McIlroy has been identified as an Atholl name, and the tradition says MacInroy is a name that comes from Atholl. Tradition states MacInroys descend from the chief of the clan of Donnachaidh of Atholl through the descent of the Re(i)ds who were alias Robert sons from Straloch who owned lands in the parishes that adjoined them, Kirkmichael as well as Moulin. The name combination that was a part of John Red occurred frequently with the lairds of Straloch however the name MacInroy first appears around the mid-point of the sixteenth century. The color of the MacIntosh Tartan is a combination of forest green, blue, light red. all colors are crossed each other.