McCauley Family Crest, Coat of Arms & McCauley Name Origin

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Origin of the Name McCauley

The McCauley family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include McAlley, McAllay, McAuley, McAully, McCally, McCaulay and McCauly. The Chief seat of these families was at Ardincaple, in Row, Dunbartonshire in Scotland . Ardincaple was built in the twelfth century. At one time they dwelt in Kintail, and may have been a branch of the Lennox family. It is said the original name was Ardincaples of Lennox, until they took the name of a Chief called Aulay. Aulay is mentioned in various charters by Malduin, Earl of Lennox, whose death took place at the beginning of the reign of Alexander III. Aulay was the Earl's brother. His son and successor, Duncan, a Knight, is also named in the Earl's charters. Subsequently, in 1587, Sir Aulay MacAulay is enrolled as among the Chief vassals of the Earl of Lennox. In Ireland these names are derived from the Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh sept of Counties Offaly and Westmeath and from the Mac Amhlaoibh sept of Fermanagh.