SCOTLAND Group Comments (175)
To promote Scotland and it's culture, scenery, history, humour, poetry, music, literature, art, architecture .... etc, etc. This is for everybody, not just the Scots, it is not a club or clique. Please contribute as you see fit. I have initially invited a few fellow Scots to join, in the hope they can contribute to build up a good data base of information should any of you globe trotting str...
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Glasgow CS meeting 29/30th April 2011
Sign on up folks ..... the more the Mc Merrier .....RE: skean dbhu
When steel was hand made from iron ore then converted to steel with the addition of , usually dried bones, there was always a fair amount of not quite iron or steel, especially around the old Bloomery sites. It wasn't good bright steel that would take a good edge, and not shatter in your hand in the shock of battle, but, it would make a decent enough close in stabbing weapon, that used up all of the painfully acquired metal. This sub-standard metal was quite black in colour, and coarse of grain, so the sgian dubh, was a black- bladed knife, not always a black handled one of bog oak or pine. Alternative names for the knives were, jochty leg, or oxter blade(oxter, being the armpit in English). The legendary claymore was replaced by the basket hilted broadsword, sometimes backsword, as many were ground with an edge to the fore, and the top half, or third of the back edge sharpened to preserve the strength of the blade whilst giving a useful attacking edge to the backswing. The dirk, which some say developed from the medieval Dudgeon dagger, to my mind, was the result of coming up against the Roman gladius, and the similarities are many, though, once again the classic dirk blade was one and a half edged, frequently with blade catching ridges on the back edge, above the swollen haunches of the handle, which did not catch in the phillimores' folds. as a crosspiece guard would have done. Many cultures have done likewise. Combined with a targe usually bearing a six inch spike in its boss, the Highland Charge was a pretty effective tactic. Cut down with the broadsword whilst rushing at the enemy line, stab with the targe, drop your sword if in close and use the targe spike and dirk in close. If in a tight scrum, drop the dirk, and use the sgian dhu to cut and stab .Hope this helpsRE: Fordyce Scotland
Sorry but I know nothing of Fordyce, just what I have found now.
Here is a Google Maps link, it is a very small village, only with about 7 streets, located near the coast about 50+ miles north of Aberdeen on the East of Scotland.
Fordyce Scotland
Can anyone tell me about Fordyce Scotland?.. That's where my ancestors came from.Music from Scotland
RE: Kilts,Tartans, Clans, Sporrans
that video was to funnyRE: Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
Scotish Humour ( Video clips )
Scotish Irish English American Eleven How you say elevenRE: skean dbhu
Actually the sword was called a claymore, and was not as long as a typycal sword but, was double edged. I think... don't quote me but, I think it was about as long as your forarm.RE: Music from Scotland
To be honest I prefer alot of the old folk songs like Loch Lomond. That being one of my favorites! Ragle Tagle Gypsy another!RE: Gaelic language
Mo Nighean .... Mo Nee an ... My LassMo Charaid ... Mo Kar Aid ... My Friend
Mo Maise ... Mo Vaihe ... My Beauty
Mo Dhuine ... Doo-Nuh or Du-ine ... My Man
Mo Chride ... Mo Cree or Mo Kri-e ... My Heart
A mhic an diabhoil ... A vihk diavail ... You son of the devil!
Mo Nighean Dubh ... Mo nee-an Dooh ... My black haired lass or my dark one
Iffrin! ... Hell!
Pog mo thon! ... po-og mo hoon ... Kiss my arse!
Is fhearr an ghomach na 'bhi gun fear tighe ... Shearr giomak na vi goon fer taie ... Better a lobster then no husband!
Scotlands History
Mesolithic: (c.8000 - 4000BC)In the Pleistocene age, Scotland was covered by glaciers. Around 13,500BC, temperatures began to warm up although there was a 'cold snap' from 11,000 to 10,000BC. Trees began to advance northwards, with birch woods appearing in the south of Scotland around 9,000BC, hazel about 8,250BC, elm circa 7,500BC and oak around 6,700BC. Scots Pine first appeared in the Grampian region between 6,300 to 5,500BC. Temperatures were slightly warmer than at present and rainfall was approximately 90% of today's average.
Mesolithic peoples were primarily hunter-gatherer societies, probably living in small groups. Archaeological evidence is rare although the remains of two campsites have been discovered, one at Morton in Fife and the other at the River Lussa. The people followed the seasons, moving as food supply dictated.
Shell middens have also been excavated, mainly in the islands on the west coast. Food consisted of fish, shellfish, deer and wild cattle with a few fruits, roots and hazelnuts. The population was probably sparse, with no more than ten to twenty people per 400 square miles.
Some Mesolithic artefacts have been found, including fishing hooks, stone tools and carved stone balls. Nobody knows the significance of the balls. Perhaps they were used in some kind of game.
Anthropologists generally agree that in such societies, breeding populations of a few hundreds are needed for long-term success so there was probably a form of marriage between peoples of different groups.
The latest research on genes show that nearly all persons of British lineage are descended from these Mesolithic peoples.
Kilts,Tartans, Clans, Sporrans
Festivals and Events
Music from Scotland
Music from Scotland
Average White Band (also AWB) is a Scottish funk and R&B band, who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million selling song, "Pick Up the Pieces". The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett. They have influenced others such as the Brand New Heavies, and been sampled by various musicians including the Beastie Boys, TLC, Too Short, Ice Cube, Nas and Arrested Development. As of 2010, and almost forty years after their formation, they continue to perform.Music from Scotland
Music from Scotland
Alex Harvey (5 February 1935 - 4 February 1982) was a Scottish rock and roll recording artist. With his Sensational Alex Harvey Band, he built a strong reputation as a live performer during the 1970s glam rock era. The band was renowned for its eclecticism and energetic live performance, Harvey for his charismatic persona and daredevil stage antics.Festivals and Events
ooops, back to the drawing board on that one !Festivals and Events
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The Scottish Cheating SongRich Hall
RE: Gaelic language
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RE: New Member
Go to Clan-macpherson.org you will discover that the Shaw is an Family of Clan Chattan Confederation. A group of Clans from the area oround Newtonmore and Kinguessie Scotland, Macpherson Country. The Confederation is headed up By A Chief as are all clans, This specific Clan started out under the guidance of MacPherson, later MacIntosh. There is a book called "The Three Brothern" that dicribes the beginning. Clan Chattan is translated as "Clan of The Cat".The Cat is a symbol of the actual Highland Wild Cat. The Cat is symbolized even today and worn by both the Macpherson and MacIntosh Families as well as The Clan Chattan ConfederationR.T. McPherson
RE: skean dbhu
If you back through time you will discover the writings , It is translated as Black Knife, there were 3 knives that were caried during those times. The Dirk and the sword were the other two, The Dirk and Sword were weapons the had to be surrendered when entering a dweling but the Knife you are refering to was kept as it was generally used while eating.Introduce yourself to the group and post a comment. Or click the "reply" button in each comment, to reply to someone else's comment.