Which tartan for MacClive?

[Nathan]

From Wikipedia's articles on Clan Stewart and Clan Stewart of Appin:

Clan Stewart has no chief, and is an armigerous clan. The Earl of Galloway is considered to be the senior cadet, but is not chief. The senior cadet is Randolph Stewart, 13th Earl of Galloway. Clan Stewart of Appin is the West Highland branch of the Clan Stewart and have been a distinct clan since their establishment in the 15th century. The Adherents or "septs" (a modern term) of Appin stem from families that lived in Lorn prior to the Stewarts gaining the Lordship and the clan coalescing. These were/are the MacColls, who descended from Black Solomon, son of Coll, son of the Lord of the Isles, The MacLeays or Livingstones (anglicized from MacLeay), who were reported to be on Lismore in 1130, but who's heritage is so old that know one really knows their beginnings, The MacGillemichaels, or their anglicized form "Carmichael", are also so old that we can only guess. It is know that they were present in Appin prior to the 13th century. The Combichs descended from a family nickname from north Appin and the MacRobbs were/are actually Stewarts, descending from Robert, son of Dugald, 1st of Appin. The MacInnes, originally from the area of Morvern, settled in the area in the early 15th century. Adherents included/include the Carmichaels, MacCombichs, MacColls, MacGillemichaels, McIlmichaels, MacInness, MacLeays, MacMichaels and MacRobbs (related by blood to the Stewarts).[1][2]

The article sites as sources:
1) The Stewarts of Appin. Stewart and Stewart. 1880.
2) Starforth, Michael (1997). A Short History of Clan Stewart of Appin, 1463-1752, and it's [sic] unfailing loyalty to the Royal House of Stewart. Appin Historical Society. ISBN 0-9530743-0-7.
and
3) Way, George and Squire, Romily. Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 459 - 461.

I see a few themes coming up often:

1) Scottish Livingston - S. Gaelic - Dunnshliebhe
2) Irish MacCleave - I. Gaelic - Dunnshliebhe
3) Stewart of Appin - West Highland branch of the Stewart Clan (Appin is in Argyll and Bute)
4) Northern Ireland - To the West of Scotland (Counties Down and Antrim where the name Dunnshliebhe is found more commonly)
5) Ayr - South West of Scotland
6) Ayrshire - lies between Argyll and Galloway. Ayrshire shares with Dumfries and Galloway some rugged hill country known as the Galloway Hills.
7) Family history that the family comes from Ayrshire.
8) Resources that list similar names as either Stewart of Appin or associated with Galloway.

Top Stewart is the Earl of Galloway.

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