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A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!
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A New Clan Chief – Hail The Buchanan!

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  It has been over 300 years since Clan Buchanan has had an official clan chief. Now, John Michael Baillie-Hamilton Buchanan has been officially recognized by Lord Lyon as the …
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Golf – The Story of the Great Scottish Game
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Golf – The Story of the Great Scottish Game

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You can not think of Scotland without thinking of golf. But it may surprise you to learn that the progenitor of this game, perhaps the most popular pastime in the …
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Scottish Weapons – The Claymore
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Scottish Weapons – The Claymore

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When people think of the Cathairean, that is, the Highland warrior, they immediately think of the Claymore — the Scottish broadsword. But the Highland warrior’s arsenal also included several other …
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An Accurate Military Kilt for Living History
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An Accurate Military Kilt for Living History

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Are you a kilted living historian? What’s your ideal military kilt? Maybe you portray a World War I Canadian infantryman. Or perhaps a World War II British officer. If so, you …
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Tartan Day is April 6!
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Tartan Day is April 6!

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  TARTAN DAY HAS BECOME SUCH A BIG DEAL IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THE HOLIDAY IS SO YOUNG. Now, New York City has gone so far as to declare …
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Celtic Heroes of the American Revolution
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Celtic Heroes of the American Revolution

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This Fourth of July take a moment to remember the Celtic heroes of the American revolutionary war!
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Your Celtic Wedding – Part 2 – The Quaich
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Your Celtic Wedding – Part 2 – The Quaich

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THE QUAICH (PRONOUNCED “QUAKE”) IS THE TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH “CUP OF WELCOME.” A small metal, horn or wooden drinking bowl designed for holding whisky, it dates back to at least the …
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A Tartan Day Message
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A Tartan Day Message

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The following is the text of a speech USA Kilts gave on Tartan Day 2017 for the Saint Andrews Society of Philadelphia.  I’m going to recount an old tale. One …
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Do Irish Wear Kilts?
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Do Irish Wear Kilts?

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Did Irish People Wear Kilts? Irish kilts! It’s a perennial question with a lot of confusion. The short answer is yes, but not for as long as the Scots. While …
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Military Kilts of the 20th Century
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Military Kilts of the 20th Century

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Happy Veteran’s Day! In honor of the holiday and our nation’s veterans, we’d like to offer a little bit of military kilt history. The roots of this federal holiday, observed …
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