish monarchy for control of a large portion of northwestern Scotland.〔McDonald 1997; Williams 1997.〕 Another account, involving seafaring, holds that the name arose from the misfortune of a mariner afloat. In this version the clan’s founder, sometimes identified as son of one of the Lords of the Isles, cuts off his thumb in order to plug a leak in his sinking vessel.〔McIan 1980, p. 116; MacDonald 1973, p. 39; Douglas 1962, p. 13.〕 The original home of Clan MacIntyre is likewise the subject of conjecture. There is general agreement that the clan arose in the Hebrides, the islands west of the Scottish mainland. Some accounts, however, identify Skye as the ancestral home, while another tradition holds Islay to have been the locale.〔Gordon 1963, p. 225.〕 The story of how the clan made its way to the mainland and settled along the shore of Loch Etive in the vicinity of Ben Cruachan is again shrouded in myth and magic. It is said that seeking fresh pastures for their cattle they were initially obstructed by a mountain spirit. After testing their perseverance and courage the spirit instructed them to make their new home where the white cow in their herd should first lie down to rest.〔Way of Plean 1994, p. 222; Gordon 1963, p. 225; MacDonald 1973, p. 39.〕 This site became known as Glen Noe. G 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clan MacIntyre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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