Topic: MacDonald
Clan Donald Society wanting to restore reputation of 'F...
by Donald
The Clan Donald Society are looking to restore the reputation of one of the Victorian era's most celebrated soldiers, Major General Sir Hector 'Fighting Mac' MacDonald. In his hometown of Dingwall, ...
Topics:
Army, Clan Donald Society, Hector MacDonald, MacDonald, Suicide
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Massacre Cave - The MacDonalds of Clanranald and The Ma...
The Isle of Eigg is situated in the heart of Clanranald country, this small ...
Topics:
MacDonald, MacDonald of Clanranald, MacLeod
DNA proves Celtic hero Somerled had Viking roots
A leading DNA expert has shown that the celtic hero Somerled who was credited with driving the Vikings out of western Scotland was himself descended from a Norseman
It had always been believed that S...
Topics:
MacAlister, MacDonald, MacDougall, Somerled
The Annat Skull
There's a superstition in Applecross/Torridon area of Scotland that relates to the Annat skull in which water sipped from the skull of a female suicide is a supposed cure for epilepsy. The poor wom...
Topics:
Applecross, MacDonald, Scottish Myths, superstitions, torridon