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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.
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.
Mackie / ˈ m æ k i / is a surname of Scottish origin. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Alec Mackie (1903–1984), Irish footballer with Arsenal F.C. and Portsmouth F.C.
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]
J. L. Mackie, Australian-born philosopher, best known for his views on meta-ethics; Clan Mackie, a Scottish clan; Mackie Osborne, an artist responsible for the design and illustrations of many music albums since the 1980s; Malcolm Mackie Hobson (born 1966), South African former cricketer; Matthew Mackie Samoskevich (born 2002), American ice ...
Tamil loanwords entered the Greek language throughout different periods in history. Most words had to do with items of trade that were unique to South India. Although there is general consensus that there are Tamil loanwords in Ancient Greek, few of the words have competing etymologies as well.
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By far, the most important source of ancient Tamil history is the corpus of Tamil poems, referred to as Sangam literature, generally dated from the last centuries of the pre-Christian era to the early centuries of the Christian era. [2] [3] [4] It consists of 2,381 known poems, with a total of over 50,000 lines, written by 473 poets.