Scottish Clans

When someone wants to learn more about the Scottish clans, or about a specific clan, where do they go?  On an internet search, which websites pop up at the top of the list?  I look into this subject, describing and critiquing these sources.  What's your primary source to learn about the clans?  Find the Scottish Clans Facebook page and let me know there.

In all our discussion of Gaels, Britons, Angles, and Picts, let's not leave out the Norse and Normans, who founded many Scottish kindreds.  Remember that the Normans were originally Scandinavians who were invited by the king of France to settle in northern France (modern Normandy) to serve as buffers against further Viking attacks.  They integrated into French society, married local girls, and ado...

In this episode, I discuss the other, non-Gaelic ethnic groups that, along with Dal Riata, were the foundation of Scotland.  Which clans claim descent from them?  In the southwest of Scotland, from around the Loch Lomond area down through Galloway were the Britons of Clyde Rock (later of Strathclyde).  In the eastern Lowlands, the Germanic Angles established themselves at the expense of the earlie...

Here we take a look back to the first Gaelic kingdom in Scotland and their tribal origins.  I discuss the leading kindreds of Dal Riata: Cenel nGabrain, Cenel Loairn, Cenel nOengusa, and Cenel Comgaill.  How do the clans of Scotland that we are familiar with tie back to these tribes?  Is it from these kindreds that Scotland was to inherit their kin-based society? Dal Riata occupied the territory t...

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Welcome to the Scottish Clans podcast!  In this episode, we discuss the topic of Scottish Clans in general, including why this podcast is necessary.