The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ick (seeante, p. 424) in 1256, andrepeatedly confirmed tothis family. It is well-known that the old Celticchieftainship could onlygo in the male line, whichwas one of the reasons which led the House of Lords in1762, to adjudge the title of Earl of Cassillis to Sir ThomasKennedy of Culzean as heir-male of the body of David, firstEarl of Cassillis. The custody of Loch Doon Castle, heldby the de Carricks, is also again and ag
The Scots peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom . ick (seeante, p. 424) in 1256, andrepeatedly confirmed tothis family. It is well-known that the old Celticchieftainship could onlygo in the male line, whichwas one of the reasons which led the House of Lords in1762, to adjudge the title of Earl of Cassillis to Sir ThomasKennedy of Culzean as heir-male of the body of David, firstEarl of Cassillis. The custody of Loch Doon Castle, heldby the de Carricks, is also again and again confirmed tothe Kennedies. The name Kennedy seems clearly derived from Kenneth, acommon name among both Pictish and Scottish Kings, andwhich is spelt in many different ways as Kenneth, Kened,Cinaed, Cinaeda, Kynedus, Kenedus, Kynel. Kenneth inGaelic, Cinaed or Cainnig, seems itself to be a name signify-ing chief. The modern Gaelic of Kennedy is Ceannadach, acli being an adjectival termination signifying of orbelonging to; so Ceannadach means of or belonging toCeannad. Chron. Picts and Scots, per Index, and pp. 441, 442, 469, 471; l7-ishHistories, Skene, iii. 444 KENNEDY, EARL OP OASSILLIS The Kennedys certainly appear at a very early period inCarrick, in Galloway, and also in the Lennox, and in theearliest notices of the name it takes the form of MacKenede,or the son of Kenneth. Henry Kennedy (or MacKenede)is named in 1185 as one of the leaders and instigators ofrebellion in Galloway, and fell in battle on 5 July 1185,fighting against the men of Roland, Lord of persons of the name of Kennedy appear at earlydates in the Carrick district, and a Sir Hugh Kennedypossessed the lands of Kirkintilloch in Lanarkshire in 1296. The first direct ancestor of the Earls of Oassillis fromwhom tliere is undoubted and unbroken proof of descent is John Kennedy of Dunure, who is probably the JolniKennedy commemorated by Pordun and Wyntoun as sturdilyfighting in Carrick ag
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