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One of the experiences that stood out the most on my Highland adventure a few months back was the amount of Scottish Gaelic I encountered. From road and railway station signs, to the greeting display...

Topics: Gaelic, Gaelic in Schools, Gaelic Song, Gillie Mackenzie, Gleanna Gollaidh, isle of Lewis, Mackay, Poetry, Robert Donn, Waulking, Waulking Songs

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Map Reveals Scots Modern-Day Surnames

by Nadine Lee

A map of Great Britain’s most popular surnames shows the dominance that clan areas still hold in Scotland, while other areas show the effects of modern-day immigration. Created by experts from three...

Topics: edinburgh, glasgow, Highlands, Inverness, orkeny, Shetland, surnames, uncertainty of identity, western isles, Fraser, MacDonald, MacKay, MacKenzie, MacLeod, Ross, Sinclair, Sutherland

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Hugh William Mackay, Chief of Clan Mackay Dies

by Nadine Lee

Lord Reay 1937-2013 It is with sadness that we announce the death of Hugh William Mackay, 14th Lord Reay, Baron Mackay and Chief of Clan Mackay. A distinguished parliamentarian, Mackay served in the...

Topics: Aeneas Simon Mackay, chief, European parliament, Gathering 2009, House of Lords, Hugh Mackay, Lord Reay, Mackay, Politics

Topic: MacKay