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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mackay, Angus (1906). The Book of Mackay. Edinburgh: Norman MacLeod. pp. 51–53.
- ↑ Mackay, Angus. (1906). The Book of Mackay. p. 52. Quoting: Mackay, Robert. (1829). History of the House and Clan Mackay.
- ↑ Mackay, Angus. (1906). The Book of Mackay. pp. 52-53. Quoting: Winton's Chronicle and Acts of Parliament, I., 579.