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I'm not sure if this is UK only or a worldwide thing but my clan is Forbes

Thats easy, mine is Galbally, or Galbhaile in the original gaelic version.

Mc Faddens, Wards, O'Donnells and Ferrys from Dungloe and Dunlewy, County Donegal.

Tha mi Domhnullach.

Actually, my clan is the MacGoldberg's.

as Dún na nGall mo mhuintir or mo bhunadh.

I'm not sure, but my grandfather migrated here from Ireland. I wonder now, hmmmm.

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I grew up looking at this tartan clan thing on the wall in my house. My dad was into this for a long time, identifying with a clan from Scotland I think. I don't think it was the right one though, at least he doesn't talk much about it anymore. There were quite a few Scots-Irish and some snobbish English people where I grew up. J/K about the snobbery.

Erin

My Clan is "Buchanan" my grandfather was a Scotsman..

Clan Crest, Tartan and map..

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So far as I'm aware, my family blood is mostly Dutch, Irish, and Cherokee. How does one even start to go about researching this?

I, Rob;713705 wrote: So far as I'm aware, my family blood is mostly Dutch, Irish, and Cherokee. How does one even start to go about researching this?


A lot of the early scots settlers intermarried with Cherokee. Try British sites.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history ... n_ross.htm

http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm ... =950252006

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9633260

If you know when members of your family arrived you can probably trace which ship they came on.

My clan was one of the proscribed clans whose name now appears as a sept of the clan stewart which gives me the dry boak. Not rich enough to buy their way back in or numerous enough to be well known. It's one of the great ironies that the same kind people who were so desperate to destroy the clans now make great play of the highland traditions and wearing of the kilt and the descendants of the B(*&s That forced the people off their land swagger around on clan reunion days with the descendants of the ones that were forced to leave back from america and canada. Call me a cynical lowland scot if you will.

See the difference between scottish and Irish dancing. I have this theory that the scots are basically wildly enthusiastic and so dance with their hands in the air. The Irish are more self conscious and so dance with their hands at their side the better to keep their balance so as not to lose their dignity by falling over. The key to understanding the theory is to get drunk and then try dancing and you'll see what I mean. Forget the sedate ones try all the birling ones that are great fun if you're all pissed.

gmc;713814 wrote: A lot of the early scots settlers intermarried with Cherokee. Try British sites.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history ... n_ross.htm

http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm ... =950252006

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9633260

If you know when members of your family arrived you can probably trace which ship they came on.


Thank you!

gmc;713814 wrote: My clan was one of the proscribed clans whose name now appears as a sept of the clan stewart which gives me the dry boak.


A dry what?

gmc;713814 wrote: See the difference between scottish and Irish dancing. I have this theory that the scots are basically wildly enthusiastic and so dance with their hands in the air. The Irish are more self conscious and so dance with their hands at their side the better to keep their balance so as not to lose their dignity by falling over. The key to understanding the theory is to get drunk and then try dancing and you'll see what I mean. Forget the sedate ones try all the birling ones that are great fun if you're all pissed.


:wah: The theory I'd heard is that the Irish fashioned that form of dance so that, if seen through their windows by church officials passing by in the road, they would appear as if simply standing in their homes.

A dry what?




from a scots english dictionary

Found the following 'translations' for boak:



General Scots* - variant - pronunciation

bowk boak [bʌuk, bok]

retch, vomit

dry bowk boak [draɪ bʌuk, -bok]

retching, a belching of wind


Sorry I forgot the international nature of the audience there.

gmc;713989 wrote: from a scots english dictionary



Sorry I forgot the international nature of the audience there.


Thanks for the translation.

And eww.

gmc;713814 wrote: A lot of the early scots settlers intermarried with Cherokee. Try British sites.

http://www.electricscotland.com/history ... n_ross.htm

http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm ... =950252006

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9633260

If you know when members of your family arrived you can probably trace which ship they came on.

My clan was one of the proscribed clans whose name now appears as a sept of the clan stewart which gives me the dry boak. Not rich enough to buy their way back in or numerous enough to be well known. It's one of the great ironies that the same kind people who were so desperate to destroy the clans now make great play of the highland traditions and wearing of the kilt and the descendants of the B(*&s That forced the people off their land swagger around on clan reunion days with the descendants of the ones that were forced to leave back from america and canada. Call me a cynical lowland scot if you will.

See the difference between scottish and Irish dancing. I have this theory that the scots are basically wildly enthusiastic and so dance with their hands in the air. The Irish are more self conscious and so dance with their hands at their side the better to keep their balance so as not to lose their dignity by falling over. The key to understanding the theory is to get drunk and then try dancing and you'll see what I mean. Forget the sedate ones try all the birling ones that are great fun if you're all pissed.


dancing when you're drunk is fun!!

sunny104;715109 wrote: dancing when you're drunk is fun!!


Another theory just put to me (by an Irishman but I suspect he is pulling my leg) is that the Irish dance with their hands down so that any priests looking through the window wouldn't realise they were dancing. Perhaps galbally knows the truth of it

Course you do know the design of the modern kilt was due to an englishman don't you?

gmc;715142 wrote:

Course you do know the design of the modern kilt was due to an englishman don't you?


I didn't know that. And why don't they wear anything underneath??



not that I'm complaining.....:yh_whistl

sunny104;715172 wrote: I didn't know that. And why don't they wear anything underneath??



not that I'm complaining.....:yh_whistl


To show how big and butch they are?

Bryn Mawr;715175 wrote: To show how big and butch they are?


hmmmm....... :yh_giggle :sneaky: