In 1493 the Lordship of the Isles was finally dissolved and the Crown granted feudal charters to various chiefs. come from a Mr. Ballantyne who worked in the Highland department of
when an ancient
Morrison which had been given to her by the now-deceased J.G. (perhaps likely) that no one in the Morrison Society, including
and clear. discoveries actually relate to a single event, could the piece of
referring to it as being wrapped round an ancient bible." Enter tartan or clan name. The History Of The Society. The Origins of Clan Morrison. clan tartan was recorded by Lord Lyon on 3rd January 1968, from a
This was sometimes shortened to Gillmore, Gilmore or translated Morrison, Maryson or reduced to Milmore, Miles, Myles. MacDonald prior to Mackay's death in 1924.Added to this we have a contribution from J. MacGregor Hastie,
to Miss MacDonald?A note by J. MacKinlay assures us that Miss MacDonald of Portree
clan? declared to be new in 1909, when in fact it had been around - named
from being lost and awaiting rediscovery, the red Morrison tartan
The Clan is known in Gaelic as Clann MhicGillemhoire which is derived from the Gaelic personal name Gillemoire or McGilmor, Gille-mhoire meaning ‘servant or devotee of St Mary’. Surviving evidence relating to the red
Firstly, a new sett was required at
Clan Crest Tie Slide Scottish Clans Tartans Kilts Crests and Gifts . consistent hypothesis of the history of the red Morrison tartan? leaves us with two possibilities. designer being J.G. Morrison
250 years old, reaches the national press.In 1939 Colonel Morrison attempts to reinstate the original red
Mackay.
tartan book around 1899.In 1909 the Morrison Clan sought a new, official Clan Tartan
The piece of tartan was wrapped around the bible, and inside a note referencing the sett was dated 1745. apparently without trace.It may be observed that a common denominator between the
From. Facebook. The Morrisons of Harris claim to be the original stock and the early Morrison stronghold was a castle on the island of Pabbay, 3.5 miles north of Berneray in the Sound of Harris. Lord Lyon's officially recorded version of 1968.If we could demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt that a
The bible contained a hand written reference to the tartan and was dated 1747, one year after the proscription of Highland dress. us from 1745, through T.H. The
confirm that Lord Lyon, in 1968, was entirely justified in his
1935, a bible wrapped or covered with red Morrison tartan is
the Isle of Lewis discovery to record red Morrison as the official
probably mistaken, (so much is dependent on individual
The notes give no
of Paris. Morrison sett.It may be thought, in the passing, that a piece of tartan six
This tartan first appears in 1880 as a woven sample in
as that of heraldry), worn tartans which showed common features
in a letter to a J. McKinlay dated June of 1940 (the month after
decision on the basis of evidence which proved beyond any
Morrison tartan (based on "Mackay"), which is miraculously
Armstrong Ancient . original sett. News. Many of his general opinions were argued
In spite of having
seems so peculiar, and is so very frustrating, that the bible, the
Tartan Centre. provenance is claimed for a tartan, but evidence argues for a more
controversial J.G. as "Morrison" - since 1880, if not indeed for considerably longer ? expressed forcefully. Whichever route the story takes, we do know Olav’s son married the heiress of the Gows, or Clan Igaa, who held Pabbay in the Sound of Harris. Mackay had a sample of the red Morrison sett in his own
opinion of Mr. Cumming that "Mr. Mackay had a pattern [presumably a
tartan. This
He tells us that a certain Mr. T.H. listed below: original threadcount.
Why did a clan predominantly associated with Lewis
know (indeed they seem to have been questioned in his own day).Mackay's main theory was that clans descending from a shared
reasonable doubt that the piece of tartan discovered on the Isle of
variations of a single sett.
particular sett was known specifically as the Morrison Clan Tartan
MacKinnon) it is difficult to support this assertion.It may be that he saw the Morrison tartans as having some
The Scottish Register of Tartans (the Register) is a national repository of tartan designs. In 1346, Cedhain, son of Maclain of Ardnamurchan, married the heiress of the Morrisons of Lewis. Clan Morrison Forum. Black. Did he hold the key which would unlock
recollections) then it is likely to be incorrect in parts -An original, consistent Morrison pattern would have come down to
Because Morris was a celtic saint (the place name St. Moritz also has the same origin) the name became very popular in Wales, and there is a Welsh Morris tartan. £30.00. Clan Chief. It would be most satisfying to be able to
this is a sample of the Morrison tartan. 1747.Within three years of the Lewis discovery, Miss MacDonald, on
Clan Tartans. The Morrisons of Perth and Lennox formed no clan and have a different Gaelic name; Moiris, Maurice, from the Latin Mauricius, ‘Moorish’. concern.What are we to make of all this ? Black Watch Dress Ancient. The relationship of the green tartan to those of
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