Anyone else of Scottish Heritage?

[justfishin]

Both sides of my family came from Scotland ( Blair/ Stevenson ) from my great grandparents up. We were very traditional when I was a kid but, that has waned somewhat as time goes by. Anyone else Scottish?   .....and if you are...

Baith seids of ma faimlie comed frae Scotland ( Blair/Stevenson ), frae ma great grandparents up. We war very tradeetional whan a wis a wean but, that  haes waned as tid goes by. Anybody ense Scottish?

Even though our Clan was of two our strongest crest is the Clan below:

[Fish Man]

i to am scotish but its not alot bcuz if got severla others in me too...however both parts of my nae are scotish-----logan murray---not reall traditional tho  :-/

[Isaiah Edwards]

i am and irish too

[justfishin]

I had some Irish friends when I was a kid. My Aunts were not so bad about us playing ball with them but, in my little town you were either Protestant or Catholic and the older folks did not like us playing together.  Its funny now, but, it really was that way. My Mom was not so bad about it but, my Aunts would go beserk if I mingled with " them " too much,lol. Its funny how things can change in just a few generations. I don't even think of that sort of prejudice anymore.  

[timmyswetarded]

im 1/2 scot....malcolm or McCollum in the old country

[justfishin]

I thought you might find this interesting timmyswetarded.

Your faimlie name is like most that comed frae Scotland, sorry, in Anglic then, your name is derived from a Gaelic/Latin and means " Devotee of St. Columbia ", it was the name of the Kings of Scotland and was Mael Caluim. Here is your faimlie crest:

[Murray]

100% Scottish and d**n proud of it too.

[justfishin]

Wow, 72 reads and only 4 Scots. I guess we are getting rare as time goes on. I know most of my family is gone. I miss hearing the Gaelic talk. I can' t even hardly write Gaelic anymore well, its not the traditional Gaelic but, the lowland Celtic. I guess three generations has all but wiped out our family culture, to a extent.

[Water Dog]

Justfishing, I don't think that you have to worry, Pa. south and West was populated with Scots, Irish, Germans, and English.  We have been in the pot since the 1700's so we are pretty much a mixture.  They still have a gathering of the clans at Grandfather Mountain every year if you are interested.  

My Scots are Wilsons.  Tracing your ancesters is interesting.  I would recommend anyone who is  interested to talk to the old timers in your family before they are gone, they will give you some good clues.

[justfishin]

All my people came over in my great grandparents time so, I am not far removed. What a bigger than life bunch my family was when I was a kid. They liked to stay traditional. That is one reason I can still write in Gaelic. We did when we were kids. I have forgotten a lot though. My great granddad was a larger than life guy. He went into the coal mines at 9 and ran the mule teams bringing out the coal. At 13 he went into the mine and retired at 91. He was a pistol. Typical Scot. I remember on Saturday nights, even at his age he would go to the local fire hall and have a touch of " The Whiskey " and dance with all the women,lol. He would push me on the couch and sit on my head and pretend he was farting,lol. They were a lively bunch. I have tons of stories. Being a Scot, I guess you remember when someone died and they would have the wakes, plenty of food and drink and its a wonder they didn't raise the dead with all the noise,lol.  

Hae ah great yare of fishing, I howp your rods stey bent !, ney remember, don't eat the Haggis !!!

[tritonman]

100% scot here, 5th generation American, came to North Carolina from Scotland. So I guess you can call me a hillbilly scot ;D ; ;D

I can still read some Gaelic, and speak very little, now that my grandparents are all gone the language is losing ground on us new generation. But i still have that hillbilly sound

[justfishin]

Cool Tritonman. As far as the Gaelic, I wrote some lowland in here but, if I wrote Highland nobody would know what I was saying,lol. We used mostly the Lowland/Anglic mix when I was young anyway. Its not that hard but, I still can't remember some of it. I am going to look into the meeting of the Clans this year. Should be good whiskey,lol. I am not much on Scot food though. I had enough of that crap when I was young. Give me beef over mutton any day and Haggis?, no way, no how. I think road kill is one step up from that stuff,lol.

[justfishin]

You got to love the Scots sense of humor.These were actual "Personal Ads" in a Scottish Newspaper:

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Heavy drinker, 35, Edinbourogh area. Seeks gorgeous sex addict interested in a

man who loves his pints, cigarettes, Glasgow Celtic Football Club and has

been known to start fights on Patrick Street at three o'clock in the

morning.

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Bitter, disillusioned Ness man, lately rejected by longtime fianc ée,

seeks decent, honest, reliable woman, if such a thing still exists in this

cruel world of hatchet-faced *******.

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Ginger haired Perthshire man, a troublemaker, gets slit-eyed and crappy after

a few scoops, seeks attractive, wealthy lady for bail purposes, maybe

more.

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Bad tempered, foul-mouthed old wretched, living in a damp cottage in the

arse end of Pitlockry, seeks attractive 21 year old blonde lady, with a

lovely chest.

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Limerick man, 27, medium build, brown hair, blue eyes, seeks alibi for the

night of February 27 between 8 PM and 11:30 PM.

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Optimistic Mayo man, 35, seeks a blonde 20 year old double-jointed super

model, who owns her own brewery, and has an open-minded twin sister.---I know I have to be related to this guy !!! ;D

[Rattlinrogue]

My last name is McCoy which is Scotch-Irish.Mother was a Campbell.