Scotland’s Tragic Queens
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So Was Golf A Scottish Invention ?
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Maybe not. Golf as we know it today, clearly originated in Scotland. However, a golf-like game is recorded as...
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The Real Rob Roy MacGregor
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Many of the highland clans were unhappy when the Scottish King James VI became King James I of England,...
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What Is In A Name ?
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A name can conjure up all sorts of wild images. It can subdue, or excite. People have been known to fall madly in love with some names, and others have...
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Dryas – Flower of the Clan MacNeil
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The ‘Dryas’ flower is named, after the ‘Dryads’, which are nymphs, of Greek mythology. They are also called, ‘hamadryad’...
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Scotland’s National Anthem (1)
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As part of the United Kingdom, Scotland has never had an official registered “national anthem”. However, whenever a Scottish...
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Rosa Rugosa
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Native to Eastern Asia, Rosa Rugosa, (wrinkled rose), was brought to Britain in the eighteenth century to be used...
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Saints Gruesome Deaths
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Beheading – Saint Dymphna – Dymphna was born in 635 AD, in Ireland. Her father, Damon, was the pagan...
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Kings of Scotland ( 3 )
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Contantine Mac Alpin (Causantin mac Cinaeda) born in 836 AD, son of King Kenneth l, King of the Picts...
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