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Government Announces Clan Event Fund
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by Nadine Lee
The Clans and Families of Scotland
The Scottish Government announced on Wednesday that it is to provide funding for clan events to the tune of £200,000 in 2014 and beyond. The move cements the rela...
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2014 Year of Homecoming, Clan Gatherings, Earl of Cromartie, Fergus Ewing, Highland Clan Partnership, John Mackenzie, Malcolm Macgregor, Scottish Clan Event Fund, Scottish Government, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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All Roads Lead Back to Barra – An Interview with The Ma...
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by Nadine Lee
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...
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barra, Castlebay, clan chief, historic scotland, Kisimul Castle, MacNeil of Barra, Outer Hebrides, The MacNeil, western isles
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Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
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by Nadine Lee
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....
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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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Worldwide Call for 24 Hour Ceilidh
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by Nadine Lee
People from across the world have been invited to join in a global ceilidh held over 24 hours next summer, as part of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games celebrations.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance...
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Gaelic Music Needs Your Help
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by Nadine Lee
Just as the descendents of Scottish emigrants can be found in every corner of the globe, so too can their language. Scottish Gaelic is the focus of a new musical project celebrating the languages sp...
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Gaelic, Gaelic Music, Jim Sutherland, Kickstarter
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