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This made me think of plaid, which made me think of plaids, tartans & my Scottish roots. Though my family is actually a sept of the clan MacNeil, meaning we spell our name slightly differently, all else remains the same. The clan motto is "Vincere Vel Mori" in Latin or " Buaidh No Bas" in Gaelic, which translates to Victory Or Death, or the more loosely translated Conquer Or Die. There is a saying in the Highlands of Scotland that in the long genealogy of the MacNeils, the biblical Noah is not to be found. For it is said that; " The MacNeil had a boat of his own !"