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A Brief History of Clan MacDougall

The MacDougall clan motto is "Buaidh no bàs" (Victory or Death). The clan was a coastal clan based on the Hebrides isles of Mull, Coll, Tiree, Jura and Kerrera then owned by Norway, and on the Scottish mainland in Lorne and Argyll on the west coast.

The MacDougall clan spent a lot of time on the battlefield over the years and were closely allied with the MacDowalls of Galloway, the Comyns and with other clans against the Bruces, Campbells, MacDonalds and their allies.

During an ambush that saw them nearly capture Robert the Bruce, the MacDougall clan came into possession of the famous Brooch of Lorn after Bruce was forced to abandon his torn off cloak brooch in the hand of a dead MacDougall warrior. The brooch was in the hands of the MacDougall chiefs for two years before being taken back by Clan Bruce.

The Clan MacDougall tartan is of traditional design and features red as its main colour with a combination of greens, whites, blacks and blues featured depending on the variation.