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| YOU SHOULD SEE ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL LAND AND CASTLES IN SCOTLAND! |
My name is Heather Rogers, of the Clan MacPherson! The black rock of Clan Chatton! I was born 400 years ago in the Highlands of Scotland! No, not really. I have never been to Ireland or Scotland, but that's where my ancestors are from, and I'm proud of my heritage! And you should be, too! Conitue to read to find out how to learn more about your Scots-Irish heritage! | ||||||||||||||||
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TRY LOOKING AT THE LIBRARY OR A BOOKSTORE. BUT, FIRST, FIND OUT THE LAST NAMES, MARRIED AND MAIDEN, OF ALL OF YOUR RELATIVES. GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, THIRD COUSIN ONCE REMOVED... ANYTHING!!! JUST MAKE SURE THEY'RE BLOOD RELATIVES. BOOKS ON THE CLANS OF IRELAND OR SCOTLAND ARE MOST HELPFUL. MOST OF THEM WILL HAVE A LIST IN THE BACK GIVING LAST NAMES LINKED TO A CERTAIN CLAN. IF YOU HAVE FOUND THAT YOU'RE IN A CLAN, DON'T STOP THERE!! YOU COULD BE IN THREE OR FOUR. YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY PICK YOUR FAVORITE, CONSIDERING SOME ARE A BIT MORE WELL-LIKED THAN OTHERS. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU COULD CHOOSE BETWEEN CLAN MACLEOD OR CLAN CAMBEL, I'D SAY GO FOR CLAN MACLEOD. CHOOSE ANYTHING BEFORE YOU CHOOSE CLAN CAMBEL! (THEY WERE KNOWN AS BACK-STABBING TRAITORS, AS THEY RAN OUT ON SCOTLAND TO HELP ENGLAND!) SPEAKING OF CLAN MACLEOD, IF YOU FIND THAT YOU ARE IN CLAN MACLEOD, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO GO. SOME CLANS HAVE SEPTS. SEE, MOST SMALLER CLANS ARE, LIKE, UNDER A LARGER CLAN. FOR EXAMPLE, CLAN MACPHERSON IS UNDER CLAN CHATTON. BUT WITH MACLEOD, THEY HAVE SEPTS. WE HAVE MACLEOD OF HARRIS, MACLEOD OF LEWIS, AND MACLEOD OF MACLEOD. IT'S NOT COMPLETELY NECCESARY TO FIND OUT WHICH SEPT YOU'RE IN, BUT YOU MAY FIND IT SOMEWHAT INTERESTING. CLANS | |||||||||||||||||
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NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT CLAN YOU'RE IN, IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT, AND HAVE SOME FUN WITH IT! WHERE I LIVE, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CELTIC FESTIVAL EVERY JUNE. IT'S LOADS OF FUN, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT YOUR HERTITAGE, SOCIALIZE, AND TRY INTERESTING NEW FOODS! (HAVE YOU EVER TRIED HAGGAS?) ANOTHER THING I WOULD SUGGEST ARE THE HIGHLAND GAMES. THEY ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD, ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, AND THAT WAS THE MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD! REMEMBER, AT BOTH THE HIGHLAND GAMES AND CELTIC FESTIVALS, THERE SHOULD BE A CLAN REPRESENTATIVE FOR EVERY CLAN TO HELP YOU OUT WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED! (If you have any questions, e-mail me!) | |||||||||||||||||
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