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Nadine Lee
The Clans of Ireland
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Clan Map of Ireland, 1485 This time tomorrow I'll be jet-setting across the ditch to Ireland for a quick break with my wee brother who is currently visiting me in Edinburgh. We'll be spending some ...
Topics: Gallowglass, Ireland, Irish Clans, Robert the Bruce, Standing COuncil of Irish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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The Font Stone
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If you're walking through the Abriachan Gardens you will come across a heart-shape stone which is deeply embedded in the ground called the Font Stone. The flat rock has a hole in the middle which is f...
Topics: St Columba, St Finian
Nadine Lee
Macnab of Macnab - Scotland's Newest Chief
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Clan Macnab – Let Fear Be Far From All One of the most fascinating things about Scotland is the way that a country steeped in history and tradition is colliding with the new. This is especially true ...
Topics: chief, Clan Socieities, Gathering 2009, Heir, Killin, Macnab, Smooth John Macnab
Nadine Lee
Scottish Heraldry 101: The Court of Lord Lyon
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HM New Register House, Edinburgh Just off Edinburgh's bustling Princes Street sits a grand old building that houses hundreds of years worth of Scotland's records. HM New Register House is well know...
Topics: Clan Gunn, Clan MacArthur, Coat of Arms, Court of Lord Lyon, Elizabeth Roads LVO, Heraldry, Iain Gunn of Banniskirk, Lord Lyon, Lyon Clerk, order of the thistle, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
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