Good question. I have rarely met other Malcolms in my life so to met the Chief of the Clan Malcolm was awesome. I felt a strong affinity for the Chief Robin. I love history and to be in Duntrune Castle in this little part of Scotland was exciting. I didn’t sense I was a direct descendant of the Chief, but I felt a belonging to the Argyll area.

Interesting enough, starting in Northern Ireland I did sense a strong belonging to the area. I would say even more than the stirrings of the heart toward Scotland. I had no knowledge of any ties to Ireland. I have plenty to Scotland. A year ago through the Clan I had my DNA tested for its ancestral roots. I found out my halotype is quite common in Northern Ireland and spreads through the Argyll. Today, the largest concentration is in Donegal County. It now all makes sense to me. I speculate my kin were the Gaels of the Dalriada kingdom and as my surname means my family does have a historical link as a follower of St. Columba.