Clan Kelly is a prominent Scottish clan that traces its origins back to the area of Galloway in the southwest of Scotland, though the exact date of its conformation remains unclear. The clan was famed for its fighting prowess and played a pivotal part in several Scottish conflicts throughout history. still, the clan lacks a honored chief under Scots Law and is considered an armigerous clan. This implies that at one point, the clan had a chief who held primarily arms, but no one possesses similar arms presently. The sole substantiation for the actuality of this clan is a reference to Kelly of that strain by Alexander Nisbet, who described the arms as or, a saltire sable between four fleurs-de-lis azure. This surname has different origins, with its roots in England, Ireland, and Scotland.
The clan name might be a variant of Kelloe, a kingdom in the lands of Home in Berwickshire, or the Kellys of Galloway and Wigtownshire, who are likely of Celtic descent. This name appears in different locale similar as Kellie Castle in Fife and Angus, Kelloe in Durham and Northumberland, and among early Scottish liaisons of the name similar as William de Kellaw, bailiff to Alexander III in 1278, and Richard de Kellow, who witnessed a duty in Roxburghshire in 1338. This Tartan is characterized by its unique mint grey, green, brown, pink, and white pattern. These colors hold significant meaning in Scottish tradition, with green representing the land, brown representing the earth, flaxen drift representing the heather, and white representing the sky. The tartans' pattern is a saltire sable between four fleurs-de-lis azure, as described by Alexander Nisbet in his reference to Kelly of that strain.
