This was a great event for colgaffneyis. Continue reading
The Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games
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Half belted plaid
Now that’s a PLAID. I followed the original discussion on the Scotattire list with considerable interest and had already planned to make something like this. Now I am even more excited about it. Alas, sewing projects seem to be slipping to the bottom of the queue, even though I have made considerable progress on other parts of my list.
Queue? List? Stack? Heap?–what is the appropriate data structure :-)>
Clann Tartan at Perham
From Kinsale to Dixie
Scottish Mercenaries of the 16th Century
On colgaffneyis Website I recently received an inquiry about reenacting Scottish mercenaries of the 16th century. In response I wrote the following: Continue reading
Fire and Sword
Just finished Fire and Sword: Sorley Boy Macdonnell and the Rise of Clan Ian Mor, 1538-90, by J. Michael Hill. Highly recommended. Continue reading
Historical Research Notes and Sources
Air Muir ‘s Air Tir ‘s Air Loidhne
The traditional motto of Clan Donald (MacDonald, MacDonnell, etc.) is Air Muir ‘s Air Tir (Scottish Gaelic), Per Mare Per Terras (Latin), “By Sea and By Land”. The version above, from the Gateway to the Clan Donald translates to “By Sea and By Land and Online”.
Warfare in mid 17th Century Ireland
I have been reading Confederate Catholics at War: 1641-49, by Pádraig Lenihan. It is about the Irish part of the British Civil Wars. Quite a number of interesting points. Continue reading
Another Reenactment Group
Clan MacColin of Glenderry, based in California, reenacts part of the Scottish Highlands c. 1570, so they could be grandparents of colgaffneyis. Their focus is much more on the Gaelic culture and society of the Highlands and Ireland, which I don’t think receive nearly enough attention in Clann. Most of our military interpreters wrongly portray Highlanders as simple impoverished barbarians, when in fact they were part of a rich culture with a written literature older than English can claim. As I have written before, I have a big problem with this attitude in colgaffneyis.
Still, it is the only game in town.
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