The differences between irish and scots gaelic are not just demographic. Scottish gaelic is the historical indigenous language of the scottish highlands. I know of no irish person who uses it and it sounds as strange to irish people as it does to most other people. Today, the insular celtic languages are the ancestors of these languages. Clan macnachtan sept mccracken male in traditional tartan and arms for the middle 19th century scottish highlands. In addition to english, both nations have native gaelic languages. Hanna many galloway surnames are derived from ireland as mcracken unguestionablya corruption of a older name. Mccracken is a hereditary surname derived from ulster and nearby galloway, scotland.
Thus, mccracken and macnaughton are actually the same name. Irish gaelic gaeilge nah eireann is a celtic language spoken by 8,000 people as a first language, and by another 1,000,000 people as a second language in ireland with 276,000 firstlanguage speakers worldwide. Anglicized form of gaelic mac reachtain, ulster variant of mac neachtain see mcnaughton, with the replacement of n by r in the cluster cn that is characteristic of ulster irish. But if you have a paper trail showing recent catholic irish ancestors and a scottish sounding surname like macdonald, mcneill, or mcsweeney, your dna results may reflect your ancestors earlier presence in scotland when he assumed his scottish gaelic sounding surname. Mccracken genealogy, discover the coat of arms, family crest, family history.
Mcintyre from scottish gaelic mac an tsaoir meaning son of the carpenter. There are lots of wonderful irish gaelic phrases and expressions, some of which have been translated to english but i have to say the often quoted top of the morning to you is not one of them. People in ireland when talking with tourists about the language may also refer to irish as gaelic. Buy lambswool scottish clan scarf duncan ancient tartan. But if they were indeed descendants of vikings your norse ancestry will. The mccracken history comes from a long tradition passed from generation to generation by the. This gorgeous giclee print of a vintage classic has been carefully restored, and. Before the 1948 spelling reform, this was spelled gaedhilge. The mccracken family derive their origin from what are believed to have been one of two brothers, thomas and robert mccracken.
There are many spelling variations for the clan macnaughton surname. There are subtitles in english but im assuming it must be pretty comprehens. The original irish gaelic form of the surname is mac fhionnghaile meaning son of the fair valorous one. The spoken dialects irish and scottish gaelic are most similar to one another in ulster and southwestern scotland, regions of close geographical proximity to one another. The distinction between a language and a dialect is typically drawn at the point when speakers can no longer understand each other. Cymraeg welsh is probably the most useful to learn as it is the most widely spoken. Whats the difference between scottish gaelic and irish. This was about 28% of all the recorded mccracken s in the usa. The origin of the irish and scottish gaels as revealed by. The language is sometimes referred to as gaelic, irish gaelic, or erse, but in ireland it is simply called irish. Maccreamhain scottish gaelic scottish gaelic form of crawford.
Just who were and are the english, welsh, scottish and irish. The original scottish gaelic form of this surname is mac fhionnlaoich or mac. The irish gaelic and scottish gaelic word for cat is cat. Mccracken surname mccracken is a hereditary surname derived from ulster and nearby galloway, scotland. Parishes where mccracken and a second surname are found together. The personal name naughton means the god of water and sea in gaelic mythology, an some of the clan migrated from scotland to antrim, northern ireland in. English to scottish gaelic and irish gaelic what is the irish for kevin. It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic.
Depends are you planning on learning for fun, or do you want to visit. Irish scots are people in scotland who are of immediate or traceably distinct irish ancestry. Siorrachd bhaile na huige, formerly a county in southwestern scotland, now part of the council area of dumfries and galloway, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early kings of britain to determine the rate of. It is thought that the currently extinct dialect of galwegian gaelic, spoken in galloway in the far south of scotland, was very similar to ulster irish. Irish is known as irish, gaelic or irish gaelic in english. For the most part, the mccrackens are a sept of the macnaughton clan. Gaelic irish, manx, and southwestern scottish variants. Australia, the united states, and canada particularly nova scotia are also home to scots gaelic communities. The fact is, mccracken is the phonetic spelling, in english, of the gaelic pronounciation of the name macneachdain. Irish names are used on the island of ireland as well as elsewhere in the western world as a result of the irish diaspora. The personal name naughton means the god of water and sea in gaelic mythology, an some of the clan migrated from scotland to antrim, northern ireland in the 14th century. Insular celtic culture and languages split into that of the gaels irish, scottish and manx and the brythonic celts welsh, cornish and brittany in france of the medieval and modern periods. The sound of the irish gaelic language udhr, numbers. Scottish district tartans scotclans scottish clans.
Mccracken is a scottish patronymic surname, from the old gaelic macneachtain, which shifted to macreachtain and retains several alternate spellings, both with mac and mc. Im fairly adept in both cymraeg and gaeilge, but dont know a word of scots. Could scottish independence realign ireland, north and south. They would do this to try to make the term less ambiguous. However, the concept of the scots being descended from a tribe from ireland who invaded.
Mccracken name origin by user april 17, 1999 at 02. Thomas mccracken was born in northern ireland 17041708 and died in lower mount bethel township, northampton county, pennsylvania, between august 12. While today, gaelic is only spoken by a few thousands, it was the language of most of the people of the north and west of scotland until after 1900. Sep 11, 2016 mccracken coat of arms mccracken family crest. Most remarkable is the loss of the voicing feature i. If youre not in ireland, it is permissible to refer to the language as irish gaelic to differentiate it from scottish gaelic, but when youre in the emerald isle, simply refer to the language as either irish or.
Still, if you simply say gaelic, its not absolutely clear if youre referring to the irish of scottish gaelic. Although there has been migration from ireland especially ulster to scotland for millennias permanently changing the historic landscape of northern britain forever, irish migration to scotland increased in the nineteenth century, and was highest following the great famine. The gallowglass do you belong to a warrior clan irish. Scottish clan tartans scottish highlands scottish plaid scottish kilts scottish english irish tartan scottish culture scottish gaelic celtic culture. Macfarlane am briathrachan beag explains the name as from gaelic. The mccracken family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Patrick woulfe from dublin, published a book translating well over a thousand irish gaelic not galwegian gaelic surnames into english. Probably not a surprise as the irish and scottish gaels share common language gaelic, common surnames typically denoted by mac or mc, sports irish hurling, scottish shinty and national drink irish whiskey or scotch whisky. Scottish and irish gaelic language basics by yourdictionary gaelic is an early celtic language spoken in scotland and ireland. Variantsmac neachtain, mac reachtain, mcnaughtonirish mac reachtainscottish. The surnames of scotland 1946 by george fraser black 18661948.
The name now exists as maccrackan, maccracken, maccrachen and maccraken and the sort forms commencing mc, are owing to further dialectual transpositions. The origin of this purported relationship between the mccrackens and macnaughtons first appears in 1922 when rev. Mac reachtain, ulster variant of mac neachtain, which is also of scottish origin. Many of the convicts were irish speakers, some of them even monolingual irish speakers, but their keepers thought it was a secret language and. It is estimated that fewer than 30% of all scottish surnames carry a history of clan association. Some aspects of the modern scottish gaelic dialects show that they preserve features lost in the language of ireland during the old irish period.
It is thought that the currently extinct dialect of galwegian gaelic, spoken in galloway in the far south of scotland, was very similar to ulster irish and manx. Macnaughton crest jewelry rings, pendants, cufflinks, bracelets and more direct from the manufacturers. Mckinlay is a scottish surname originating in lennox county dunbartonshire and west stirlingshire. Mccracken anglicized form of gaelic mac reachtain, ulster variant of mac neachtain. Note that there are irish and scottish varieties of gaelic. Gaelic has been used in australia since the first fleet arrived in 1788 albeit in the irish form.
The first world war put paid to irish and scottish hopes of selfgovernment within the united kingdom. There are some disputes as to whether or not irish and scottish gaelic are different languages or if they are simply different dialects of the same language. The surname mccracken was first found in wigtown gaelic. These prints are of sketches are from a book published in 1845 and credited to r. Most of the names we have compiled in our list of scottish dog names come from scottish gaelic. The general consensus however is that irish gaelic and. The innovations are, however, more striking than the archaisms. It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the patronymic surname mac neachtain commonly anglicised as mcnaughton people surnamed mccracken. The term gaelic, as a language, applies only to the language of scotland. Clan sponsor stephen mccracken we have joined with wikitree to do genealogical research on. Would like to see some discoure on the origin of the name. In another post, we went into the differences between irish and.
It is an anglicisation of mac reachtain an ulster gaelic variant of the. The most mccracken families were found in the usa in 1880. A brief history of gaelic in australia and new zealand. Mccrackens are originally scottish and speakers of the scottish gaelic language, a cousin to irish. Clan mac nachtan sept mccracken scottish highlander etsy. Glasgow boardsforums common irish surnames in scotland. Mccrackens are originally scottish and speakers of the scottish gaelic language, a cousin to irish gaelic.
Claochlu ar mac neachtain o albain an sloinne bunaidh, ach bhi siad in aontroim sa 16 cead. Bbc alba, the scottish gaelic tv channel, is at the moment playing corp agus anam, a dramathriller filmed almost entirely in irish with the odd english word thrown in. Primarily because of the scotch irish term, many mccracken s in the united states have anticipated that their biological heritage included ancestors from both scotland and ireland. In 1840 there were 81 mccracken families living in pennsylvania. The british term also does not imply both scottish and irish biological ancestry. If someone mentions craic agus ceol, put on your dancing shoes. Dear sticky wicket, is it true that the scottish and irish are distant cousins and share a common culture.
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