Clan Mackintosh brief history with the Twa Togs

[@SingleMalt77005]

I have visited Moy Hall twice and had the pleasure of meeting Celia Mackintosh both times. Proud to have Mackintosh blood in my veins.

[@thetwatogs]

Thanks for your comment SingleMalt77005, much appreciated by Jim and I. Mrs Mackintosh is indeed a very special lady. Both Jim and I are very happy and privileged to have spent the time with her making our Mackintosh film. We are very proud to have Mrs Mackintosh as a cherished friend. Warmest wishes. Ian and Jim The Twa Togs.

[@SingleMalt77005]

Here is my Great Uncle Dude McIntosh (Chief of the Muskogee (Creek) Indians 1961-1971) and his daughter Winnie at Moy Hall with Lachlan and Celia: i.pinimg.com/originals/33/97/1f/33971f3e68e9ed20d443094230de4fec.jpg

[@xx-rr3ug]

Thanks for the history. I am a Ross descendant, raised by Brodie McIntosh descendants in Aus. Had no idea they were neighbours until recently.

[@thetwatogs]

Hi SR, Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on the Mackintosh film. We genuinely appreciate it. Jim and I have had a number of good folks, like yourself, comment from all over the world about their Mackintosh ancestry. It does make you wonder how many people in total are linked to the Clan Mackintosh and other Scottish Clans, I'll bet there are quite a few? Thanks again SR! Wishing you health and happiness from Bonnie Scotland. Ian & Jim The Twa Togs. 😁

[@chuckmcintosh948]

Wow! Just found this. Thankyou! Actually I just bought the book from Amazon. Incredible stories. Puts so much together for me that I never knew. Just for trivia, My Uncle Bob McIntosh was president of Bulova Watch Canada in the 60's and is the one who brought in the jewels & swiss movement. He was not happy when things went digital. Also according to Jeff Healy (famous Canadian blind bluesman) as the son of my Uncle Doug McIntosh's Wife's sister Uncle Doug taught him to play guitar on his lap sitting on my uncles knee. No One plays the guitar like Jeff & I mean no one. Simply one of kind. Charles Thomas McIntosh, Winnipeg Mb, Born Toronto Ontario Canada.

[@thetwatogs]

Hi Chuck, We hope you are well? Thank you so much for taking the time to watch our wee film and make a comment, which Jim and I really appreciate. We are glad you enjoyed the Clan Mackintosh film. We really enjoyed researching and making this particular film and made some great friends in the process. Both your uncle Bob and Doug sound like they were very interesting characters. Albeit, I don't know a lot about Jeff Healy, what I do know, as you rightly said, he was an incredible musician/singer, his guitar playing was truly unique. A sad loss to the world of music. Thanks again Chuck and warm wishes from Scotland. Ian and Jim, the Twa Togs.

[@calicomist9213]

Thank you for posting! I am descended from Clan Mackintosh - my 7th great grandfather was Alexander MacIntosh (ca 1695-ca 1750) who sold Blervie Castle which was eventually owned by his father-in-law, William Duff, Earl of Fife in the 1700's. He and his wife later moved to America and in the end had a large family - total of 22 children. So considering that so many of the MacIntosh Clan were lost at Culloden, I now understand how the origin of the folk saying in my family began - 'if there's a death in the family, there will soon be a birth of a child-nature reasserts itself.' If one is lost, another rises in their place. People working through grief, too. When I was discovered my Scottish ancestry, I was speechless at simple family sayings and stories that have been handed down and what they possibly meant. Would love to visit Scotland some day - Best to you all. :)

[@thetwatogs]

A big warm Scottish hello from Jim and I @calicomist9213. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment on our Clan Mackintosh film. It genuinely means so much to us both. Your Clan is undoubtedly one of the top Clans in Scotland with a very rich history. Jim and I only covered a small segment of the Mackintosh story. There's a whole lot more! We had a great 2 days wandering around and filming on the lands of your ancestors and to top it all, we made a great new friend in the Clan Chief, John Mackintosh of Mackintosh's Mother, Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh, a real wonderful and beautiful person. We hope you do get to come to Scotland some day and see where your ancestors once lived, loved and fought in the name of Mackintosh, if you do make it over, you definitely will not be disappointed that's for sure. Take care, stay happy @calicomist9213. Thanks again. 😁 👍 Ian and Jim The Twa Togs.

[@BrooklynneMuffett]

Hi there, I am a Macintosh trying to do some genealogy and learning all I can about Macintosh's. I reside in Idaho, USA and would love to be there so I am very grateful for this video as it's likely the closest I'll ever be. Thank you for your work in this video. ❤😊

[@thetwatogs]

Hi there Brooklynne, Jim and I are really happy that you got something from our film on the Clan Mackintosh. Your clan (Mackintosh) has a long fascinating history here in Scotland with many more wonderful stories and people outwith the ones we covered in the film. Never give up hope of visiting our bonnie wee country of Scotland, there is absolutely no doubt you'd love it here!! and I'm sure Clan Mackintosh would love to see you here as well. 😁 Thanks again for taking the time to watch our film and writing your lovely comment. It is truly appreciated by us both. Much love from Scotland Brooklynne. Kindest regards, Ian and Jim The Twa Togs. 😁

[@projecttwentytwentyfiveisgreat]

Ritchie here. We are kin.

[@Spooner749]

Thank you gentlemen for explaining (information) of some of our family history. Best video I’ve seen. My ancestors (two brothers l believe) came to Australia from the highlands around 1852. My grandfather married a Cummins, might be a bit of history repeating itself. Thank you once again.

[@thetwatogs]

Hi there there Aussie Traveller. It is a complete and most enjoyable pleasure to bring you a tiny bit about your family history, there is tons more! Jim and I loved every minute of making this adventure and to top it all, we have made a brilliant friend in Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh. Thank you so much for you're amazing comment and taking the time to write it. Genuinely appreciate by both of The Twa Togs. Stay well and happy 😊 👍

[@tangerinedreamer50]

Really enjoyed this little piece of our history thank you guys its appreciated 🙏

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you so much @tangerinedreamer! It's our absolute pleasure. Jim and I are genuinely grateful to you for taking the time to watch and comment on our Clan Mackintosh film. You could easily produce a film on Clan Mackintosh that would last hours if you were to take in the entire colourful history of your wonderful Clan. We had a brilliant few days making this short film. Stay fit and healthy. 😁 Ian and Jim The Twa Togs.

[@katietyson5232]

Brilliant video, love learning about Scotland's history! Maybe one day, me and Bethany can be a part of the adventure 😁

[@thetwatogs]

Glad you like what we do Katy!! 😁 I'm sure that one day both you and Bethany will join Jim and I on one of our adventures. Thanks so much for your support! 😁

[@thetjdman]

Being a Davidson, this just happened to make it to my KZbin wall. I know the Davidsons came from the Mackintosh Clan a millennia ago. The second or third son of the 7th Chief had a daughter that married off into the Comyn family. From there was a Donald Comyn, down to a Donald Dubh, then David Dubh, and then from him came my paternal name Davidson. I've heard that we were from the Pictish tribes, but not sure to what certainty that is true.

[@thetjdman]

Whats the name of that Castle? I'll have to visit.

[@thetwatogs]

Hi TatorMan73, thanks for taking the time to comment on our Clan Mackintosh film. It's genuinely appreciated by Jim and I. As you probably know, Clan Davidson played a huge part in the founding of Clan Chatten along with the MacPherson Clan. Still going strong to this day. From what we have picked up from our research, it's thought that David Dubh, (Cummings/Comyn) the founder of Clan Davidson (Clan Dhia) is a direct descendant from the Picts? There are apparently many stories on the formation of your ancestoral Clan, all of them, probably, with a little bit of truth in them. That's part of what makes Scottish history what it is I suppose. Thanks again for for your lovely comment. Stay safe and well. The Twa Togs. 😁 👍

[@thetjdman]

@@thetwatogs I myself have only recently gotten interested in this history. I have started doing research on my own family and that has led back to this info. Now the pict thing was only from one video i found. It's something I'm still learning about which is why I loved your video. I'm always wanting to explore more and learn as much as I can.

[@thetwatogs]

The castle in the Clan Mackintosh film is Rait Castle, which was originally owned by the Comyn Clan. (originally known as De Rait) The castle is not far from Nairn, close to Inverness. As you will have seen in the film, the big story of the castle is the slaughter of the Comyn's and the ghost of the daughter of the owner of the castle, who murdered her for having an affair with a young Mackintosh and and passing on secret info to him. The full story is in our film. Keep up your research into your ancestors. Like Jim and I, you'll get a brilliant buzz from it. 😁 👍

[@cathyp4342]

Great to see you back with another adventure . Very well done! What a beautiful house and stunning scenery. I like how you present all this history with respect. Looking forward to the next one.

[@thetwatogs]

Thanks Cathy! This was a special adventure for us. The Clan Mackintosh story is pretty amazing and we only covered 3 events in a history that goes back to 1100's. Thanks for your kind words and support. We genuinely appreciate it. 👍

[@ignitionstart4539]

Thank you so much for making this.

[@thetwatogs]

Our pleasure ignitionstart. Jim and I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. 😁 👍

[@MRFUCR]

Mcintosh. blood/Fowler blood...what a combonation

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you so much MRFUCR for taking the time to watch our Mackintosh film. Jim and I are always genuinely grateful to the good folk, like yourself, that gives up time to watch our wee films. Stay well and happy MRFUCR! Best wishes from Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ian and Jim The Twa Togs.

[@robertwilson6345]

Another great production showcasing Scottish Heritage and Landscapes. Amazing research into your videos. I especially loved the aerial views of Moya 3 and surrounding lands. I enjoy your banter between you both. Ian your voice pitch and timing is pure natural and toaster, I love the funny part you play like any good double act- morecambe and wise, two Ronnies and now Anderson and Toaster. This might be your best one yet for depth if history and stories and pics of the day. As a low lander would say, cannae wait fir another vid😁👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thetwatogs]

What a comment Roberto!! Absolutely love it. Thank you so much for this. And we both know your comments and support for our adventures is 100% genuine. Love you Wee Man. 😁 👍

[@chrismcintosh7949]

I am a direct decendant of Angus and lady Anne mcintosh in Australia through Robert the bandmaster who landed in Sydney Australia in 1813

[@thetwatogs]

Hi Chris, thank you so much for taking the time to comment. That's amazing that you have tracked you lineage all the way back to Angus the 22nd Mackintosh and his amazing wife Lady Anne. The story of 'Colonel Anne' is fascinating and we could make a film just about her on her own. Just had a wee look at Robert Mcintosh's ('the bandmaster') history. Born in Perthshire, travelling to Australia on the 'Windham' and becoming a farmer/settler is a story in its self that fits in well with the overall fantastic history of the Clan Mackintosh. 😁 Cheers Chris. Ian and Jim, the 'Twa Togs'

[@mattmcintosh3939]

I've been taught alot of this history since I was a wee lad, it's great to see it presented in a video though. I appreciate what you've done. Thanks lads. Loch Moigh!

[@thetwatogs]

Hi Matt, Thank you so much for you excellent comment, Jim and I truly appreciate it. The Clan Mackintosh history, as you know, is fascinating and has many brilliant stories. Jim and I covered just a tiny little bit of the Clan history kindly guided by the most amazing, Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh. Maybe someday we will do another Mackintosh episode. 😁 Thanks again for taking the time to watch our wee film and for posting your lovely comment. Loch Moigh! Ian and Jim The Twa Togs. 👍

[@shawnmcintosh1574]

Mac an Tòisich !!! One of the best I have seen . Thank you.

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you so much Shawn, we genuinely appreciate your comment and even more so the fact that you enjoyed our wee tribute to the Clan 'Mac an Toisich.

[@johnnorris8567]

Fantastic that they are presenting Clan Mackintosh. Neither the presenters nor the sound engineer were prepared. Stunning videography and drone videos.Lovely seeing the Mrs.

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you John for your comment, we appreciate it. Both Jim and I really enjoy making our wee films and we definitely do not profess to being professional, we started by using the most basic equipment, albeit we are adding to it with better gadgets as we go. Both Jim and I believe It's just good to let people see and hear about the places we visit and people we meet, such as the amazing Mrs Mackintosh! We are learning new things about all areas of film production everytime we go on our adventures. Thanks again for you comment John. 😁 👍

[@arleneyoung2253]

What two wonderful guys really entertaining and have so much knowledge of my beautiful country😁Love the wee dance yous do. Also the view was absolutely amazing the filming is so good and the pictures are so professional and absolutely stunning. Also the music through out all your videos is so good. I watch loads of history documentaries and period drama films and these videos that the both of you are doing is as good as the ones on the telly. So please don’t stop making them there so interesting also I get to see my beautiful country I’ve never seen. I loved this story and this is my favourite video but must say they are all very good. Absolutely loved hearing the bagpipes. Arlene Manchester

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you so Much Arlene, It such a joy for both Ian and I to read your beautiful comments ( you should be our PR advisor) We are both overjoyed to know you liked this one in particular, Mrs M of M was the inspiration for Ian and I doing this brief history of the Clan Mackintosh after we visited her home (Estate) sat in her company sipping a nice cup of tea with beautiful Scottish Biscuits and listening to her stories of being the wife of Lachlan Ronald Duncan Mackintosh of Mackintosh 30th Chief of Clan Mackintosh and her beautiful children ( all grown up and married) If you ever get a chance to visit Moy Hall & Loch Moy, you would not be disappointed. Thank you again Arlene and keep your eyes pealed for more Twa Togs Adventures :-)

[@margaretcunliffe2410]

Great to have you back lads, really missed listening to out heritage loved the history. Keep them coming love Margo

[@thetwatogs]

Cheers Margo, your comments are very much appreciated as always. This adventure was a really enjoyable one to do. Thanks again! Hopefully see you soon. 😁

[@johnmcintosh6027]

Well done lads. I've shared the link to your video with the McIntosh Facebook group. Cheers!

[@thetwatogs]

Thank you so much John, really glad you liked our wee film. Stay safe and well thanks for your support. It's very much appreciated by us both. 😁 👍

[@ExploringwithAlec]

You guys deserve more recognition for your videos as they're well put together, keep up the good work guys just keep making more!

[@thetwatogs]

Thanks Alec, cracking comment, much, much appreciated. Believe it or not, we get a lot of motivation and ideas from your own Exploring with Alec films. Thanks a million Alec!!

[@thetwatogs]

I could agree more with what Oor Ian has written, you are an inspiration Alec ( as well as a great photographer & videographer, it gives us the will to do more) keep up your work, it’s Awesome👍 and thanks for your support, it means a lot Pal 😉👍

[@ExploringwithAlec]

@@thetwatogs Thanks guys its appreciated

[@shawnmcintosh1574]

Oh. Love the t-shirts!!!! RUSH RULES!!!!

[@thetwatogs]

Thanks Shawn, both Jim and I have been massive Rush fans since 1976 when we first saw them play at Glasgow Apollo! The Rush t's are kind of like our signature. 😁 👍

[@brittaniesidebottom]

I recently found out through Ancestry that I’m a direct descendant of Lachlan on my mother’s side, although by the time it got to my mom the name spelling changed to McIntosh. I’m in Indiana here in the USA.

[@thetwatogs]

@@brittaniesidebottom Hi Brittanie, Thank you for taking the time to watch our Clan Mackintosh film, Jim and I are truly appreciative of you doing that. The history of the Clan Mackintosh is fantastic, we could have made a full movie of all the Mackintosh stories we had researched, or were told about by the amazing Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh. You are very lucky to be part of the Mackintosh story. Hopefully one day you will get to come across 'The Big Pond' to the Highlands of Scotland to see for yourself, the land of your ancestors. 😁 👍 Stay well and happy! Ian and Jim The Twa Togs

[@brittaniesidebottom]

@@thetwatogs I would love to come visit it and see it in person someday ❤️

[@olympia007macklin]

This my family line & still looking for a few ppl on my tree!!

[@thetwatogs]

Hello @olympia007macklin. Warm greetings from Scotland. Thank you for watching our Clan Mackintosh film, Jim and I are genuinely grateful that you took the time to watch it and to make a comment as well, awesome! We hope you eventually find all the people you need to complete your family tree. From our experience of Clan Mackintosh, Jim and I can tell you that you are part of a very special Scottish lineage. Thanks again and the best of luck in your research. 😊🤞🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mswriter3612]

I’m from the USA and I can’t understand most of what they are saying. But I see the transcript and now I get, what I was missing

[@thetwatogs]

Hello Ms Writer, Warm greetings from Scotland. Thank you for taking the the time to watch our wee film about Clan Mackintosh, and also for making your comment. It’s truly appreciated by Jim and I. That’s a shame that you couldn’t understand some of our Scottish dialect. As you may have gathered, we are very proud of our Scottish history and heritage and we make these short Scottish history films just for fun and to get some of the lesser known history stories and their locations out to folks across the world with the hope folks might find them interesting. We are not professional film makers and we are learning with every film that we make, so your comment will help us with future adventures, thanks for that. Jim and I hope you will consider watching more of our films in the future and hopefully they will be a little bit easier to understand in terms of our dialect. Much love from Scotland Ian and Jim, The Twa Togs.

[@mswriter3612]

@@thetwatogs Thank you for the reply. My great great grandmother was a “McIntosh”, and I hope , she is from the same clan as Macintosh. Her family migrated from Scotland to Tennessee. So I’m very interested to learn. Technically, I work in marketing, so if I may suggest to give my feedback to perhaps help on future projects …In regards to your accents, I love the sound of your voices talking, but, I think the volume is too low due to microphone challenges , so the music makes it harder for me to hear the consonants. But If you added translations at the bottom , I would love, it and I could follow along much better.

[@thetwatogs]

@@mswriter3612 Great to hear from you again Ms Writer. Thank you so much for your advice on how we could make our future productions better. Jim and I will certainly be more considerate with both our sound and the clarity of our accents. 😁 As mentioned previously, Jim and I started making these short films mainly for fun and for friends and family that live in Canada, Australia and even England. Now that we are reaching folks from all over the world, you are right in your suggestion that we need to be thinking a bit more about our marketing and our final productions. We are working on it. Thanks again for your thoughtful and helpful comments. As always we genuinely appreciate it. Warmest regards from Scotland! Ian and Jim 😁👍

[@soylentg6270]

Greetings from the Great, Great, Great Grandson of a Macintosh- Immigrant and Pioneer.

[@part3photography]

Soylent G , Thank you so much for taking the time to view our wee video, you must tell us more about your pioneering ancestor and being a Macintosh, We've no doubt he would have made a massive impact no matter the continent he settled in :-) Jim ( and Ian)

[@soylentg6270]

@@part3photography Daniel Mackintosh, born 1821 near Edinburgh. Came across the Atlantic from Liverpool in 1845 bound for New Orleans. He was part of the "Miller Company" Mormon Handcart group and was the Company Clerk. They made the trek to Salt Lake in 1852 and in 1854 he was appointed to the office of Treasurer of the then "Territory" of Utah appointed by Brigham Young. I would love to find more about him or anyone related to him still in Scotland.

[@thetwatogs]

@@soylentg6270 My apologies for this late reply, I can guess if you try one of the Genealogy web sites you could find out more about Danial, My mother cousin who lives in England did an Anderson family tree for my mum that went back to the Isle of Mull in the early 18th century and discovered my mother grandmother was a relation the the Campbell's of Mull and lived in a castle on the island, his information was given by the Mormons who I believe hold lots of early UK records of births and deaths, so If you ask one of your local Mormon churches, I'm sure they would point you in the right direction and hopefully give you some answers, or perhaps write to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as I'm sure they will hold records too ( and perhaps give you the exact location of Daniel's birth place? Fingers crossed this helps. Jim (and Ian)

[@mvtteblvk]

So much Scottish descendants in jamaica I'm also a Mc intosh from Kingston jamaica.....apparentlly 1200 Scottish prisoners from the cromwellian war were exiled to jamaica and more Scottish natives started to inhabit the island over time

[@mvtteblvk]

There should be around 6000 Mc intosh in jamaica

[@thetwatogs]

Hi there MvtteBlvk, Thank you so much for your comment and taking the time to watch our short film about Clan Mackintosh, it’s very much appreciated by Jim and I. Yes, you are totally correct about the Scottish descendants in Jamaica, in fact, It has been said that up to 60% of names in the Jamaican telephone directory are Scottish in origin there is evidence that a list of the 30 most common surnames in Jamaica, include Anderson, which is my own surname, Campbell, Gordon, Graham, Grant, Malcolm, Millar and Dixson. Again you are spot on with the original cause being that of Scottish prisoners of war from the Cromwellian wars, the Jacobite rebellions and the Covenanters uprising were all exiled to Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands such as Barbados. Many of these exiles were taken as slaves who worked alongside slaves of African descent in the sugar plantations. Wow! 6000 McIntosh’s living in Jamaica. That is amazing. We’ll be sure to let Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh know of this fact. Stay happy and safe MvtteBlvk. Thanks again from the Twa Togs!

[@mvtteblvk]

@@thetwatogs yes indeed that's a lot of history. Jamaica is a very diverse island in ethnicities so much west African, European and Asian descendants here all mixed into one but the Scottish and irish names stand out the most here if anything .....and thank you for the work you guys did in the video to help spreading knowledge on the clan and I hope all is well 🇯🇲🖤 one thing I must say it's a shame the uk doesn't acknowledge Jamaica restricting travel to Jamaicans unless we earn a visa with all the history the countries have together much love from across the pond 💯🙏🏿

[@thetwatogs]

@@mvtteblvk It was a great pleasure for Jim and I to make the Clan Mackintosh film MvtteBlvk. Our main purpose is to get information, through film, to folks around the world about Scotland’s past. Scottish history and it’s links to countries around the world has many cracking stories to be told. Maybe some day the UK will see the light and rightly acknowledge the shared history with Jamaica and the Jamaican people who have contributed so much to the British in general!! Stay well and happy and live your life to the max! Hopefully, there will be other Twa Togs short films that will interest you and for you to enjoy? Much love from Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💙 Ian and Jim The Twa Togs

[@mvtteblvk]

@@thetwatogs much love to you all too keep up the good work👏❤