Clan Hannay
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Hannay Clan Crest
Hannay
Crest: A cross crosslet fitchee issuing out of a crescent Sable
Motto: Per Ardua Ad Alta (Through difficulties to Heaven)
Origin of Name: Possible Gaelic: ‘O’Hannaidh’, or ‘Ap Shenaeigh’
Region: Lowlands
Historic Seat: Sorbie Tower, Dumfries & Galloway
Clan Chief: David Hannay of Kirkdale and of that Ilk
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Clan History
Sorbie Tower
Hannay History
Hannay may have originally been spelt ‘Ahannay’, possibly deriving from the Gaelic ‘O’Hannaidh’, or ‘Ap Shenaeigh’.
The family can be traced back to Galloway in South-West Scotland. The name of ‘Gilbert de Hannethe’ appears on the Ragman Roll in 1296.
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