Blair Collection > Collection of Gaelic proverbs, and familiar phrases

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The Farqnharfons fhall fiourifh till the tenth gene*
ration. («)
You took the unfortunate left-about courfe.
No wonder to find the fmell of herring in the calk
they are in.
A large head on a wife man, and a hen's head on a
fool.
t'ofn, fori and heir of William Macintofh of that Ilk,
anno 1236; the above Shaw lived in Rothemurchus, du-
ring his father's life-time, as did alfo his fon and heir
Ferquhard ; who died in 1265, and was Succeeded -by his
eldclt ion Angus Macintofft of that Ilk, a minor at
the time of his father's death. During his minority, the
Cumings feized upon his eftates of Meikle- Cedes and
Rait, occ which were again recovered in the time of King
Robert Bruce. Angus Macintofh of that Ilk, was fuc-
ceeded by his elder! fon William, 1346, and obtained a new"
Jeafe of Rothemurchus, from Pilmer, Bifhop. of Moray,*
dated ioth March, 1347.
From the above extract, it is evident, that the Macin-
tofnes fome of whom were afterwards called SHaw, i
were in pofTeifion of Rothemurchus,- before and after'
the period Mr. Shaw fuppofes the Shaws to come to the'
north ; a dagger pointing downwards, part of the Shaws
arms, (alluding to their cutting off the Cumings ) 5 was af-
fumed from the Macintofnes killing the Cumings in their'
own callle of Rait. See note upon the letter C ; for the
Shaws were not a diftinct clan from the Macintofnes at than
time, but affumed that defignation from Shaw Macintofh,.
their anceflor, who cut off part of the Cumings as- above;;
the late Sir John Shaw of Greenock, owned his defcenc
from the Macintofnes; Shaw and Farquhar is a frequent,
patronomic full among the Macintoshes, Pennant Machi-
top). D quo las Baron.
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