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1. Don (brown)
2. Fionn (fair)
3. Rua (red)
THE SCOTTISH
KENNEDYS
Around 1600 a Scottish branch of the Kennedys appeared. There are several stories as to how they got
their name Kennedy, and it is possible that they were not from Ireland. However, interestingly,
genealogists
have ascertained that whether the various branches of the aristocratic Kennedys in
Scotland and Ireland may have different origins (because the origins of the Scottish branch is unclear)-
-it can be shown that they all subsequently
intermarried
and became related if they were not related to
begin with. Gayle Marie Kennedy points this out on page 3 of her book
My Kennedy Ancestors...,
‘It
is believed that all the foregoing Kennedy families are related either by virtue of being descendants
of
common ancestors, or by
intermarriage."
I looked up
in Burke’s General Armory to get a listing of the
aristocratic Kennedys and here is what I got:
Kennedys of Ardmillan, County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Auchtyfardell,
County Lanark, 1752
Kennedys of Blairquhan,
County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Clowburn. County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Cultura, County Down, Northern Ireland
Kennedys of Dublin Fun Ent, 1595, Ulster, Ireland
Kennedys of Girvanmains,
County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Hill Foot, Ireland
Kennedys of Kirkmiehael,
County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Kirmucks, Aberdeen, Scotland
Kennedys of Londonberry, Northern Ireland
Kennedys of Tombrechan,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Kennedys of Underwood,
County Ayr, 1850, Scotland
Kennedys of Visit Dublin, 1607, Ireland
Johnstown-Kennedy
of County Dublin, Ireland
Kennedys of Bargany and Ardstencher,
County Ayr, Scotland
Kennedys of Kirkhill from the Bargany group, 1678, Scotland
It is clear that there have been quite a number of powerful aristocratic Kennedys. One of the more
powerful recent Scottish aristocrat Kennedys was the Marquess of Ailsa (1872-1943).
Because he is
often called the Marquess of Ailsa you might not know him by his name Archibald Kennedy, who was
the 15th Earl of Cassillis. This branch of the Kennedys married into Scottish royalty. For instance, Sir
James Kennedy married Mary, a daughter of King Robert III, and their son was Sir Gilbert Kennedy
was made Lord Kennedy before 1458. Archibald Kennedy was an extremely powerful Freemason and
held numerous key positions in the Grand Lodge of Scotland. He was 1st Grand Principle from 1913
