Talk:Clan Mackintosh

Merging
I'd like to see every clan page in the form of Clan X. Of course that won't always work, but it seems to me like it would here. I hope someone else knows more about MacKintosh than I do, and can decide if it can work here or not, and apply it or not. Canaen 21:22, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * A merge seems sensible to me. The MacKintoshes article is really no different from any other Clan page. There is, however, some good information on the page which would require a merge rather than a redirect. (Nfras 21:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC))


 * Yeah you need to transfer the infomation from this page to the Clan MacKintosh page.


 * there you go I merged them for you!

Cleanup
I've just seen the huge amount of material of mixed quality that has been added to the article. Anyone with a better grasp of MacKintosh history like to clean it up? (Nfras 10:51, 9 April 2007 (UTC))

Move Clan MacKintosh to Clan Mackintosh
I think the title of the article should be spelt with the lowercase letter k. It seems to be the proper way to spell the clan name. Any objections?--Celtus (talk) 10:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Done.--Celtus (talk) 06:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I object. MacKintosh is how the name is spelled in my family and most any other webpage you choose to visit. It would be appreciated if you would change it back. We also notice that only a couple of names were changed in this manner, making us feel singled out. Thanks in advance. Jeffrey MacKintosh (talk) 06:05, 19 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Copied from my talk-page so others can see: Hi Jef. It doesn't seem trivial (i'm a Mac too, with an upper-case letter). I'd think that maybe most MacKintoshes might spell their name with an upper-case K. I proposed the change to a lower-case because that is the way the clan name is commonly spelt on related websites and published books. Look at the society pages: Clan Mackintosh of North America, Clan Mackintosh Society Australia Inc. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs website lists it as Clan Mackintosh. The Burkes Peerage website lists the chief as Chief of Clan Mackintosh. If you search for "Clan MacKintosh" in a google book search here:, you can see that most of the references to the clan are with lower-case letters as well. The MacKintoshes aren't singled out, the Macfies, MacKenzies and MacPhersons are like that too. A google book search will show these clans are commonly (though not always) spelt with lower-case letters. I don't know why some clans are like this and others aren't, though. Maybe it has to do with the how the chief's spell their name. Or how the clan name was recorded at some point in time.--Celtus (talk) 07:02, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Of course, there are the various other spellings - McIntosh (like me), MacIntosh, Macintosh, McKintosh, etc. The section Origins needs some work. I don't see the relevance of the first paragraph and the section "...Shaw or Search Macduff, a cadet son of the third Earl of Fife. The son of Macduff, for his support..." could use some clarification. Was MacDuff the Earl of Fife? Is it the same son in both sentences?

Dkmcintosh (talk) 03:41, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Battle of the North Inch
The information about this battle could use some clarification and additional references. It is an interesting story. Of course, there are different versions of what happened. I have recently come across two - one at http://www.electricscotland.com/books/beautiful_rebel.htm and another at http://www.clan-cameron.org/battles/1396.html. Dkmcintosh (talk) 03:51, 24 December 2012 (UTC) Dkmcintosh (talk) 03:54, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe we could use some of the references on the Battle of the North Inch page.QuintusPetillius (talk) 10:04, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Spelling errors all over
To many ignorant Americans that don't know how to spell the name correctly. Here is an education for you American zombies that think you are a Scot. Mc or Mac is always followed by high case not low case letters. This page is loaded with spelling errors of the name. I have also seen a lot of idiots in America spelling MacKay as "Mackay". America, you seriously need to overhaul your education system. Stop learning about god, the pledge of zombie allegiance like its a monarchy, do something intelligent for once. Learn about a country rather than waving your stupid flag while your crappy government invade other countries for resources. Heil Trumpler !

Pronunciation
The pronunciation should be explained to Non-Scottish people. Is the stress on the phonetic syllable "CIN", and both the "ma" and "tosh" unstressed? Many Anglos talking about the apple computer call it MAC-in-tosh which seems odd and faux celtic. By the way, as a rule of thumb with few exceptions, the Mc are of Northern Irish ("the Mics"), the Mac of Scottish origin ("the Macs"). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C0:DBED:A700:353E:7658:8315:A167 (talk) 22:40, 2 May 2018 (UTC)