KENNEDY SOCIETY 2021 HONORED CLAN
THE LIGONIER HIGHLAND GAMES WELCOMES THE KENNEDY SOCIETY FOR THEIR 2021 ANNUAL GATHERING
Kennedy Society
Kennedy Clan Crest: A dolphin naiant proper.
Kennedy Society Clan Motto: Avise la fin (Consider the end).
Kennedy Clan History:
The Kennedy name started to make an appearance in Ayrshire around the year 1200.
A John Kennedy of Dunure aquired the lands of Cassilis around 1370. The next hundred years would see a sharp rise in Kennedy visibility when James Kennedy married the daughter of King Robert 3rd, Princess Mary about 1395. This was to give the Kennedys a foot in the door at the Royal court which was to last for three hundred years and boost their economic fortunes considerably.
More information can be found at the Wikipedia page HERE
Or this site about Clan Kennedy
Or the KENNEDY SOCIETY WEBSITE
Kennedy Clan Crest: A dolphin naiant proper.
Kennedy Society Clan Motto: Avise la fin (Consider the end).
Kennedy Clan History:
The Kennedy name started to make an appearance in Ayrshire around the year 1200.
A John Kennedy of Dunure aquired the lands of Cassilis around 1370. The next hundred years would see a sharp rise in Kennedy visibility when James Kennedy married the daughter of King Robert 3rd, Princess Mary about 1395. This was to give the Kennedys a foot in the door at the Royal court which was to last for three hundred years and boost their economic fortunes considerably.
More information can be found at the Wikipedia page HERE
Or this site about Clan Kennedy
Or the KENNEDY SOCIETY WEBSITE
Culzean Castle Located on the south west of Scotland just south of Ayr. The Castle was originally a fortified L-shaped tower house built by the Kennedy family in the late 1500's. In 1777 David Kennedy,the 10th Earl of Cassillis got Robert Adam to change the castle from it's battle weary image to a more grand and fashionable dwelling.
Greenan Castle is located 2 miles south of Ayr it is a 16th century tower house situated at the south side of Ayr beach.
Baltersan Castle is a tower house purchased in 1640 for Thomas Kennedy who died in 1721 and willed it to his cousin an Arbuthnot.
Dunure Castle is a ruin that attracts many visitors. Located about three miles south of Culzean it was originally the clan seat and hub of the community.
Maybole Castle is still in use today as a community council training centre and is also open to the public for viewing.
Kilhenzie Castle 1 mile south of Maybole owned by the Kennedys in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Dalquharran Castle is another Robert Adam designed castle dating from 1781. Last occupied in the 1960's it was left in a ruinous state.
THE KENNEDY TARTANS
The Clan Kennedy tartan is predominately green with large blue and black bands, and small yellow and white stripes. The tartan is available in three variations: Modern, Ancient and Weathered. Although these variations incorporate very different colors, they are all considered the same tartan.
KENNEDY MODERN
Modern tartans represent plaids that are made with chemical dyes, allowing for deeper and darker colors. It also recognizes the fact that modern dyes will not fade in the manner of the ancient tartans. This tartan is representative of a family newly aquiring the tartan material or it can be considered a dsiplay of wealth and prosperity within the family.
Modern tartans represent plaids that are made with chemical dyes, allowing for deeper and darker colors. It also recognizes the fact that modern dyes will not fade in the manner of the ancient tartans. This tartan is representative of a family newly aquiring the tartan material or it can be considered a dsiplay of wealth and prosperity within the family.
KENNEDY ANCIENT
Ancient tartans represent plaids that were made with natural dyes. They incorporate the primary color pattern of the clan. However, they are lighter in shade, especially the blue, symbolizing that unlike modern dyes, time will fade the coloring on the tartan. The ancient tartan is representative of a tartan that has been in the family a long time.
Ancient tartans represent plaids that were made with natural dyes. They incorporate the primary color pattern of the clan. However, they are lighter in shade, especially the blue, symbolizing that unlike modern dyes, time will fade the coloring on the tartan. The ancient tartan is representative of a tartan that has been in the family a long time.
KENNEDY WEATHERED
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