The Scottish Clans Podcast

Episode 76 The MacNaughtens - 5 Interesting Things

The MacNaughtens are an interesting clan that doesn't get much popular attention, so here are a few things I find interesting about them.
 
http://www.clanmacnaughton.net/articles.htm
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Episode 75 DNA and your Clan

So you just had a DNA test done and it says you're 37%  (or some other number) Scottish.  Where do you go from there?  What clan does this connect you to?  What should you expect from the results of this test.  This is what we discuss in this episode.
https://www.familytreedna.com/scottish-clan-list.aspx

Episode 74 The Mackays of Strathnaver

In this episode, I discuss several things about this clan that I find fascinating.

Episode 73 Do You Belong to a Clan or Do Clans Even Exist?

Do clans exist today?  If they do, which one do you belong to?

Episode 72 MacKenzie vs Campbell: A Comparison and Contrast

The Campbells are usually thought of as the agents of the Crown in the Scottish Highlands, but they weren't the only ones.  Further north, the MacKenzies had adopted a policy of acting as the Crown's agents, to their benefit as well as to the detriment of neighboring clans.  In this episode, I relate several ways in which these clans were similar and a couple of important differences.  

Episode 71 The Camerons v. Grants on the Braes of Strathdearn

Learn about a battle that never should have happened between two clans who were not feuding.

Episode 71 Clan Douglas - The Original Border Reivers

Going back to some of the founding members of the Douglas clan, we'll see how they were doing the Border Reiver thing since there was such a thing.  

Episode 69 Clan Founders: Somerled - King of the Isles

Join me for a look into the life and times of the founder of some of the most powerful clans of Scotland.  Leading up to the Wars of Independence, the MacDougalls were the most powerful clan in Argyll.  After Bruce took the throne, much of the MacDougall land in Argyll was given to the Campbells and in the Isles to the MacDonalds, the then became the premier kindred of the race of Somerled.  Join me for a look into the life of the founder of these great clans.