The Scottish Clans Podcast

112 How the MacPhersons Came to Badenoch

We continue the deep dive into the Clan Chattan and how they, and specifically the MacPhersons, came to be in Badenoch.  Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Sources
https://scottishclans.podbean.com/p/sources-for-studying-the-scottish-clans/
 
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111 How Are Clan Chattan and Clan MacPherson connected?

The Clan Chattan, the MacPhersons, and the Chattan Confederation played a major role in the history of the central and eastern Highlands.  At the same time, exactly how all these clans came together, as well as where the actual Chattan kindred originated from have been cloudy in my mind for a long time.  So I decided to make it a project and share what I learned.  Join me as I untangle the Clan Chattan, with a focus on the Clan MacPherson, and their origins.  
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Sources:
"AN OLD HIGHLAND GENEALOGY AND THE EVOLUTION OF ASCOTTISH CLAN" by Alan G. MacPherson
      https://www.clan-macpherson.org/museum/documents/alang01.pdf
"MacPherson Country: Genealogical Identities, Spatial Histories, and the Scottish Diasporic Clanscape"  By Paul Basu  https://www.academia.edu/3004463/Macpherson_Country_Genealogical_Identities_Spatial_Histories_and_the_Scottish_Diasporic_Clanscape
 
"Clan Macpherson, 1215 - 1550, How the Macphersons acquired their Clan Lands and Independence"  by Reynold MacPherson, 20 January 2011
 http://www.reynoldmacpherson.ac.nz/publications/Clan%20Macpherson,%201215%20to%201550.pdf
 

110 Did the Clan System Come from Feudalism? Pt 2

Did the clan system emerge out of the feudal system brought by the Normans or did it merge with and influence something that had already been in Scotland for centuries?  This topic comes from numerous conversations on the Scottish Clans Facebook group.  Join me as I dive in and share my thoughts in this two-part episode.
Sponsor:
usakilts.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCni9cPU0kh5S84aQ-3d_DJA
Sources:
Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald
Kinship, Church, and Culture by John Bannerman
among others...Check out more of my source recommendations at scottishclans.podbean.com.

109 Did the Clan System Come from Feudalism?

Did the clan system emerge out of the feudal system brought by the Normans or did it merge with and influence something that had already been in Scotland for centuries?  This topic comes from numerous conversations on the Scottish Clans Facebook group.  Join me as I dive in and share my thoughts in this two-part episode.
Sponsor:
usakilts.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCni9cPU0kh5S84aQ-3d_DJA
Sources:
Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald
Kinship, Church, and Culture by John Bannerman
among others...Check out more of my source recommendations at scottishclans.podbean.com.

108 Gaelic Words for Clans and Kinship

In English, we say "clan".  But in Gaelic, the kin-based system is so much more developed, and this is evident in Gaelic vocabulary.  In this episode, let's look at some of the basic Gaelic words that contemporary sources used when referring to kin groups along with a few examples of each.  This is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Sources
A list of sources from my website on Podbean.com
Clans and Dynasties - Irish vs Scottish Clans
Cathy Swift's youtube video
The Alan G. MacPherson paper I cited
Sponsor
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107 The MacSweeneys: A Scottish or an Irish Clan?

The MacSweens/MacSweeneys had a very dynamic history.  One thing is for sure, whenever they were knocked down, they got back up again and improved their situation.  This episode highlights just a few things I find interesting about this clan.  Also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Sources:
https://named.publicprofiler.org/
https://archive.org/details/leabharchlainnes00walsuoft
The Kingdom of the Isles by R. Andrew McDonald
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usakilts.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCni9cPU0kh5S84aQ-3d_DJA
Also mentioned (but not sponsors)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjklBJY8QT8u__aJ44UHEmw
https://www.youtube.com/c/ScotlandHistoryTours 

106 How did Highland Clans Decide Succession? Pt 2

Right after releasing the last episode, I was able to acquire a copy of Alison Cathcart's "Kinship and Clientage: Highland Clanship 1451-1609."  It really helped me understand with more depth the factors involved in the succession to the chief of a Highland Clan.  Join me as I share what I learned.
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Source
https://www.amazon.com/Kinship-Clientage-Highland-Clanship-1451-1609/dp/9004150455

105 How did Highland Clans Decide Succession?

In many descriptions of the Highland Clans, Tanistry is often given as the method used to decide succession among chiefs.  I have already done an episode describing this system.  In this episode, I relate my findings from a historical survey I did with seven Highland/Hebridean clans to see whether this system was employed or whether primogeniture was more common.  I traced the chiefly line of seven clans: Mackintosh, Mackay, MacLean, Cameron, Robertson of Struan, MacLeod and MacFarlane.  Join me to see what I found.
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