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to G.F.Black, The Surnames of Scotland, MacGeachie, MacGeachy, MacKeachie
are from Ireland, Mag Eachaidh, an Ulster variant of Mag Eochadha,
M'Gachie in Bordland, 1684, Neil M'Gechie in Portadow, Kilchenzie
parish, 1686 (Argyll). Robert M'Keachie in Darnow, 1711 (Wigton). |
| Septs
of the MacDonalds of Clanranald, MacEachan, MacGeachie, MacKechnie
etc, All forms of the name, viz., "Hector" or Eachann.
This sept of the MacDonalds is descended from Hector (Gaelic Eachann),
second son of Roderick MacDonald, 3rd of Moydart and Clanranald.
Stephen James MacDonald, Duke of Tarentum, Napoleon's celebrated
marshal, was son of Neil MacEachainn of South Uist, who was out
with Prince Charles in 1745, and afterwards accompanied the royal
fugitive to France. |
| Clan
Donald Centre - Skye. Clanranald 2, The point is, for the present:
if the MacEachens descend from Clanranald, they are, of course,
a sept of the Clan Donald. If they came from MacIaine, and later
adopted the name MacDonald after living on Clanranald land for many
years, that would make them Adherents. It is quite likely that there
were two Hectors, whose descendants would both be MacEachens --
but the different pedigrees claimed for Neil McEachen and his famous
son cannot both be correct. Spellings include: MacEachan, MacEachin,
MacGeachie, MacKeochan, MacKechnie, sometimes MacKichan, but this
may be derived from MacFhithea-chain, "Son of the Little Raven",
an Argyllshire name. This set of names must be distinguished from
those deriving from MacEachern in Kintyre (Clan Donald South). Many
MacEachens emigrated to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, where
the name is still found. It also remains quite common in South Uist
and Arisaig. |
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