Descendants of Rob Roy MacGregor (yes, that Rob Roy, played in the movie of the same name by Irish born, Liam Neeson) settled around McGregor, Iowa, and in 1849 it was reported that the original MacGregor seal and signet was owned by Alex McGregor of Iowa. Thus, the spelling of the name became Americanized in the U.S. Everywhere else it is still a ‘Mac’.
Not sure when Asiatic martial arts became a cultural aspect of either Ireland or Scotland. And “McGregor,” whether spelled “McGregor” or “MacGregor,” is generally considered a Scottish surname as opposed to Irish. That doesn’t mean there aren’t MacGregors living in Ireland, especially since back in the day the English exiled to Ireland a whole bunch of Scots they displaced, thereby to displace the native Irish; but I digress.
Ida No about 9 years ago
One of the finest Fighting Irish.
R.U. Kidding about 9 years ago
McGregor sounds way more Scottish than Irish to me.
DaveG1960 about 9 years ago
your right
jbmlaw01 about 9 years ago
Normally, MacX is Scottish, and McX is Irish. Former pronounced with a hard “Mack” and latter is more of a “Mick.”
JK1 about 9 years ago
A kick-boxing Irish/Scottish squirrel? I think the acorn(s) have been ground into mead.
Dani Rice about 9 years ago
I think the term “Fighting Irish” is a redundancy.
Stephen Gilberg about 9 years ago
I want to meet Acorn Macgyver.
Cat Hammer about 9 years ago
It’s not a different kind of acorn they have there, it’s just fermented before they consume it.
I LOVE LOUIE MORE about 9 years ago
Descendants of Rob Roy MacGregor (yes, that Rob Roy, played in the movie of the same name by Irish born, Liam Neeson) settled around McGregor, Iowa, and in 1849 it was reported that the original MacGregor seal and signet was owned by Alex McGregor of Iowa. Thus, the spelling of the name became Americanized in the U.S. Everywhere else it is still a ‘Mac’.
K M about 9 years ago
Not sure when Asiatic martial arts became a cultural aspect of either Ireland or Scotland. And “McGregor,” whether spelled “McGregor” or “MacGregor,” is generally considered a Scottish surname as opposed to Irish. That doesn’t mean there aren’t MacGregors living in Ireland, especially since back in the day the English exiled to Ireland a whole bunch of Scots they displaced, thereby to displace the native Irish; but I digress.
ChuckberryNOnothim Premium Member about 9 years ago
I think this is in reference to the UFC fighter Conor Mcgregor. But I might be wrong.