Scotland the Brave
My heritage includes Scottish, Irish and Norwegian ancestry. The common misconception is that all Scots are Highlanders. There is also the Lowlands, an area settled mostly by Anglo Saxons, and my  own family's area, the Borderlands. Historically, the Borders suffered greatly because of the constant invasions by the English. The invading armies would raze the villages and townships and also replenish their supplies by stealing everything they could from the locals. My mother's family has strong ties to the Highland Clan MacPhearson, as she is a Murdock. The Murdocks were known to be very secretive, and had a strong showing at the ill-fated Battle of Culloden.

My father's side of the family were clerics and skilled land managers. 

For the oldest parts of my family's genealogy, we were basically VIKINGS.


Claidheamohr / Claymore

1. A claymore mine.
2. A large, double-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders.
3. [Scottish Gaelic claidheamh mór, large sword : claidheamh, sword (from Old Irish claideb) + mór, great (from Old Irish; see Indo-European roots).]

              Scotland.com

Texas Associations

Austin Celtic Association

Things Celtic

Scots of Austin

    My Ancestry and Heritage

Kelso, Scotl

and

Kelso Family
Kelso Abbey
www.discovertheborders.co.uk
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk
Kelsoland / Brisbane

       Kelso / Roxburghshire Tartan

     Roxburghshire District

Kendal Castle

One of our favorite BBC television shows
"Monarch of the Glen"

National Highland Games, Festivals

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