Topic summary
Tacksmen
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Tacksman.
Notable tacksmen
- Flora MacDonald was a notable and characteristic member of the tacksman class. She was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald, who held the tack of Milton in South Uist from the chief of Clanranald, and she married Allan MacDonald, who held the tack of Kingsburgh from the Chief of Clan MacDonald of Sleat. She and her husband immigrated to North Carolina in 1773. After siding with King George III of Great Britain during the American War of Independence, Flora and her husband were forced to move, first to Nova Scotia, and then back to Scotland. She had numerous sons.
- Aonghas Beag MacDonald, the older brother of the Scottish GaelicBardAlasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, held the tack of Dalilea from the Chief of Clanranald.