The Hound of Meath
The chieftain and protector whose warrior title became the family name.
A McNamee legend
Cú Mhidhe (KOO VEE)
The Rider They Call Dangerous
For nearly a thousand years, the Hound of Meath has ridden wherever his kin need him. The mount changes. The mission never does.
The song of the RiderCú Vee
Cú Mhidhe · c. 1040 ADThe Rider · About 1100 ADHoverTap to reveal the RiderGive respect. Protect your kin. Know the line. Never cross it.
How Cú Mhidhe became McNamee
The name carried the Hound forward.
Cú Mhidhe is the personal name remembered as “Hound of Meath.” From that name came the Gaelic family name Mac Con Mhidhe—son or descendant of Cú Mhidhe. As the Gaelic name passed into English spelling, Mac Con Mhidhe became MacNamee, and then McNamee.
In the McNamee legend, the spelling changed. The line did not.
The Family Line
The Gaelic name meaning son or descendant of Cú Mhidhe.
Janice’s Family Branch
Janice McNamee’s branch carried the family name from Ireland to America in 1883. They were not the first McNamees in America.
The code of Dangerous
Controlled power needs no display.
He never earned the name Dangerous by starting trouble. He earned it because trouble stopped when he arrived.
Respect Is Given
To farmer and nobleman, stranger and kin. Respect is the first word and the standing offer.
The Line Is Known
A strong man knows where the line stands. Cú Mhidhe never crosses it—and allows no one to cross it against those in his care.
The Hound Watches
He does not shout or boast. One look. One word. That is usually enough.
Across every generation
The mount changes.
From Ireland to Pennsylvania, Cú Mhidhe learns every machine placed before him. Each new age gives the protector another way to reach his kin.
About 1100Horse
1841Train
About 1915Airplane
About 1925Truck
The open roadMotorcycle
Uisce
Beatha
Beatha
Ish-ka bah-ha · The water of life
“The grain remembers the earth. The water remembers the land. The barrel remembers the fire. The Hound remembers his kin.”
Anyone who respectfully raises a glass of McNamee’s Black Irish is welcomed to the Hound’s table—family by blood, friendship or the shared glass.
The mark and the spirit
Carry the legend.
The whiskey carries his story. The shirt carries his image. The McNamee name carries his Spirit.
Descendant of the
Hound of Meath