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Nadine Lee
All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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The flag of the MacNeil flies at Kisimul Castle, Barra. On the Isle of Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, you'll come across the surname Macneil an awful lot. Home to Clan Macneil of Barra, the li...
Topics: barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Nadine Lee
Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
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On a Wednesday evening in Edinburgh, direct your ears upwards while wandering up Victoria Street from the Grassmarket and you might just hear a bit of Gaelic tune floating out onto the street below....
Topics: Balloch Castle, breadalbane, Clan Campbell, edinburgh, Edinburgh Gaelic Choir, Execution, Gaelic Clan MacGregor, Gregor Ruadh Red MacGregor of Glenstrae, Grey Colin, Griogal Cridhe, Lament, Marion Campbell, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Colin Campbell, Taymouth Castle
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Nadine Lee
Sold! Clan Feud Auction Update
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Just a quick update on a story we reported on earlier in the week - the MacGregor/Campbell feud document has sold at auction to an unnamed MacGregor bidder. The persecution of the Clan Gregor manuscr...
Topics: MacGregor, Campbell, Auction
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Nadine Lee
Clan MacNicol Land Appeal
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The cliffs of Ben Chracaig looking north over the Sound of Raasay Donors are currently being sought to help preserve ancestral land home to Clan MacNicol/MacNeacail for at least 800 years. The Clan...
Topics: Ben Chracaig, Clan MacNeacail, Clan MacNicol, Clan Society, Donation, Isle of Skye, Scorrybreac
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Nadine Lee
PM Cites Clan Cameron Heritage in Referendum Speech
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David Cameron answers questions from the media in East London after his speech on the importance of Scotland to the UK. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has referenced his clan heritage in an appeal...
Topics: Alex Salmond, Bannockburn, Clan Cameron, Culloden, David Cameron, Independence, Lord Lovatt
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Nadine Lee
Glencoe Plaque Found in Edinburgh Antique Shop
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The Glencoe Massacre Site Plaque - Image courtesy Deadline News A plaque commemorating the victims of the Glencoe Massacre has been discovered in an Edinburgh antique shop, 40 years after it went m...
Topics: Antiques, Clan Campbell, Clan MacDonald, edinburgh, glencoe, Glencoe Massacre
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Nadine Lee
St Patrick's Scottish Heritage
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It's the most Irish day of the year, so what better time to brush up on the history of Ireland's well-known patron saint. As Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated today by Irish communities in all corne...
Topics: Celts, Druids, Hadrian's Wall, Ireland, Roman Britain, Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day
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Nadine Lee
This Week in History: Isabel MacDuff and Robert the Bru...
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Bruce is crowned for the second time in two days by Isabel MacDuff, Countess of Buchan. Colour litho by Williams, Morris Meredith (1881-1973). With attention focused on the approaching 700th annive...
Topics: 14th Century, Battle of Bannockburn, Battle of Methven, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Dumfries, Isabel MacDuff, John Comyn, MacDuff, Robert the Bruce, scottish wars of independence
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Amanda Moffet
The Year of Sheep - Scots Protest against The Highland ...
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The year of Homecoming is upon us, when expats and people from abroad with Scottish blood return to their homeland to celebrate all things Scottish. But 217 years ago, the Government were doing qu...
Topics: Clearances
Donald
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe's Restoration Completed
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On Sunday (01/08) Castle Sinclair Girnigoe will open to the public after a ten-year long restoration. The £700,000 facelift will try to help preserve the castle's archeological and historical import...
Topics: Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Clan Sinclair
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