Wow! Lots of great information shared here! Thank you, folks.

Kyle, you're right. Clan Donnachaidh has some fine tartans, indeed. My preference is for the "Hunting" sett.

Sydnie7, thank you for the heads-up.

It seems that what I believed growing up (that we had some Scottish connections) seems to be expanding to quite a few! I grew up believing that we were more English than Scottish. It seems that we are roughly equally English and Scottish.

Shaw (father's mother) and Robertson (maternal) being quite prominant names in our family tree (although neither is my surname).

Is it accurate to say that Clan Donnachaidh (Robertson) is currently without a chief? I got that impression from a documentary I watched on the clan.

I also get the impression that historically not everyone in Scotland was part of the clan system, even in the Highlands and certainly in the Lowlands this seems to be the case. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Gilmore, I agree about septs. Much of that information seems to be romanticism invented by the Victorians and the clans went along with in in many cases. Afterall, it was good for business and raised their level of prominance to a degree.

There is, as many are quite aware, a lot of mythologising and mythology surrounding the clans and Scottish history. I am under no delusions about this. I know my roots and want to learn more but being very analytical there is the need for facts rather than fiction (which can be difficult to sift out at times).


Being well aware that IN SCOTLAND things are not always done the same way that they are done IN AMERICA, perhaps I will invest in a Robertson kilt in addition to my Holyrood and (future) Shaw.

Thank you, again, folks. Much appreciated.