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Posted on September 10, 2024 by | 1 views | comments
By RJ Youthful and Michael CohenFOX Sports University Football WritersIowa brings its vaunted protection right into Columbus on Saturday and will certainly attempt to reduce C.J. Stroud and the dynamic offense of the No. 2 Ohio State match will serve to begin Week 8 of the university football weeke...
Posted on September 10, 2024 by | 1 views | comments
Oregon State vs. Washington StateWallis Beasley Doing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington; Wednesday, 10 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Oregon State searches for its fifth straight meeting win versus Washington State. Oregon State's last Pac-12 loss came versus the Oregon Ducks 69-54 on Feb. 27. Washington Sta...
Posted on September 17, 2019 by | 13 views | comments
Notes on one of the Most Obscure clans in Scotland's History. Clan MacFadyen, or MacPhaiden, or Patton, etc... In doing research recently for my Bachelor's thesis on Gaelic culture in Scotland and Ireland, and in turn doing some digging into family history, I decided to pursue my Patton roots and lo...
Posted on January 27, 2014 by | 17 views | 1 comments
As dusk fell over Culloden Moor on the 16th April 1746 the last major land battle to be fought on British soil had drawn to a conclusion. With close to 2,000 dead and wounded Jacobites the campaign to restore the Stewart monarchy to the throne had been dealt a decisive final blow. In the days and...
Posted on August 29, 2013 by | 102 views | comments
This is taken from The Court of Lord Lyon's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LyonCourt "The Royal Standard of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach rìoghail na h-Alba, Scots: Royal banner o Scotland), also known as the Banner of the King of Scots, or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland...
Posted on July 17, 2013 by | 111 views | 3 comments
Flodden was fought just after Henry VIII came to the throne, a long time before he became the chubby, wife murdering tyrant so loved by novelists. It's a battle that people tend to know very little about, but it's a battle that changed - well world history. In 1513 Henry was suprisingly - young, h...
Posted on July 16, 2013 by | 438 views | 6 comments
A list of some of the Clan and Scottish Surname DNA projects. Please let me know about others and I can update this list. Click below to visit the project's page. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y A Abernathy Agnew Allison A...
Posted on July 15, 2013 by | 23 views | 2 comments
This article - or more 3 articles was kindly sent to us by William Shaw Of-Easter Lair. It's three diary pieces; the first wrote from the point of view a tribal warrior during the time of the Roman incursion, the second from a young man living on the Tay circa 800 and finally the third from a Clan ...
Posted on May 12, 2013 by | 22 views | 2 comments
The stories that I have about him came from my mother, Mary MacLeod who, along with some others we are acquainted with, went to the same primary school in Skye as Iain Dubh, albeit at a later date. Although he came from a God-fearing people, Iain, due to his exploits, became known as “The Wizard of...
Posted on April 19, 2013 by | 10 views | comments
Tha sinn a cruinneachadh an seo an diugh airson cuimhne a chumail air na thachair bho chionn da cheud tri-fichead sa seachd bliadhna air ais nuair a chaill faisg air da mhile duine – Gaidheil anns a mhor chuid dhiubh – am beatha agus a chaidh na ceudan eile an droch-leon ann am blar a mhair nas lugh...
Posted on March 9, 2013 by | 19 views | comments
CalMac Master Map 2012.pdf This pdf shows the Caledonian MacBrayan Ferry route map http://www.calmac.co.uk/destinations/route-map.htm
Posted on March 7, 2013 by | 83 views | 1 comments
  tartan-footprint.pdf (2MB) We have put together a presentation about Tartan Footprint, it says a bit about our vision, the aim is that this will help promote Tartan Footprint to the wider Scottish communities.  Please ask me if you need it in a higher resolution.