clan war-cry

[creagdhubh]

And a sad thing that is. . .

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http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/index_en.html

[Pleater]

I think the badge is surmounted by 'a Pelican in her piety' - that is a pelican wounding her breast to feed blood to her chicks - which the bird was supposed to do in times of famine.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[sailortats]

Anne, that is fascinating. I had never heard that before. Thank you for sending it along.