Slogan (heraldry)

The slogan CREAG AN TUIRC appears on the crest badge of a member of Clan MacLaren.

A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto. It usually appears above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes it appears as a secondary motto beneath the shield.[1] The word slogan dates from 1513, though it is a variant of the earlier slogorn, which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm.[2]

Mottoes and heraldry

The word slogan dates from 1513. It is a variant of the earlier slogorn, which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm (sluagh "army", "host" + gairm "cry").[2] Slogans are used in heraldry, most notably in Scottish heraldry. In Scottish heraldry slogans are used as mottoes, or secondary mottoes. Slogans usually appear above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes they appear as a secondary motto beneath the shield. There may be several possible origins for mottoes used in heraldry, however slogans are considered to have originated from battle cries or war cries. There are several notable heraldic mottoes which are thought to originate from a war cries. For example, the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom contains the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT ("God and my right") which has been thought to originated as a war cry. As has the motto MONTJOYE SAINT-DENIS which appeared on the former French coat of arms (this motto is refers to the oriflamme, the royal standard of the kings of France, which was kept in the Basilique Saint-Denis). Several mottoes found in Irish heraldry, which end in a boo, are also thought to have originated as war cries. Examples of such Irish mottoes are CROM A BOO of the Fitzgerald earls of Leinster; and SHANET A BOO of the Fitzgerald earls of Desmond.[1][3]

Not all slogans are actually authentic war cries though. Many slogans pertaining to Scottish clan chiefs have been registered relatively recently at the Court of the Lord Lyon. Sometimes slogans are merely a name, such as A HOME A HOME A HOME of the Homes, others refer to a rallying point for the clan, like CRUACHAN of the Campbells, some slogans refer to a prominent clansman like the Maclean Fear eile airson Eachuinn ("Another for Hector"). In at least one case, a patron saint is used as a slogan, as in St Bennet and Set On of the Setons.[1][4] The arms of Grant use two slogans (or mottoes): CRAIG ELACHAIDH (which appears above the crest), and STANDFAST (which appears beneath on a scroll beneath the shield).[1] Sometimes a clan chief's slogan appears on his crest badge and in consequence on the crest badges worn by his clan members. In some cases the chief's slogan also appears on his standard, guidon and pinsel.[5]

Slogans

  Slogans officially recorded at the Court of the Lord Lyon as incident to the chief's Arms
Clan or title Slogan [6] Notes
Anstruther CASTLE DREEL [7]
Arthur EISD O EISD [8] (from Scottish Gaelic: "Listen o listen") Appears in the second compartment of the current chief's Arms.[8]
Barclay TOWIE BARCLAY [7]
Borthwick A BORTHWICK [7]
Bruce FUIMUS [7]
Buchanan Clar Innis An island in Loch Lomond.[9]
Buchan AUCHMACOY [7]
Cameron Chlanna nan con thigibh a' so 's gheibh sibh feòil (from Scottish Gaelic: "Sons of the hounds come here and get flesh") [9]
Campbell CRUACHAN Previously thought to refer to Ben Cruachan near Loch Awe. The slogan actually refers to a farm on the west coast of Loch Awe, opposite Innischonnell Castle.[10]
Colquhoun CNOC EALACHAIN Refers to a mountain near Rossdhu, former seat of the chiefs of the clan.[11]
Cranstoun COREHOUSE [7]
Donnachaidh GARG 'N UAIR DHUISGEAR (from Scottish Gaelic: "Fierce when roused") [9]
Drummond GANG WARILY [7]
Farquharson CÀRN NA CUIMHNE (from Scottish Gaelic: "Cairn of remembrance") [9]
Forbes Lònach A mountain in Strathdon. [9]
Forsyth Instaurator Ruinae [7]
Fraser A 'Mhor-fhaiche (from Scottish Gaelic: "Restorer of Ruins") [9]
Caistel Dhùm Castle Downie.[9]
Gordon AN GORDONACH (from Scottish Gaelic: "A Gordon") [9]
Grant CRAIG ELACHAIDH (from Scottish Gaelic: "The rock of alarm")
Gregor ARD-COILLE (from Scottish Gaelic: "Height of the wood", or "High wood") [9]
Grierson LAG [7]
Hannay SORBIE [7]
Hay THE HAY [7]
Henderson FORDELL [7]
Highlanders in general Albanich! [12]
Johnstone LOCHWOOD [7]
Keith A KEITH [7]
Clan Kerr Sero Sed Serio Kincaid A KINCAID [7]
King of Scotland St. Andrew! [12]
Lamont ARDLAMONT [7]
Lennox THE LENNOX [7]
Leslie BALLINBREICH [7]
Lumsden A LUMSDEN [7]
Macdonald FRAOCH EILEAN (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Heathery Isle") [9] The slogan appears on a compartment in the current chief's Arms.[13] The slogan refers to an island in the Sound of Islay.[10]
Macdonald of Clanranald DH' AINDEOIN CO THEIREADH E (from Scottish Gaelic: "Gainsay who dare") [9] The slogan appears on a compartment in the current chief's Arms.[14]
Macdonell of Glengarry CRAGAN AN FHITHICH [15] (from Scottish Gaelic: "The raven's rock") [9] The slogan appears in an Escroll over the Arms of the current chief.[15]
MacDonald of Keppoch DIA 'S NAOMH AINDREA (from Scottish Gaelic: "God and St. Andrew") [9] The slogan appears as a second motto in a lower Escroll on the current chief's Arms.[16]
MacDougall Buaidh no Bàs (from Scottish Gaelic: "Victory or Death") [9]
Macfarlane Loch Slòigh (from Scottish Gaelic: "The loch of the host") [9]
Macgillivray Dunmaghlas The name of the chief's castle. [9]
Mackay BRATACH BAN MHIC AOIDH [17] (from Scottish Gaelic: "The white banner of The Mackay") [9]
Mackenzie Tulach Ard (from Scottish Gaelic: "The High Hillock") [9]
Mackinnon Cuimhnich bàs Ailpein (from Scottish Gaelic: "Remember the death of Alpin") [9]
Mackintosh LOCH MÒIGH Loch Moy, a loch near the seat of the clan chiefs.[9]
MacLaren Creag an Tuirc (from Scottish Gaelic: "The boar's rock") [9]
Maclean Bàs no Beatha (from Scottish Gaelic: "Death or life") [9]
Fear eile airson Eachuinn (from Scottish Gaelic: "Another for Hector") [9]
MacLennan Druim nan deur (from Scottish Gaelic: "The ridge of tears") [9]
MacMillan CHNAP [17]
Macnab BOVAIN The old Macnab duthus.[9]
Macnaghten Frechelan A castle on Loch Awe.[9]
MacNeil Buaidh no Bàs (from Scottish Gaelic: "Victory or Death") [9]
Macpherson CREAG AN DHUIBH (from Scottish Gaelic: "The black rock") Located near Cluny.[9]
Macquarrie An t-Arm breac dearg (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Red Speckled (or spotted) Army") [9]
Macrae Sgurr Uaran A mountain in Kintail near Loch Duich. It is one of the "Five Sisters of Kintail". [18]
Matheson Acha 'n dà thernaidh (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Field of the Two Declivities") [9]
Menzies Geal is Dearg a suas (from Scottish Gaelic: "Up with the Red and White") [9]
Morrison DUN EISTEIN [19] Dùn Èistean, sometimes Anglicised as "Hugh's Castle".[9] The slogan appears on the chief's Arms (on a compartment below the shield).[19]
Munro CASTEAL FÓLAIS NA THEINE (from Scottish Gaelic: "Foulis Castle on fire") [9]
Stewart of Appin Creag-an-Sgairbh (from Scottish Gaelic: "The Cormorant's Rock") A rock in Appin.[9]
Sutherland Ceann na Drochaide Bige A bridge at Dunrobin. [9]
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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Woodcock; Robinson (1988), p. 112.
  2. 1 2 Merriam-Webster (2003), p. 1174.
  3. ↑ Fox-Davies; Johnston (2007), p. 449–450.
  4. ↑ Innes of Learney (1971), pp. 60–61.
  5. ↑ "Further Guidance on Flags". The Court of the Lord Lyon (lyon-court.com). Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  6. ↑ Unless otherwise noted the reference for all slogans in this column is from: Adam, Frank; Innes of Learney (1970), pp. 545–546.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Scottish Clan Pinsels". Flags of the World (fotw.net). Retrieved 2008-07-31. This webpage claims to cite Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia.
  8. 1 2 "history". Clan Arthur USA Association (clanarthur.org). Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Adam, Frank; Innes of Learney (1970), pp. 545–546.
  10. 1 2 Campbell of Airds (2002), pp. 289–290.
  11. ↑ MacKinnon (1995), p. 137.
  12. 1 2 Robert Chambers (1847), "Slogans", Select writings of Robert Chambers 7, pp. 132–138
  13. ↑ "Lord Macdonald of Macdonald". The High Council of Clan Donald (highcouncilofclandonald.org). Retrieved 2008-06-19. This website cites: "Lyon Register (Volume 36, Folio 44)" for the Arms of Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald.
  14. ↑ "The Captain & Chief of Clanranald". The High Council of Clan Donald (highcouncilofclandonald.org). Retrieved 2008-06-19. This website cites "Lyon Register (Volume 42, Folio 21)" for the Arms of Ranald Alexander Macdonald of Clanranald.
  15. 1 2 "The Chief of Glengarry". The High Council of Clan Donald (highcouncilofclandonald.org). Retrieved 2008-06-19. This website cites "Lyon Register (Volume 1, Folio 576)" for the Arms of Aeneas Ranald Euan MacDonell
  16. ↑ "A Chlann Raghnall Lochbhair". A Chlann Raghnall Lochbhair (macdonaldofkeppoch.org). Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-06-19. The Arms are of Ranald Alasdair MacDonald of Keppoch.
  17. 1 2 "Scottish Clan Insignia". Flags of the World (fotw.net). Retrieved 2008-08-02. This webpage claims to cite Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia.
  18. ↑ "SGURR UARAN". Clan Macrae Scotland (clan-macrae.org.uk). Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  19. 1 2 "The Chief Of Clan Morrison". Clan Morrison Society of North America (cmsna.x10hosting.com). Retrieved 2011-12-11. This website gives the Arms of the current chief's grandfather John Morrison of Ruchdi.

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