Paul Mactire [SEP] father
a now ruinous fortress in Sutherland. He is said to be the ancestor of several Scottish families. According to some sources Paul Mactire's father was Leod Macgilleandrais.
Contemporary records.
In 1365, Hugh of Ross, Lord of Fylorth, the brother of William III, Earl of Ross, granted to the lands of "Tutumtarvok", "Turnok", "Amot", and "Langville", in "Strathokel", to Paul and his wife, "Mariot of Graham", and their lineal descendants
with the ancestors of Paul; thus, that the genealogy should actually start with the "Paul" who appears in the manuscript as Gillander's grandfather. However, according to William Matheson, it is possible that this "Paul" is Páll Bálkason, a 13th-century sheriff of Skye. Matheson considered that Páll Bálkason's father was an ancestor of the MacPhails, MacKillops, and the MacLeods.
According to the 19th-century historian Alexander Mackenzie, Paul's name "Mactire" stands for the Gaelic "Mac an