Scottish Clans

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.

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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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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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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Sources: 

https://scottishclans.podbean.com/p/sources-for-studying-the-scottish-clans/

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

https://scottishclans.podbean.com/p/sources-for-studying-the-scottish-clans/

 

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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 ASCOTTISH 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

Did the clan system emerge out of the feudal system brought by the Normans or did it merge with and influence something that had already been in Scotland for centuries?  This topic comes from numerous conversations on the Scottish Clans Facebook group.  Join me as I dive in and share my thoughts in this two-part episode.

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Sources:

Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald

Kinship, Church, and Culture by John Bannerman

among others...Check out more of my source recommendations at scottishclans.podbean.com.

Did the clan system emerge out of the feudal system brought by the Normans or did it merge with and influence something that had already been in Scotland for centuries?  This topic comes from numerous conversations on the Scottish Clans Facebook group.  Join me as I dive in and share my thoughts in this two-part episode.

Sponsor:

usakilts.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCni9cPU0kh5S84aQ-3d_DJA

Sources:

Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald

Kinship, Church, and Culture by John Bannerman

among others...Check out more of my source recommendations at scottishclans.podbean.com.

In English, we say "clan".  But in Gaelic, the kin-based system is so much more developed, and this is evident in Gaelic vocabulary.  In this episode, let's look at some of the basic Gaelic words that contemporary sources used when referring to kin groups along with a few examples of each.  This is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Sources

A list of sources from my website on Podbean.com

Clans and Dynasties - Irish vs Scottish Clans

Cathy Swift's youtube video

The Alan G. MacPherson paper I cited

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The MacSweens/MacSweeneys had a very dynamic history.  One thing is for sure, whenever they were knocked down, they got back up again and improved their situation.  This episode highlights just a few things I find interesting about this clan.  Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Sources:

https://named.publicprofiler.org/

https://archive.org/details/leabharchlainnes00walsuoft

The Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald

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https://www.youtube.com/c/ScotlandHistoryTours