Quote Originally Posted by Nathan View Post
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.

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