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Avise la Fin (Consider the end)

The Kennedys descend from Roland de Carrick, whose great-grandson Sir John Kennedy of Dunure was the first of the line to use the surname Kennedy in place of Carrick. The family held extensive possessions in Carrick and Galloway, with castles at Dunure and, later, Culzean in Ayrshire. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the chief of Kennedy as The Marquess of Ailsa.

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Kennedy · Ancient Tartan

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Kennedy Modern tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Kennedy" on the Santa hat

Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name

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Acrylic Highland cow calf ornament playing the bagpipes, in a Kennedy Ancient tartan Santa hat, scarf and pipe bag, with a custom name on the hatExample of the personalized Highland cow piper ornament with the name "Kennedy" on the Santa hat

Clan Kennedy Ancient Tartan Piper Highland Cow Ornament with Custom Name

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Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo

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Clan Kennedy Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo

Clan Kennedy Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Ornament with Custom Photo A Santa-style Highland piper playing the pipes, dressed in a kilt, plaid and hose in the Kennedy Ancient tartan. Send us a photo and our designers put the face on the piper, so the...
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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Kennedy Weathered tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Kennedy Weathered tartan plaid on the shoulder

Clan Kennedy Weathered Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name

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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Kennedy Modern tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Kennedy Modern tartan plaid on the shoulder

Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name

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Personalized Christmas piper plaque in the Kennedy Ancient tartan, standing on a snowy log base with a name plaqueClose-up of the piper face made from your photo, Kennedy Ancient tartan plaid on the shoulder

Clan Kennedy Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name

Clan Kennedy Ancient Tartan Christmas Piper Plaque with Custom Photo & Name A Christmas piper in the Kennedy Ancient tartan, playing the pipes on a snowy log base with a lantern, a little tree and a snowman. Send us a photo and our designers...
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Clan Kennedy crest in the centre of a stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with the Kennedy Weathered tartan behind the thistleStained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Kennedy Weathered tartan behind the thistle

Clan Kennedy Weathered Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Clan Kennedy Weathered Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper A stained-glass style tree topper: Scotland's thistle, framed in gold, standing in front of a round window of the Kennedy Weathered tartan. A Scottish heritage finish for the top of your Christmas tree. Choose your design:...
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Clan Kennedy Weathered Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Kennedy · Weathered

Clan Kennedy crest in the centre of a stained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with the Kennedy Modern tartan behind the thistleStained-glass style thistle Christmas tree topper with a gold bagpipe emblem and the Kennedy Modern tartan behind the thistle

Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper A stained-glass style tree topper: Scotland's thistle, framed in gold, standing in front of a round window of the Kennedy Modern tartan. A Scottish heritage finish for the top of your Christmas tree. Choose your design:...
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Clan Kennedy Modern Tartan Thistle Christmas Tree Topper

Kennedy · Modern

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The Kennedy Story

  1. 1296

    Several of the name of Kennedy swear allegiance to Edward I in the Ragman Roll[1]

  2. 1456

    Bishop James Kennedy founds St Salvator's College at St Andrews[1]

  3. c.1597

    Thomas Kennedy, 'Tutor of Cassillis', rebuilds the tower house at Culzean[2]

  4. 1776

    David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis, commissions Robert Adam at Culzean[2]

  5. 1945

    The 5th Marquis of Ailsa gifts Culzean to the nation, to be managed by the National Trust for Scotland[2]

Clan Kennedy Crest & Plant Badge

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Visit the Kennedy Homeland

Map of Scotland with Kennedy places marked

Dunure Castle, Ayrshire

Substantial ruins of a medieval castle of the 14th to 17th centuries, belonging, in Historic Environment Scotland's words, to 'one of the most powerful of Ayrshire families, the Kennedys'; the chiefly line was styled 'of Dunure'.[6][1]

Culzean Castle, Ayrshire

A Kennedy tower house rebuilt about 1597, then remodelled by Robert Adam for the 10th Earl of Cassillis from 1776; gifted to the nation in 1945, to be managed by the National Trust for Scotland.[2]

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Kennedy Today

ChiefThe Marquess of Ailsa
Clan societyKennedy Society of North America

Surnames linked to Clan Kennedy

These family names are connected with Clan Kennedy. Each list says who records the link.

Listed by the clan society or COSCA

  • Carrick
  • Cassels
  • Cassillis
  • Ulrich

Spellings of the name

  • Kenedy

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Questions about Clan Kennedy

What is the Kennedy motto?

Avise la Fin, French for 'Consider the end'.

Where was the Kennedy seat?

Dunure Castle in Carrick, now a ruined scheduled monument, was the early Kennedy castle, and the chiefly line was styled 'of Dunure'. The family later built up Culzean, which the 5th Marquis of Ailsa gifted to the nation in 1945, to be managed by the National Trust for Scotland.

Who is the Kennedy chief?

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists the chief simply as 'The Marquess of Ailsa'.

Is Clan Kennedy connected to Culzean Castle?

Yes. Thomas Kennedy rebuilt the original tower house around 1597, and the 10th Earl of Cassillis commissioned Robert Adam to remodel it from 1776.

Sources

  1. The Scottish Nation: Kennedy, Electric Scotland
  2. Culzean Castle (GDL00124), Historic Environment Scotland
  3. Find a clan: Kennedy, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA) / Kennedy Society of North America
  4. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  5. Kennedy Society of North America, Kennedy Society of North America
  6. Dunure Castle (SM6105), Historic Environment Scotland