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mike... love the kilt...you did an awsome job! betsey "we do not inherit the earth, we caretake it for our children"

The MacNeils held Barra, the Clan seat, Gigha and Colonsay as well as territory on the mainland. On the other Scottish side is the Hamiltons, who were at one time in line for the Scottish throne and are still officially Keeper of Holyrood. Personally, I identify more with the MacNeils, and especially ol Raury the Turbulent I have 5 kilts so far and 2 more planned. I've gotten to the point I wear a kilt every day and resist going back to pants. You might say I'm a bit "turbulent" myself

Mike it looks wonderful!!!! Great job.

Sharon

Thanks :) I think I'm getting the hang of it Making a kilt is time consuming and the pleating is very nit picky but it's fun

Thanks. It was a challenge for sure. At the price per yard of tartan I sweated every stitch

It is fascinating, the way you can go a few miles and hear what sounds to be a different language. Here, we used to have regional accents, but they are rapidly disappearing as people grow up hearing ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. and speaking as the anchors do. Yet in the U.K., and in all of Europe, a matter of 30 miles can mean a different language, a different culture, different architecture, different everything from what you just left. If I understand correctly, just the City of London has a variety of accents which indicate which part of town the person is from.

It is good to hear that the U.K., at least, is hospitable to newcomers and various races. After all, we are human beings, and are more alike than different, and the differences are superficial.

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It's established that the Vikings were in Newfoundland (Vinland)

did they visit Minnesota? How about Oklahoma? to me that I heard West Virginia, too, but I can't remember where.

Re: OT Scottish roots, was Re: nother new kilt

You said it. I'm Hungarian, French, German and maybe a little American Indian, and two of my daughters are that, plus Polish. But my other daughter also has Welsh, English, Scottish, and Cherokee Indian, on top of all my nationalities!

Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati

I bet you did!!! I know just what you mean. First time I cut into fabric that was more than $30 per yard, I sweated bullets. ;) Now that you've used really spendy fabric and had it work **so well**, you won't be so worried next time. And I know there will be a next time. You are hooked, my friend. :) Welcome to the Dark Side. mwah-ha-ha.... lol

Sharon

Pogonip said,

I don't know about the Vikings putting their toes in this West Virginia soil, but we are known for our Native American mounds. There are mounds in at least 9 of our counties. In fact, Grave Creek Mound is the largest one discovered east of the Mississippi River, according to my son's WV history book. Lately, more attention is being paid to some of the beautiful old Nat. Amer. paintings on our mountain cliffs.

Our Appalachian language and music can also trace Scot/Irish roots. As a teenager, I used to be ashamed of our dialect, but now I've developed a respect for it and can hear the Scot/Irish influence. Movies have tried to imitate it but they can't quite get the hang of it!

Cindy in WV, who is a mixture of Scot, Irish, English, German, French

I have 2 more kilts in the planning stage. These are going to be the last ones for awhile. After I finish them I have to make a few things for my wife. The next two will make 7 kilts, one for each day of the week and I can use them. I've taken to wearing kilts all the time, with the obvious exception of doing things where they aren't practical, like climbing ladders and crawling under the car :) I have to admit I get a few odd looks but mostly folks don't much notice or think it looks cool.

And trading in the other direction, they got all the way to China! I wonder if they met up 'round the back' somewhere and traded stories?

Maybe we should send him a nice young wife to comfort him in his exile! Lots of little woolly moolets running round... Ha! ANOTHER Scots invasion! ;)

Relax! That's one of the fun parts! I love that first chop into £50m fabric!

Kinda interesting really how widely ancient people traveled. Mummies of Celtic people were found in the desert in China and Kennesaw Man found in Washington State indicate Celtic people might have predated the ancestors of native americans in North America. My own heritage is Scots, Irish and German and as far as we can find out all Celt with just a touch of Norse thrown in from the settlement of the Hebrides.

That's Kenniwick man. There's no Kennesaw here.