Surprise! The Scots Have No History.

**McMurdo** · 18th May 08, 02:56 PM

Ah yes the famous Rawlinson argument, this one has been tossed out there time and time again. Personally I like what Matt Newsome has to say on the matter.

http://albanach.org/generations.html

**Nick the DSM** · 18th May 08, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Ah yes the famous Rawlinson argument, this one has been tossed out there time and time again. Personally I like what Matt Newsome has to say on the matter.

http://albanach.org/generations.html

huh, Newsome has got it all doesn't he? amazing!

Ha! beat that!

**acstoon** · 18th May 08, 06:36 PM

How about Hawaiian shirts?
I'd hate to think my closet full of loud & proud shirts, were invented by some guy from Jersey...

**CactusJack** · 18th May 08, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by acstoon

How about Hawaiian shirts?
I'd hate to think my closet full of loud & proud shirts, were invented by some guy from Jersey...

The problem there is that they were invented by a guy in Jersey by a guy named Louie

**acstoon** · 18th May 08, 06:45 PM

OMG!
No authentic Hawaiian history?
I am wearing a sham, a tawdry sham.

***Tony wipes a tear, as he empties his closet of Hawaiian shirts, and heads to the bonfire***

**Jock Scot** · 19th May 08, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by CactusJack

The problem there is that they were invented by a guy in Jersey by a guy named Louie

Gosh!Thanks for that.Now I know.

**Galician** · 19th May 08, 09:36 AM

I can't speak to the literary criticism the book raises, but is there any real conflict as to how he depicts early Highland dress with what Matt Newsome depicts in his piece?

**macwilkin** · 19th May 08, 09:39 AM

I would echo Rathdown's earlier statement that this is a reporter's take on the book and its theory, not the book itself.

T.

**Highland Logan** · 19th May 08, 10:10 AM

The Works of Ossian, have long been thought to be fake, and a fraud written by James MacPherson. It fact many of the story's are contradicted by actual historical fact. The Clans use them when it suites them, but even their own histories come into question. The MacLeod's are the result of a human and fairy mix... does that sound plausible? The past Chief of Clan MacLennan, has a genealogy list which has Adam at the start. Myth has long been a component of Scottish history. With the advent of the internet, anyone can write whatever they want a share it with the masses. And before you know it the misinformation, or lie is being passed off as fact all over the world.

Frank Logan