One of my pet peeves (yes, I have many) is the regurgitation of unsubstantiated information in clan histories. Popular books and websites on Scottish clans and tartans repeat the same tired basic facts on a given clan and we accept them as true as though they sprung forth from the collective unconscious. And, of course, the clan tartan, strap & buckle, and associated plant badges are listed. Sometimes a clan’s war or battle cry makes an appearance. While the readers of such fare may not demand rigorous scholarship regarding these matters, the clan sennachies should make the effort to separate out the reality from the fiction so that our treasured histories are true to the documented facts.
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