The Backward History Of Macintosh Tartan MacIntosh Clan History: Shaw MacDuff, the second son of the Earl of Fife and a member of the Dalriada royal family, is believed to be the founder of the MacKintosh clan. In the twelfth century, he traveled north with Malcolm IV to suppress a rebellion in Morayshire and acquire lands in the Findhorn Valley. These lands became the heart of the clan and the burial ground of the clan chiefs. Shaw was known as "Mac a Taoiseach" or "Chief's son", hence the name MacKintosh. The MacKintosh chiefs navigated the perils of Scottish history with great skill, even leading a great confederation of clans known as Clan Chattan, although this honor was contested on many occasions by the MacPherson chiefs over the centuries. The Clan MacKintosh had to fight to defend their powerful position and had long-standing feuds with, among others, the Earls of Moray and Huntly. One famous feud with the Comyns was supposed to end with the Feast of Reconciliation, but the Comyns planned to destroy the MacKintosh clan once and for all. However, they were betrayed by a family member and were killed by members of the MacKintosh clan, led by their chief Malcolm MacKintosh. Members of the Clan MacKintosh took part in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715, after which many were taken to America. The clan remained loyal to the Stewarts in 1745 and the absent chief's wife, Lady Anne MacKintosh, gathered a force of 400 men to join Charles Edward Stewart. She also received the prince at the chief's residence, Moy Hall. During his visit, a force of 1,500 government troops attempted to capture him, but Lady Anne tricked them into believing they had walked into the midst of the entire Jacobite army. They subsequently fled and the incident became known as the "Rout of Moy", earning Lady Anne MacKintosh the nickname "Colonel Anne". Moy Hall, near Moy south of Inverness, is still the seat of the MacKintosh chiefs, as it has been since the 13th century. Over the past 600 years, it has taken the form of a number of different buildings. In 1746 Charles Edward Stewart was entertained there by Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh, a supporter of the Jacobites and wife of the chief of Clan MacKintosh Angus. Built in 1872 (pictured above), Moy Hall developed severe dry rot and was demolished sometime after the Second World War. It was replaced by a more modest building that still houses the bed in which Charles Edward Stewart slept.
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