It's alway nice when you can get the words of the Gaels themselves to describe their own culture.  Here, I use an excerpt from The Everyday Life of the Clans of the Scottish Highlands, by Michael Newton, where a MacLeod of Raasay woman composed a lament for her brother in 1671.  In it, she describes what he wore, which is enlightening but not what you'd expect.
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130  Symbols of the Scottish Clans:  Kilt and Tartan

Was there a branch of Clan Cameron is Atholl?  Not according to Wikipedia;).  Here's some cool details on something Cameron found in his research.  My apologies to Cameron Moser, who was running the tent for Clan Cameron at the Scots on the Rocks festival in Moab, UT in October.  This is my interview with
him.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVefgJWXdhFbq_MwPFTWe2w
scottish-clans.com
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scottish-clans.com/somerled
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129 The Atholl Camerons?  An interview with Cameron Moser

Here's an episode on a few things I find interesting about the Munros, some of which get us into conversations about broader questions about Scottish clans.  How does DNA evidence connect with their traditional origins?  Why did they choose the sides they did during the Scottish Civil War and the Jacobite Rebellions?
My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x0f6dwjE00
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Link to a source:http://www.clanmunroassociation.org.au/clan-munro-association-australia-newsletters/ewExternalFiles/Clan%20Munro%20%28Association%29%20Australia%20Newsletter%2040.pdf
 

128 The Munro Clan

Most often we see members of a clan come together for a common cause in the realm of warfare.  This episode highlights a welcome break from the bloodshed as we look at clans that embraced certain professions.  Which clans were physicians, historians, craftsmen, etc.?  This is a fascinating aspect of the topic of Scottish Clans.
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127  The Professional Clans

This is a continuation of the last discussion regarding the difference between what a clan chief owned and the place where his kindred called home.  Looking at clan maps can give a person the wrong impression about this topic, so we dive into it and bust some misconceptions.
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126 Clan Territory vs Chief’s Property Pt 2

In the USA, it's Thanksgiving Day, and I'm thankful for you all!  Thank you so much for listening.  Many of you have followed up with comments and questions and allowed this conversation to grow and develop.  I hope this episode helps some of you better understand the nature of clanship and hopefully erase some misconceptions that could be gained by looking at clan maps.
Check out my website at scottish-clans.com.
For free pdf's to contribute to your study, go to scottish-clans.com/1587 or scottish-clans.com/wade.
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125 Clan Territory vs Chief’s Property

In another installation of 'Clan Founders' we take a look at a very influential member of the native, Gaelic aristocracy who helped Scotland become what it is today and founded the Ross clan.  Learn what made him such an important person in Scottish history!  This is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify as well.  Thanks for listening.
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124 Clan Founders: Ferchar Mac an tSagairt, Founder of Clan Ross

Here's an episode that comes from a listener request.  The Kerrs were everything that we think of when we hear the term "Border Reivers".  Here's a few things about them that I consider noteworthy.  
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Pick up your free pdf of the 1587 Act of Parliament that lists clans that the Scottish crown viewed as more loyal to their chiefs than to their landlords when those weren't the same person.  scottish-clans.com/1587
Another free pdf of General Wade's Report on the Highlands from 1724 is available at scottish-clans.com/wade.  This one gives the number of fighting men that various chiefs could put on a battlefield.
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123 The Kerrs - True Border Reivers

Often lumped in with and undistinguished from the Normans, this group of bold adventurers begat kindreds that had a disproportionate influence on Scottish history compared to their actual numbers.  Check out Amy Eberlin's research on them and their involvement in Scottish history in the link below.
https://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/author/ae29/
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122 Clan Clusters - The Flemish Clans

The Redeswirer Fray, or Raid on Redeswire, is considered by some to be the last official conflict between England and Scotland.  Follow me as I describe the role the Rutherfords played in this this battle.
Useful links:
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SQHovR98R4
Scottish-clans.com
Scottish-clans.com/1587 for a free pdf of the Roll of the Clans
http://www.clanrutherfurd.org
Tons of work on the Flemish kindreds in Scotland: https://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/author/ae29/
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121  The Redeswire Fray and the Rutherfords!

There is so much misunderstanding at the beginner level when people learn they have Scottish ancestors.  What they picture in their minds, unless they have verified Highland ancestry,  is often wrong.  Those from the Borders looked (in dress) and sounded (in language) much different from their Highland counterparts.  In this episode I endeavor to untangle this.  Never fear!   Border Reiver descendants,  your history is no less colorful than that of the Highlands.
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This is also available on my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVefgJWXdhFbq_MwPFTWe2w
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120 Highland Clans.vs Lowland Clans

Following the last episode, here are my interviews with Helen at the Young Clan tent and Steven Argyle and Lois Ann Garlitz at the MacGregor tent from the Payson Scottish Festival.   I've spent most of my time studying the Scottish clans in their original context so it was interesting to learn about a more modern incarnation from those deeply involved in it.  I hope all you Youngs and MacGregors (or whatever you changed your name to after Glen Fruin) enjoy this episode.  Next Stop: Scots on the Rocks in Moab!
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119 Modern Clan Societies Pt 2, feat. Young and MacGregor

This was a new experience for me.  We recently had the Payson Scottish Festival and I had the chance to interview Tom Campbell at the Campbell tent and Alex and Ted at the MacDonald tent.  What a cool experience and a look into an aspect of our subject that I haven't spent a lot of time studying.  Thanks to Tom, Ted, and Alex for taking the time to visit with me.  No, it's not intentional to put the Campbells and the MacDonalds in the same episode, it just worked out with the length of the interviews better.
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118 Modern Clan Societies, feat. Campbell and MacDonald

I get a lot of people asking me for more information about the clan they're descended from.  In this episode, I give 3 tips for the beginner to start down the road of learning more about their Scottish ancestors.  This road is one that can give them starting information but also lead them to more advanced sources.
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117 - 3 Tips for Studying Your Scottish Ancestors

I ordered a new kilt!  How does someone pick a tartan for a kilt?  If I had a Scottish last name, it would be pretty straightforward.  But I don't.  I'll share my unconventional method for choosing the tartan.  Do you agree?  Let me know.

116  How did I pick the tartan for my new kilt?

The Campbells were one of the most powerful clans in Scotland.  What was their origin?  Were they Gaels from Dal Riata?  Britons of Strathclyde?  Picts?  Angles from Northumbria?  Normans?  Vikings?  Let's hear from Professor Stephen Boardman of the University of Edinburgh on this topic!  It's taken from his book The Campbells: 1250-1513. I really enjoyed this book and will be sharing more from it in future episodes.
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Source:  The Campbells: 1250-1513 by Stephen Boardman
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115 What was the Origin of the Campbells? - From Stephen Boardman’s ’The Campbells’

In and interview with Bruce from Scotland History Tours, Dr. Martin MacGregor of the University of Glasgow shared some fascinating perspectives about the existence of clans in the Lowlands as well as his opinion of the term "Clan System".  In this episode, I just share the highlights of the interview.  To see the whole thing, become a subscriber to Scotland History Tours on Youtube.  
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114 How did the Clans come to the Lowlands?

In this final episode on the MacPhersons, I share how the nature of the MacPherson clan relationship with the rest of Clan Chattan as well as the story of the Battle of Invernahavon.  This battle is illustrative of the attitude of the MacPhersons toward the Mackintosh leadership of Clan Chattan and is just a good story on its own.  This is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
 
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113  Did the MacPhersons Stay with Clan Chattan?

We continue the deep dive into the Clan Chattan and how they, and specifically the MacPhersons, came to be in Badenoch.  Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Sources
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112 How the MacPhersons Came to Badenoch

The Clan Chattan, the MacPhersons, and the Chattan Confederation played a major role in the history of the central and eastern Highlands.  At the same time, exactly how all these clans came together, as well as where the actual Chattan kindred originated from have been cloudy in my mind for a long time.  So I decided to make it a project and share what I learned.  Join me as I untangle the Clan Chattan, with a focus on the Clan MacPherson, and their origins.  
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Sources:
"AN OLD HIGHLAND GENEALOGY AND THE EVOLUTION OF A
SCOTTISH CLAN" by Alan G. MacPherson
      https://www.clan-macpherson.org/museum/documents/alang01.pdf
"MacPherson Country: Genealogical Identities, Spatial Histories, and the Scottish Diasporic Clanscape"  By Paul Basu  https://www.academia.edu/3004463/Macpherson_Country_Genealogical_Identities_Spatial_Histories_and_the_Scottish_Diasporic_Clanscape
 
"Clan Macpherson, 1215 - 1550, How the Macphersons acquired their Clan Lands and Independence"  by Reynold MacPherson, 20 January 2011
 http://www.reynoldmacpherson.ac.nz/publications/Clan%20Macpherson,%201215%20to%201550.pdf
 

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