Scottish Clans

Between last episode, setting the foundation, and this episode, this is the first time we've been to the Northern Isles (in this case Orkney) since I started this podcast!  It's always fun to try new things.  You know what's not fun, Sinclairs fighting Sinclairs and a mother accidentally killing her son.  In these respects, the Battle of Summerdale was truly a tragic event.

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Let's get to know a little bit about the Sinclairs and lay the foundation for the story of the Battle of Summerdale.  The Sinclairs are a really interesting clan that controlled a large territory in the far north of Scotland as the Earls of Caithness.  They had other branches of the family.  How did these branches interact with each other?  Were they a cohesive unit, who all acknowledged the same chief?  

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Sinclair Pedigree starting with William, 3rd Earl of Orkney: https://www.maryqueenofscots.net/scottish-family-trees-in-the-16th-century/the-sinclairs-of-caithness-and-the-lords-sinclair/

Super deep dive into Sinclair origins: http://www.stclairresearch.com/content/Sinclair-Templar-Proof.html

The Saint-Clairs of the Isles: https://archive.org/details/saintclairsofisl00sain 

Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland: https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00gord

This is the unbelievable backstory to a strong theory about why the MacLeod of Harris and Dunvegan and the MacDonalds of Sleat switched sides from being Jacobites in 1715 to raising troops for the British Government in 1745.

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Last time we looked at the Frasers of Lovat and examined their reasons for fighting on different sides during the Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745.  That made me curious about other clans that switched sides in the same conflicts.  Here I list eleven clans that found themselves on one side during the 1715 Rising and another during the 1745 Rising.  Not meant to be exhaustive or deep, rather, this episode is only starting the conversation.  What clans did I leave out?  What do you know that you could add to the discussion?

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The Clan Fraser of Lovat sided with the Hanoverians in the 1715 Jacobite Rising but then sided with the Stewarts in 1745.  In this episode I explore why I believe they switched.

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A few episodes ago I shared some history on the professional kindreds.  Robert Currie, Commander of the Name and Arms of Currie, reached out to me with a small booklet about the MacMhuirich kindred, who were sponsored by the Lords of the Isles as bards.  Here's a few things I learned.  Thanks, Robert!

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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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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

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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?

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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

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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