Irvine Ancient | 13 - 16 oz. Wool

Mill: Loch
Weight: 16 oz.
Clan Motto: Sub Sole, Sub Umbra, Virens ("Flourishing both in sunshine and in shade")
Known Septs Include: Ervin, Ervine, Erving, Erwin, Erwyn, Hurven, Hurvene, Hurvine, Hurwen, Hurwin, Hurwine, Hurwyn, Hurwynn, Hurwynne, Irvene, Irvin, Irvine, Irving, Irvink, Irwin, Irwine, Irwing, Irwink, Irwran, Irwrand, Irwrane, Irwrant, Irwren, Irwrend, Irwrent, Irwrind, Irwrint, Irwryn, Irwrynd, Irwynn, Irwynne, Orvene, Orvine, Orwin, Orwine, Orwynn, Orwynne, Urvene, Urvine, Urwand, Urwane, Urwant, Urwen, Urwend, Urwent, Urwin, Urwind, Urwine, Urwint, Urwyn, Urwynd, Urwynn, Urwynne, Uryn, Yurand, Yurane, Yurant, Yurend, Yurent, Yurind, Yurint, Yurven, Yurvene, Yurvine, Yurwan, Yurwand, Yurwane, Yurwant, Yurwen, Yurwend, Yurwent, Yurwin, Yurwind, Yurwine, Yurwint, Yurwyn, Yurwynd, Yurwynn, Yurwynne, Yurynd.
Notes:
From a letter to J McKinlay (Gaucyhillock, Newmachar, Aberdeenshire) from Peter MacArthur & Co Ltd of Glasgow circa 1898. About 40 years previous (1858), MacArthurs had been approached by a Major Irvine (introduced by one of their big military contractors) looking to get an Irvine tartan made. MacArthurs got him to choose a sett with similar colours to the Forbes (with which Irvine was an associated clan) and they made a few kilt lengths. Letter extract in Dalgety Archives of the STA.