F`ailte Clann Choinnich G`aidheal!
Larry is Scottish and I am Irish so of course we love the Irish. We are very proud of our heritage and all the ancestors who have brought us this far. Larry's Grandfather came from Scotland in the early 1900's. His name was Alexander MacKenzie.
That was a very popular name then and now. Some were famous and some were infamous. There are thousands of Alexander MacKenzies. Somewhere along the way the Mac got changed to Mc.
My Great-Grandfather came from Ireland. My maiden name is Devlin and my Great-Grandmother was a Costello that is pretty
much Irish. We belong to the Clan MacKenzie Society in the Americas.
We also attend all the Scottish Highland Games we can and never miss the St. Patrick's Day festivals. Larry
collects Gargoyles and Celtic Crosses. A lot of my Celtic Cross Desktop Themes
are our own Crosses off my walls and scanned directly into my computer. I
collect Rosaries and all kinds of Crosses.
Needless to say, we have lot's of of crosses on our walls and
tables. I have made
over 600 Scottish Clan Family and District Tartan Desktop Themes and
Celtic Design Themes and Screensavers. Please
scroll down for my Theme Page, links are at the bottom of this page. You don't have to be Scottish to like a pretty
plaid! That's pronounced PLADE. Rhymes
with laid.
Do you know how much the Scots have contributed to the world?
Click here to find just a few
things.
"If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors."
Yoruba Proverb
"My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild deer and following the row,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go."
Robert Burns
Septs of Clan MacKenzie
Charles,
Charleson, Clunes, Clunies, Cromarty, Iverach, Iverson, Ivory, Kenneth,
Kennethson, Kenzie, Kinnoch, Kynoch, MacBeolain,Mahiver,
McConnach, McConnachie, McIvor, McKenna, McKenney, McKerlich, McKinnie,
McKinsey, McKinzie, McMurchy, McQueenie, McVanish,
McVinnie, McVinnish, McWhinnie, Murchie, Murchison, Mynock, Smart.
Clan Motto
"Luceo Non Uro" I Shine Not Burn
Battle Cry
"Tulachard" To the High Hill
A Brief History Of The Clan MacKenzie
The Meaning and Origin of the Mackenzie Name Click Here
The 73rd Highlanders were raised by John MacKenzie, Lord Macleod, as the first clan Regiment in 1777 in response to the outbreak of the American War of Independence. In 1786 the Regiment was renumbered as the 71st Highlanders and wore the MacKenzie tartan kilt. In 1787 war in India necessitated the raising of more Regiments for foreign service and the 74th Highlanders were formed in that year in the City of Glasgow. At the Cardwell reforms of 1881 the 71st and the 74th were linked as the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Highland Light Infantry (as the 71st had been known since 1809). In 1923 the Regiment officially became known as the ‘City of Glasgow Regiment’.
Free Scottish Clan, Family and District Tartan Desktop Themes Also New Celtic Designs Themes. Celtic Fonts and Midis Also new Holiday Themes . Available for download now. Remember, you don't have to be Scottish to like a pretty plaid!
Cece@cecemckenzie.com
Cece Mckenzie