Any Clan Donald experts out there?

[Nathan]

Tapadh leat, A Theàrlaich.

I had read that on the Clan Donald heritage site before. Luckily, we have a strong oral and written family tradition. My family is certainly clanranald, there is no doubt about that. I know it and all of our distant cousins know it as we have passed it down through the generations. We typically wear the most common MacDonald of Clanranald tartan but this is probably largely a function of what you see in tartan books etc... I've never run across the clanranald tartan that my Chief wears in any tartan guide. Everything mass marketed to clanranald uses the more common tartan of which my tank was constructed.

The chiefs got me thinking. Lord MacDonald doesn't wear Clan Donald, but rather wears Lord of the Isles, Clanranald doesn't wear clanranald modern but both of them wear appropriate, though far less common MacDonald tartans so it certainly opens up the question.

I look forward to your additional research...

[Riverkilt]

Years ago I got called out for wearing my Macdonald Lord of the Isles tartan kilt. Kilt Cop was a nut case. We argued...he said only the Lord of the Isles was allowed to wear it. I protested that I'd had a necktie in that tartan for 30 years and the kilt for a few years and that if it was a restricted tartan the mills wouldn't sell it to anyone who wanted it. I verified my 'right to wear the tartan with Clan Donald. The next year's games I asked after the Kilt Cop to confront him again but the lady in the Clan Donald tent said he was such a jerk they asked him not to come back. I know my ancestors - back to my four great grandfather Ludovic Macdonald were from Uig on the Trotternish peninsula of Skye. I also wear the generic Macdonald Tartan and the Macdonald of the Isles weathered hunting. I had the Macdonald of Kingsburgh (next door to Uig) but "outgrew" it and passed it on to my brother.

Just for me - I've thought about other Macdonald tartans but don't feel right wearing the ones from other regions - as beautiful as many are. If I did another it would probably be the generic dress Macdonald.

[Nathan]

Years ago I got called out for wearing my Macdonald Lord of the Isles tartan kilt. Kilt Cop was a nut case. We argued...he said only the Lord of the Isles was allowed to wear it. I protested that I'd had a necktie in that tartan for 30 years and the kilt for a few years and that if it was a restricted tartan the mills wouldn't sell it to anyone who wanted it. I verified my 'right to wear the tartan with Clan Donald. The next year's games I asked after the Kilt Cop to confront him again but the lady in the Clan Donald tent said he was such a jerk they asked him not to come back. I know my ancestors - back to my four great grandfather Ludovic Macdonald were from Uig on the Trotternish peninsula of Skye. I also wear the generic Macdonald Tartan and the Macdonald of the Isles weathered hunting. I had the Macdonald of Kingsburgh (next door to Uig) but "outgrew" it and passed it on to my brother.

Just for me - I've thought about other Macdonald tartans but don't feel right wearing the ones from other regions - as beautiful as many are. If I did another it would probably be the generic dress Macdonald.

My feelings on the matter are much like yours. The question I have would be for example, my family is Clanranald but emigrated from the Isle of Lewis, hence my question about "of the Isles" and "Lord of the Isles".

Which branch of the Clan do you folks belong to?

[MizzouScotsman]

My feelings on the matter are much like yours. The question I have would be for example, my family is Clanranald but emigrated from the Isle of Lewis, hence my question about "of the Isles" and "Lord of the Isles".

Which branch of the Clan do you folks belong to?

I am a descendent of Celestine MacDonald of Lochalsh. He was Chief of the MacDonalds of Lochalsh. His line "daughtered out" after his son Alexander was killed. The Lochalsh line was absorbed by the MacDonalds of Sleat. I have never found a tartan for Lochalsh but since my line was absorbed by the MacDonalds of Sleat, I am privy to wear their tartan.



I also wear the MacDonald Modern and am hoping to get a MacDonald ancient as well as a hunting.