| Clan MacAlister | |||
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| Profile | |||
| Region | Highland | ||
| District | Kintyre | ||
| Plant badge | Heath[1] | ||
| Chief | |||
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| William St John Somerville McAlester of Loup and Kennox[2] | |||
| The Chief of the Name and Arms of MacAlister[2] (Mac Iain Duibh[3]) | |||
| Historic seat | Kennox House | ||
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Clan MacAlister is a Scottish Clan. The clan is the earliest branch to have split off from Clan Donald, claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr, son of Domhnall founder of Clan Donald. From Alasdair Mòr the clans takes its surname MacAlister; this surname is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic MacAlasdair meaning "son of Alasdair". In the 15th century the chief of the clan was seated in Kintyre, and the clan was centred there until the 18th century, when a chief sold the family estate in preference to an estate in the Scottish Lowlands.
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