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Clan Mackie was a prominent Galwegien family in the 16th and early 17th centuries. The Mackies of Larg were the principal family of the clan. At the beginning of the 17th century, Sir Patrick Mackie of Larg was one of the original fifty Scottish undertakers of the plantation of Ulster.
Lise Mackie (born 1975), Australian freestyle swimmer; Neil Mackie (born 1946), Scottish tenor and professor of music; Osbert Mackie (1868–1927), English rugby union player; Pat Mackie (1914–2009), New Zealand miner and unionist; Pearl Mackie (born 1987), British actress, dancer, and singer; Penelope Mackie, British academic
Clan Mackay (/ m ə ˈ k aɪ / mə-KY; Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhic Aoidh [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçˈkʲɤj]) is an ancient and once-powerful Highland Scottish clan from the far North of the Scottish Highlands, but with roots in the old Kingdom of Moray.
Larg Hill' may derive from Irish: learg (slopes of a hill). [16] [17] An area of land was historically given to the Mackie of Larg by Robert the Bruce; known still as Cumloden, just north of Minnigaff and 5 miles from Larg Hill itself. [18] 'Lamachan Hill', historically 'Lommachan', [17] may derive from Irish: loma (bare). [19]
Mackie (surname), a Scottish surname (includes a list of people with the name) J. L. Mackie, Australian-born philosopher, best known for his views on meta-ethics; Clan Mackie, a Scottish clan
William Henry Mackie (19 November 1799 – 24 November 1860) was an early settler of the Swan River Colony holding a number of public positions including that of the first Judge of the colony. Mackie was born at Cochin, India and as a child returned to live in Derry before attending school in Twickenham , Middlesex .
Large is an English surname, with variants including Lardge and Lurge.Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, large (meaning "generous" or "big" [as in, "that's big of you", meaning generous, as well as large in size]), as it is found in the surname "le Large" in English records dating back as far as the 13th century.
Mackie was the eldest of a family of fifteen children, was born in 1748 at Dunfermline Abbey in Fifeshire. In 1763 he commenced his medical studies at Edinburgh and on leaving the university he settled at Huntingdon. About 1792 he removed to Southampton, and there practised with great success till 1814, when he left for a ten years' tour on the ...