Clan Boyle (Boyle Tartan)

1. About Clan Boyle (Boyle Tartan)

2. Clan Boyle History (Boyle Tartan)

Invading Britain in 1066, the family 'de Boyville' established in a number of places after leaving the Norman town of Beauville near Caen. especially in Wales and Cumberland.

The lands of Cunningham and Largs were given to Hugh de Morvile by King David in 1124. He divided these holdings among his kin, giving the de Boyvilles ownership of Kelburn.

In the year 1164, David de Boivil was a witness to a charter. In 1196, the male line died out, and the Lords of Galloway received the estate.

In 1234, when this line similarly failed to leave a male heir, the territory was given to the crown.

At the Battle of Largs in 1263, the family assisted Alexander III in driving out the Vikings, and as a result, the family was given the lands of Kelburn.

In 1291, Henry de Boyville served as the keeper of Dumfries, Wigtown, and Kirkcudbright castles. In 1296, three de Boyvils signed King Edward's Ragman Roll.

Despite appearing to be under English rule, the Boyle family continued to fight in the Scottish Wars of Independence, losing sons in the Battle of Sauchieburn for James III and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. At Pinkie in 1547, they also fought for the Scots.

The family lands were once more forfeited during the battle of Sauchieburn, but James IV's restoration of the monarchy allowed them to be recovered.

The family chose to support Mary, Queen of Scots and then Charles I, which did not enhance their income. The Boyle fortune increased, nevertheless, once John Boyle of Kelburn was chosen to serve as a Commissioner of Parliament in 1681.

The Boyle family prospered during the 17th century through shipping and shipbuilding. David, the son of John, likewise rose to the ranks of Privy Council member and Commissioner of Parliament before becoming Earl of Glasgow in 1703 and Lord Boyle of Kelburn in 1699.

He served on the commission for the Act of Union in 1706 and was made Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

David was suspected of paying off Jacobite followers to back the Act of Union. He organized a force in 1715 to battle the Jacobites since he was a strong Hanoverian.

A distinguished military career was led by John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow. In 1745 in the Battle of Fontenoy and in 1747 at the Battle of Lauffeld, he sustained injuries.

For nine years, he served as the General Assembly's Lord High Commissioner. First Earl's daughter Lady Jean later wed Sir James Campbell, another Fontenoy combatant. In 1782, their son assumed control of the Campbell of Loudoun earldom.

In 1891, Lord Frederick Fitz-Clarence, the son of William IV, wed Lady Augusta Boyle, the fourth Earl's daughter. In July 1807, John, Son of the Fourth Earl, a naval officer, engaged in combat with the French close to Gibraltar.

He fiercely engaged the enemy, but the French boarded his ship and took him prisoner. Since John never wed, James, his younger brother, became the Earl in 1843.

He pursued a maritime career and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Renfewshire, just like his older brother.

He wed in 1821, but the union produced no offspring. His half-brother George Frederick Boyle succeeded him as the sixth Earl, and the family's wealth drastically declined.

The Pre-Raphaelite movement had a significant impact on George Boyle, who launched a huge program of church construction throughout Scotland.

By 1888, he owed a million pounds as a result of the enormous expense, which forced the estate into bankruptcy.

His property was up for auction, but his cousin, who would eventually become the seventh Earl, intervened to keep Kelburn from being sold. In 1897, Sir David Boyle, 7th Earl, who was also a naval commander, was elevated to the rank of Baron Fairlie of Fairlie. From 1892 until 1897, he served as the governor of New Zealand.

The current head of the name succeeded his father in 1984 and is now the eleventh Earl of Glasgow. He continues to reside at Kelburn Castle in the Ayrshire town of Fairlie.

North Ayrshire's Kelburn Castle. The Boyles have owned the Kelburn lands since the 1100s, and they have had a fortress there since the 13th century, in one form or another. The Boyle chief's residence is still the castle.

3. Clan Boyle Tartans

The Galloway and Ulster District tartans, which represent the regions where the name was historically found, are acceptable for anyone linked with the name Boyle to wear even though there is no officially recognized Boyle tartan.

As a known sept of Clan Donald, Boyles may also choose to wear MacDonald tartans.

Galloway Red

Galloway District

Ulster District

MacDonald Modern

4. Clan Boyle Crest & Coats of Arms

4.1 Clan Boyle Crest

Worn by all of the name and ancestry

4.2 Clan Boyle Coat of Arms

Note on Coats of Arms: A coat of arms is given to an individual under Scottish heraldic law (with the exception of civic or corporate arms). A 'family coat of arms' does not exist.

With the exclusions listed above, the weapons depicted below are personal weapons. The only person authorized to use these weapons is the grantee.

5. Clan Boyle Places & People

5.1 Clan Boyle Places

5.1.1 Kelburn Castle

The Boyle family has owned the Kelburn estate in North Ayrshire from the 12th century, and they have held a fortress there since at least the middle of the 1250s.

The current Kelburn Castle was first constructed in the 1500s, and over the following centuries, most notably in the 1700s and 1800s, extensions were completed. The Boyle Earls of Glasgow continue to reside in the castle.

5.1.2 Rowallan Castle

East Ayrshire's Rowallan Castle, built in the 16th century, was once a Boyles stronghold. The Campbells are now in charge of the castle, nevertheless.

5.2 Clan Boyle People

Jimmy Boyle (born 1944, Glasgow)

Boyle, who was formerly thought to be the most violent person in Scotland, was given a life term in prison in 1967 for the murder of William "Babs" Rooney, a member of another gang. Boyle, however, maintains that he did not carry out this crime.

While housed at Barlinnie Prison's special section, he resorted to art and authored an autobiography titled A Sense of Freedom, which has subsequently been made into a movie.

He relocated to Edinburgh to continue his artistic career after being released from prison. In 1976, he created "Gulliver," the largest concrete sculpture in all of Europe, for The Craigmillar Festival Society.

Along with Hero of the Underworld, Boyle also wrote Pain of Confinement: Prison Diaries. The latter was adapted for the French film La Rage et le Reve des Condamnes, which received the best documentary award at the Fifa Montreal awards in 2002.