Many years ago there lived at Craig of Gairloch an old man named Alastair Mac Iain Mhic Earchair.
Iain MacGhille Challum had given great offence to his clan, the Siol Mhic Ghille Challum, by marrying his daughter to a Gairloch Mackenzie.
Feith Mhic Iain Dhuibh (fay vik an ooie), The bog of Black John's son.
Young Raasay hearing that Murdo was on board, resolved to attempt to secure him by stratagem, in order to get him exchanged for his relative Iain MacAllan Mhic Ruaridh, still a prisoner in Gairloch.
He took up his abode in a cave called Uamh Mhic 'ille Rhiabhaich, or the "cave of Mac Gille Riabhaich.
There are crannogs, or artificial islands, on Lochs Kernsary and Mhic 'ille Rhiabhaich; nothing is known of their history.
On the six-inch ordnance map it is called Glac Mhic Iain Dhuibh, or "the dell of Black John's son.
Meall Aridh Mhic Craidh (meyoul arry vik creear), Hill of the shieling of Criadh.
Mac Mhic Cordaigh (mak vik orday), Son of the son of Cordaigh.
The hill to the south of "The Glen" bears the name of Meall Aridh Mhic Criadh, and is 1140 feet in height.
Alain mhic Neill," said I, "you are not yet the head of our clan.
Latha math leat" I gasped, and caught my breath again as the fingers closed softly on my jaw, "O Alan mhic Neill!
The last named, descended from the Clan Mhic Fhionnlaidh sept of the Struy Frasers, was appointed chairman of the meeting and Mr. W.
An illegitimate son, named Robert, was the progenitor of "Sliochd Rob, Mhic a Mhanaich.
And what is more, I am Angus MacOdrum, Aonghas mac Torcall mhic Odrum, and the name I am known by is Black Angus.
Well, it is a song for your death I will make, Fergus mac Art mhic Fheargus: and because you are the last.
O ogham mhic Greine, tha e boidheach,[15] she sighs for ever in her sleep: and that sigh is in all sighs of love for ever and ever.
Alasdair Og he was while Alasdair Ruadh mac Chalum mhic Leoid, that was his father, lived.
A choisin cios air Dragon fala, Air ghaol Dia 'us Mhic Muire, Sgaoil do sgiath oirnn dian sinn uile, Sgaoil do sgiath oirnn dian sinn uile.
It was after the homelier Gaelic of the Eachdaireachd Challum mhic Cruimein.
Often, singing or telling her some of the songs of Oisìn mhic Fhionn, he had called her his Darthula, after that fairest of women in the days of old, because she too had deep eyes of beauty and wonder.
Carefully enclosed on its western face lies a corrie named Coire Mhic Fhearchair.
With this water that has salt in it, and has lain on thy corpse, O Adam mhic Anndra mhic Adam Mor, I drink away all the evil that is upon thee.
John "Gearr Mac Ean Mhic Allister," unmarried at the date of the Applecross manuscript in 1669.
A district north of Arisaig is still known among the Western Islanders as "Mor-thir Mhic Dhughail" or the mainland possession of the son of Dougall.
Meantime, while the gentlemen were on their way from France, Alexander MacGorrie and Alexander MacRory killed in his bed Donald Mackenneth Mhic Alastair, a gentleman of the family of Davochmaluag, who lived at Kishorn.
A gentleman of the Clann Mhurchaidh Riabhaich Mackenzies, Ian Mac Mhurchaidh Mhic Uilleam, a very active and powerful man, was at the time standing beside him, and he asked who dared to have spilt Mackenzie blood in that dastardly manner.
A choisin cios air Dragon fala, Air ghaol Dia' us Mhic Muire, Sgaoil do sgiath oirnn dian sinn uile, Sgaoil do sgiath oirnn dian sinn uile.
In place of the "March" his pipes attuned themselves to that most touching of all laments, "Cumha Mhic Cruimein.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mhic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
