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Macfie was one of the principal leaders in Macdonald's rebellion against the Government, who had promised Islay to the Campbells. [14] The combined forces of Macfie and Donald Gigach MacIan, who was the leading man on the nearby isle of Jura, contributed a total of 64 men to the Macdonald rebellion. [21]
Robert Andrew Macfie FRSE FRCI (4 October 1811 – 16 February 1893) was a Scottish businessman and, in later life, a Member of the British Parliament. Life.
Macfie or MacFie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe, which means "son of Duibhshíth" (or alternately MacDhubhshith, "son of Dubhshithe"). This Gaelic personal name is composed of two elements: dubh "black" + síth "peace". [1] [2] The earliest record of the surname is of Thomas Macdoffy, in ...
Lineage of the seven clans of Siol Alpin. Siol Alpin (from Gaelic, Sìol Ailpein: Seed of Alpin) is a family of seven Scottish clans traditionally claiming descent from Alpin, [1] father of Cináed mac Ailpín, King of the Picts, of whom the Scots tradition considered the first King of Scots. [2]
Alexander Lyon Macfie is a British historian who has written widely on historiography and Orientalism. [1] Macfie completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Manchester in the 1950s, later completing a PhD.
Harry Macfie (February 11, 1879 in Lysekil - died October 27, 1956) [1] was a Swedish adventurer, writer and businessman. His grandfather came from Scotland. His grandfather came from Scotland. Macfie learned how to build and use canoes as fur trappers in Canada around the turn of the century.
The Macfie monoplane was a British shoulder wing, tractor monoplane. The aircraft was powered by a 35 hp (26 kW) J.A.P. V8 engine fixed at the front of an open-frame ' fuselage ', at the rear end of which a tailplane and vertical rudder were mounted.
Senga Macfie also spelt as Senga MacFie (born 18 October 1968) is an English-born Scottish former professional squash player. After retiring from playing professionally, she now coaches squash at Abercorn Sports Club in Edinburgh. [ 1 ]