My mother was born McDonald, and her great-grandparents came to Australia from Eilean Shona. McDonald of Clan Ranald. Her great-grandmother never learned English because Gaelic was good enough for her . Mum was one of 12 children, so I have 48 first cousins of McDonald stock.
I am from the MacDonalds. Although spelled McDonald. My Grandfather, from Door County, WI. . . moved to Chicago, full of Irish. So he changed the spelling. Have tracd back to Isle of Tiree. About 1750. Cannot find any information from before then. Sad. Wife and I visited in 2019, with little assistance.
viking is the wrong label,it means going to the ships,good and bad existed in all family groups,the norse who were all over the northern hemisphere and south at one time,are the ancestors of all,they were the picts the celts and others,sadly history was written by those with agendas,they fought with and against the romans too.
The Donald’s would have done better to write the History. Sorry. I’m Scotch Irish and I want the written word! Singing songs… change a word or two could change history!!
I am in USA, a descendant of McDonald's on paternal side and McAllister's on maternal side. My wife claims that explains my stubbornness and cranky nature!
MacDougall's & MacDonald's are both from the sons of Somhairlidh, otherwise known as Somerled. Two very in-depth books The Sea Kings, and The Kingdom of The Isles, both by R. Andrew McDonald, give the full history. Somhairlidh is the only one to rid and reclaim the whole of Argyll and the Islands from the Vikings who took over. What a progenitor, worthy of total respect.
Feeling left out and this is not right. As a bona-fide Macdonald, Haplo E, personal family tree over 550,000 members, 15,000 plus DNA matches between me/ my dad across 8 platforms, over 2 million records, 8 DNA tests completed including Big Y and YSEQ whole genome tests, and no evidence of non paternal events- the BBC documentary leaves no space for ethnic group members such as myself who connect to Scotland and Clan Macdonald. There are so many holes in the current narrative on the history of the UK and Scotland. Driving the point home- King Somerled's body was never found and no direct DNA test was done on the bones of Somerled to confirm what race or haplogroup (suspected haplo E) Somerled was ? There is also no clear cut agreement on who Somerled’s parents were !! The Macdonalds and Somerled would be related to the ancient African PICTS observed by 1st century AD Roman lawyer and historian Tacitus and others. Unfortunately most of the books of Tacitus are conveniently lost. Similar fate has befallen the original manuscript of Donald Monro of the People of Scotland written in the 1500s. That original book of Monro has been lost to time www.wikiwand.com/en/Description_of_the_Western_Isles_of_Scotland but edited and redacted versions of Monro’s book include black/ brown skin references of the people who lived on the Scottish ISLES but since we don’t have a full copy of the book available today I can only assume Monro’s descriptions of blacks would be extended to persons living on the Scottish mainland and England and have thus been deliberately omitted. History is just waking up to presence of blacks in Europe/ UK with books such as the Black Tudors being published by Miranda Kaufman, Memoirs of the secret services of John Mackay, Esq- archive.org/details/memoirssecretse00mackgoog , David Macritchie has already published books on the Ancient Britons described as black. On the side of DNA science- Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson- a Harvard PhD and microbiologist has published his book TRACED which concludes that all Y DNA mutations have occurred over the last 5,000 to 6,000 years confirming the Genesis/ Creationist timeline and putting blacks in Europe and UK and even in pre Columbus Americas around 500 years ago. History has been unkind to telling the real story impacting black and brown people. The contributions of the Golden Era of the Moors and Ottomans have been downplayed and era spanning over 500 years of white slavery particularly from the ancient RUS and Caucasus region has been redacted. The history books have failed to mention Henry VIII’s and Thomas Cromwell’s destruction of UK cultural icons which chronicled centuries of black history paving the way for the new Church of England, that the French Revolution brought to an end the legacy of black nobility in France/ Europe, and that Lord Protector- Oliver Cromwell in the mid 1600s murdered and deported thousands and possibly millions of Euro blacks most of whom were absorbed into the fabric of the New World alongside West African slaves. My own DNA and mostly white haplo E Big Y DNA cousins point to Orkney Scotland with most distant relative with boots on the ground around 1,000 years ago. Terminal SNP is E-FT405608. History needs to be re-written and is grossly distorted. My line of Macdonalds - subset of the Sleats arrived in Jamaica in the early to mid 1700s from Scotland but that line is no longer tracked by the www.peerage.com for reasons unknown to me or anyone else. I have DNA links to other Haplo E Macdonalds (in USA and PEI Canada), Collins, Campbells, Sinclairs/ St Clairs (with graves opened in JAMAICA), Logans, Wyllies, Stephens, Beardens, Grahams, Martins, McGees, Calhouns, Colquists, More grave digs and DNA testing planned in weeks to come. Thanks to the Russians- historical relics/ icons are now available to confirm the existence of Euro/ UK blacks and the dominance of black people who occupied the entire planet going back 500 years ago and up to 3,000 years ago leading back to BCE 4,000 and a black Adam. Sources have always been a problem for black/ brown folk to prove their ancestry. Even the Holy Bible translated into English by a black Stuart king in 1611 had 80 books but 14 books were kicked out including Book of Enoch which provides a richer background to the Genesis / Creation story and the existence of the Nephilim/ Caucasoid giants. Ben Franklin - a Freemason said it best in his 1751 Essay on the Increase of Mankind founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080 . "24. Which leads me to add one Remark: That the Number of purely white People in the World is proportionably very small. All Africa is black or tawny. Asia chiefly tawny. America (exclusive of the new Comers) wholly so. And in Europe, the Spaniards, Italians, French, Russians and Swedes, are generally of what we call a swarthy Complexion; as are the Germans also, the Saxons only excepted, who with the English, make the principal Body of White People on the Face of the Earth." Finally United Nations population studies confirm that the ratio of whites to non-whites is 1.5 to 8.5 or 15 percent of the population and by 2050 this ratio will decrease to 1 to 9 or 10 percent of the human population which makes the case that much more difficult to believe the current narrative which appears to whitewash the last 500 years of human history.
My paternal grandmother was a MacDonald from Cape Breton. Her ancestor Peter MacDonald, left South Uist in 1745 and emigrated to Creignish Rear on the west coast of Cape Breton after arriving on Prince Edward Island. It was with great pleasure that my wife and I visited Cape Breton on our 25th anniversary some 20years ago and explored the ruins of the abandoned settlement. About five years ago we visited England, Wales and Scotland. While we did not make it to the Isles we did get to see Castle Tioram which was the ancestral home of Clanranald of which I belong. One of the highlights of my life. Thanks for bringing that all back.
I plan on making a trip to Scotland in 2024 I really wanna take time to explore all of the old clan history I can. I never knew about any of this. all I've ever known was I was from an old family in Scotland
My God, you would think that if a historian was going to do a piece on Scotland that he might at least get the colour of the flag behind him correct. The Scottish Saltire has a white cross on an azure blue background. Never never navy blue!
I am descendant of Clan McDonald. . . Relationship to me Lord Bryan MacCalvagh MacDonnell 1577-1635 9th great-grandfather William Alexander McIan MacDonnell 1612-1683 Son of Lord Bryan MacCalvagh MacDonnell * BRYAN I MCDONALD (MacDonnell), The Immigrant, LIEUTENANT [DNA PROVE] 1645-1707 Son of William Alexander McIan MacDonnell Bryan Botetourt McDonald {MacDonnell} II(Colonel) 1686-1757 Son of * BRYAN I MCDONALD (MacDonnell), The Immigrant, LIEUTENANT [DNA PROVE] Isacc David Alexander McDaniel 1742-1797 Son of Bryan Botetourt McDonald {MacDonnell} II(Colonel) Aaron S. McDaniel Capt Sr 1770-1833 Son of Isacc David Alexander McDaniel Samuel S. McDaniel 1807-1880 Son of Aaron S. McDaniel Capt Sr Thornton Paul MCDANIEL 1862-1949 Son of Samuel S. McDaniel ROY LEE MCDANIEL 1885-1962 Son of Thornton Paul MCDANIEL EARL (NO MIDDLE NAME) "MAC" MCDANIEL 1917-1977 Son of ROY LEE MCDANIEL Charles WAYNE MCDANIEL 1943-2019 Son of EARL (NO MIDDLE NAME) "MAC" MCDANIEL Cindy Rae McDaniel
According to Y-DNA studies, he was a Norse-Gael. The current MacDonald Clan Chiefs are all of the R1a haplogroup - specifically of R-YP326 downstream and they are all historically descended from Somerled (as are many MacDougalls and MacAllisters), who himself would have descended from Norsemen from Norway.
I miss going to the Highlands games in Vista,California.I would go with my dad(RIP💖)💪🌟.Hearing the bagpipes and eating the gd food,and then watching the games=so much fun and such a great time!
Am off the clan macdonald clan my great grandmother was born too chieftain donald macdonald my grandmother taught me well about my history and my ancestors and the macdonalds that were lost will always be remembered 🏴🏴🏴💙💙💙
@@archiebrown3719 My dad Dalton Ian Brennan MacDonald son of Duncan Joseph MacDonald(RIP💗Dad and Grandpa) taught me of our MacDonald history as well. I'm always thirsty to learn more.
@@ChristinaMacDonald777 l believe that I am off the macdonald of sleat my great grandmother croft was in earlish by Portree even tho its more nearer uig bay her croft was on clife face l went visited the site l felt great like l was home again as if l knew the place well even though l had never been their something drew me to the crofts in earlish l knew auntie annies croft along from it was my great grandmothers croft cathrine macdonald l felt her spirit was their with me but my grandmother was flora l felt her spirit would be their with her mothers and my ancestors who once occupied the croft n land their its beautiful place l wish l could move back their one day but l know my heart soul belongs in the highlands islands of scotland am still in scotland but on the low lands south west coast its strange when l meet other macdonalds its as their part of my kinship n part of my blood proud my great grandmother was off the macdonald and the ties too the land thanks christina macdonald
@@ChristinaMacDonald777 me too l have a stange mix of bloods in myside of the family my father side was off the kennedys and the browns my mother side has macdonald Mcleod and campbell in it lol am luck my grandmother remembered so much about her family and what actually happend too the macdonalds but my heart is always pulled more too the macdonald of sleat my great grandmother croft is in sleat not far from the fairyglens on skye l would love to find out more about other macdonalds too in our line we had connections with usit and lewis she also told me and of the lords of the isles 💙🏴🙏
To The Highlands We Go!💪🌟💞🎵🦋🌊🌄🌠🍃🕊✝️💯 My dad was Dalton Ian Brennan MacDonald(RIP💖) born in NewYork.My grandfather was Duncan J.Mac Donald(RIP💖)born in Nova Scotia.Great Grandfather was Alexander Roderick MacDonald also born in Nova Scotia.We have lots of Angus's and Alexander's and Duncan's too in our bloodline.King Conn,King Somerled,and Robert De Bruce are in my fam tree. I am a proud MacDonald!💪💖🌟💯 Love to everyone!💞💞💞And May God Be With Us All Always and Everytime!
We may be distant relatives. My maternal ancestors, Andra Ban MacGillivray and Janet MacDonald, were pioneers of Antigonish, NS. I traced my ancestral tree and found Somerled, Conn, and also the Bruce. My great-grandparents settled in Boston.
@@vanzarockin Yes! Sounds as though we just may be related! How cool is that!🌟💯You know your the first person that has ever said to me that they have same names in their fam tree🌟 Next time I call my Aunt Alexandra who resides in Massachusetts,(dad's sister originally from New York also like dad), I will ask Aunt Sandy if she knows of a Janet MacDonald in the fam💖! Either way we are related,we all have the Mac Donald blood!💪🌟💞💞💞🏞💯
Border clan myself we left 400 years ago over here to Ulster its always good to go home Early july Glasgow under the bridge lol just one thing all you Americans please stop calling yourself Scottish show some Respect to the real scots i am a Ulster scot and i do not have the Right to call myself scottish and don't bother with give Northern Ireland back to the irish give America back to the Indian's my colonial cousins
Regardless of his motives be them to protect or betray it will always be a crime against family and blood in the end. He sadly was screwed no matter what.
Robert McDonald from South Carolina. Angus McDonald is my ancestor who migrated to America. He married Catherine Buchanan. He had a son John McDonald if myvresearch is correct. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I had not heard of Somerled until it turned out we are related so Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1 MATCH! Subclade distance: 1 Clan Home Cospatric I Anglo-Danish Earl of Northumbria (1073) Earl of Home (1605-present) Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a-- MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Clan MacDonald Clan MacDonald Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1a MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Clan MacDougall Clan MacDougall Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1a MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Scottish Royalty Somerled of Argyll (1100-1164) this is what I learned now I need to learn more
What a History Clan Donald has! Currently filming a youtube video on The History of their Clan, theirs is an Incredible story
Scots. Picts. Vikings. Gaels. Celts. 😮 what a mix.🏴
My mother was born McDonald, and her great-grandparents came to Australia from Eilean Shona. McDonald of Clan Ranald. Her great-grandmother never learned English because Gaelic was good enough for her . Mum was one of 12 children, so I have 48 first cousins of McDonald stock.
My g g grandfather Dougald MacDonald emigrated to antagonish nova Scotia from moidart scotland
I’m a McDonald from New York. Unfortunately my Dad was disowned by his father’s parents so I have no information on them.
I am from the MacDonalds. Although spelled McDonald. My Grandfather, from Door County, WI. . . moved to Chicago, full of Irish. So he changed the spelling. Have tracd back to Isle of Tiree. About 1750. Cannot find any information from before then. Sad. Wife and I visited in 2019, with little assistance.
A lot of my great great grandparents mcdonalds from near glencoe
somerled was a nordic like all the rest,not different.
viking is the wrong label,it means going to the ships,good and bad existed in all family groups,the norse who were all over the northern hemisphere and south at one time,are the ancestors of all,they were the picts the celts and others,sadly history was written by those with agendas,they fought with and against the romans too.
Island le McCauley…my name!!
The Donald’s would have done better to write the History. Sorry. I’m Scotch Irish and I want the written word! Singing songs… change a word or two could change history!!
My grandad is Scottish native I'm from england and it's weird my grandad is from the macdonald clan and we have roots with somerled
I am in USA, a descendant of McDonald's on paternal side and McAllister's on maternal side. My wife claims that explains my stubbornness and cranky nature!
MacDougall's & MacDonald's are both from the sons of Somhairlidh, otherwise known as Somerled. Two very in-depth books The Sea Kings, and The Kingdom of The Isles, both by R. Andrew McDonald, give the full history. Somhairlidh is the only one to rid and reclaim the whole of Argyll and the Islands from the Vikings who took over. What a progenitor, worthy of total respect.
The MacDonald's of Staffa are related to me.
Feeling left out and this is not right. As a bona-fide Macdonald, Haplo E, personal family tree over 550,000 members, 15,000 plus DNA matches between me/ my dad across 8 platforms, over 2 million records, 8 DNA tests completed including Big Y and YSEQ whole genome tests, and no evidence of non paternal events- the BBC documentary leaves no space for ethnic group members such as myself who connect to Scotland and Clan Macdonald. There are so many holes in the current narrative on the history of the UK and Scotland. Driving the point home- King Somerled's body was never found and no direct DNA test was done on the bones of Somerled to confirm what race or haplogroup (suspected haplo E) Somerled was ? There is also no clear cut agreement on who Somerled’s parents were !! The Macdonalds and Somerled would be related to the ancient African PICTS observed by 1st century AD Roman lawyer and historian Tacitus and others. Unfortunately most of the books of Tacitus are conveniently lost. Similar fate has befallen the original manuscript of Donald Monro of the People of Scotland written in the 1500s. That original book of Monro has been lost to time www.wikiwand.com/en/Description_of_the_Western_Isles_of_Scotland but edited and redacted versions of Monro’s book include black/ brown skin references of the people who lived on the Scottish ISLES but since we don’t have a full copy of the book available today I can only assume Monro’s descriptions of blacks would be extended to persons living on the Scottish mainland and England and have thus been deliberately omitted. History is just waking up to presence of blacks in Europe/ UK with books such as the Black Tudors being published by Miranda Kaufman, Memoirs of the secret services of John Mackay, Esq- archive.org/details/memoirssecretse00mackgoog , David Macritchie has already published books on the Ancient Britons described as black. On the side of DNA science- Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson- a Harvard PhD and microbiologist has published his book TRACED which concludes that all Y DNA mutations have occurred over the last 5,000 to 6,000 years confirming the Genesis/ Creationist timeline and putting blacks in Europe and UK and even in pre Columbus Americas around 500 years ago. History has been unkind to telling the real story impacting black and brown people. The contributions of the Golden Era of the Moors and Ottomans have been downplayed and era spanning over 500 years of white slavery particularly from the ancient RUS and Caucasus region has been redacted. The history books have failed to mention Henry VIII’s and Thomas Cromwell’s destruction of UK cultural icons which chronicled centuries of black history paving the way for the new Church of England, that the French Revolution brought to an end the legacy of black nobility in France/ Europe, and that Lord Protector- Oliver Cromwell in the mid 1600s murdered and deported thousands and possibly millions of Euro blacks most of whom were absorbed into the fabric of the New World alongside West African slaves. My own DNA and mostly white haplo E Big Y DNA cousins point to Orkney Scotland with most distant relative with boots on the ground around 1,000 years ago. Terminal SNP is E-FT405608. History needs to be re-written and is grossly distorted. My line of Macdonalds - subset of the Sleats arrived in Jamaica in the early to mid 1700s from Scotland but that line is no longer tracked by the www.peerage.com for reasons unknown to me or anyone else. I have DNA links to other Haplo E Macdonalds (in USA and PEI Canada), Collins, Campbells, Sinclairs/ St Clairs (with graves opened in JAMAICA), Logans, Wyllies, Stephens, Beardens, Grahams, Martins, McGees, Calhouns, Colquists, More grave digs and DNA testing planned in weeks to come. Thanks to the Russians- historical relics/ icons are now available to confirm the existence of Euro/ UK blacks and the dominance of black people who occupied the entire planet going back 500 years ago and up to 3,000 years ago leading back to BCE 4,000 and a black Adam. Sources have always been a problem for black/ brown folk to prove their ancestry. Even the Holy Bible translated into English by a black Stuart king in 1611 had 80 books but 14 books were kicked out including Book of Enoch which provides a richer background to the Genesis / Creation story and the existence of the Nephilim/ Caucasoid giants. Ben Franklin - a Freemason said it best in his 1751 Essay on the Increase of Mankind founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-04-02-0080 . "24. Which leads me to add one Remark: That the Number of purely white People in the World is proportionably very small. All Africa is black or tawny. Asia chiefly tawny. America (exclusive of the new Comers) wholly so. And in Europe, the Spaniards, Italians, French, Russians and Swedes, are generally of what we call a swarthy Complexion; as are the Germans also, the Saxons only excepted, who with the English, make the principal Body of White People on the Face of the Earth." Finally United Nations population studies confirm that the ratio of whites to non-whites is 1.5 to 8.5 or 15 percent of the population and by 2050 this ratio will decrease to 1 to 9 or 10 percent of the human population which makes the case that much more difficult to believe the current narrative which appears to whitewash the last 500 years of human history.
My paternal grandmother was a MacDonald from Cape Breton. Her ancestor Peter MacDonald, left South Uist in 1745 and emigrated to Creignish Rear on the west coast of Cape Breton after arriving on Prince Edward Island. It was with great pleasure that my wife and I visited Cape Breton on our 25th anniversary some 20years ago and explored the ruins of the abandoned settlement. About five years ago we visited England, Wales and Scotland. While we did not make it to the Isles we did get to see Castle Tioram which was the ancestral home of Clanranald of which I belong. One of the highlights of my life. Thanks for bringing that all back.
My grandad is Scottish and a macdonald im from england
It sounds like there are some mental illness in the genetics of Clan McDonald. The brutality against one another, seems extremely troubling.
Am proud of my macdonald ancestry and the land my family once owed alba gu brath 🏴🏴🏴
My grandad is Scottish and from the macdonald clan and I'm from england
I plan on making a trip to Scotland in 2024 I really wanna take time to explore all of the old clan history I can. I never knew about any of this. all I've ever known was I was from an old family in Scotland
My God, you would think that if a historian was going to do a piece on Scotland that he might at least get the colour of the flag behind him correct. The Scottish Saltire has a white cross on an azure blue background. Never never navy blue!
Never trust a Campbell
I am descendant of Clan McDonald. . . Relationship to me Lord Bryan MacCalvagh MacDonnell 1577-1635 9th great-grandfather William Alexander McIan MacDonnell 1612-1683 Son of Lord Bryan MacCalvagh MacDonnell * BRYAN I MCDONALD (MacDonnell), The Immigrant, LIEUTENANT [DNA PROVE] 1645-1707 Son of William Alexander McIan MacDonnell Bryan Botetourt McDonald {MacDonnell} II(Colonel) 1686-1757 Son of * BRYAN I MCDONALD (MacDonnell), The Immigrant, LIEUTENANT [DNA PROVE] Isacc David Alexander McDaniel 1742-1797 Son of Bryan Botetourt McDonald {MacDonnell} II(Colonel) Aaron S. McDaniel Capt Sr 1770-1833 Son of Isacc David Alexander McDaniel Samuel S. McDaniel 1807-1880 Son of Aaron S. McDaniel Capt Sr Thornton Paul MCDANIEL 1862-1949 Son of Samuel S. McDaniel ROY LEE MCDANIEL 1885-1962 Son of Thornton Paul MCDANIEL EARL (NO MIDDLE NAME) "MAC" MCDANIEL 1917-1977 Son of ROY LEE MCDANIEL Charles WAYNE MCDANIEL 1943-2019 Son of EARL (NO MIDDLE NAME) "MAC" MCDANIEL Cindy Rae McDaniel
It is said that my clan is descended from Somerled through I believe his 2nd son.
Yep he is, read The Sea Kings, and The Kingdom of The Isles, both by R. Andrew McDonald.
Truth be told, most kings are self proclaimed…
Ehh, why they speak of Sumarlid like he was a scott?
According to Y-DNA studies, he was a Norse-Gael. The current MacDonald Clan Chiefs are all of the R1a haplogroup - specifically of R-YP326 downstream and they are all historically descended from Somerled (as are many MacDougalls and MacAllisters), who himself would have descended from Norsemen from Norway.
I miss going to the Highlands games in Vista,California.I would go with my dad(RIP💖)💪🌟.Hearing the bagpipes and eating the gd food,and then watching the games=so much fun and such a great time!
Hurts my heart that we lost so many.
Am off the clan macdonald clan my great grandmother was born too chieftain donald macdonald my grandmother taught me well about my history and my ancestors and the macdonalds that were lost will always be remembered 🏴🏴🏴💙💙💙
@@archiebrown3719 Yes they will be! That's for sure!💯
@@archiebrown3719 My dad Dalton Ian Brennan MacDonald son of Duncan Joseph MacDonald(RIP💗Dad and Grandpa) taught me of our MacDonald history as well. I'm always thirsty to learn more.
@@ChristinaMacDonald777 l believe that I am off the macdonald of sleat my great grandmother croft was in earlish by Portree even tho its more nearer uig bay her croft was on clife face l went visited the site l felt great like l was home again as if l knew the place well even though l had never been their something drew me to the crofts in earlish l knew auntie annies croft along from it was my great grandmothers croft cathrine macdonald l felt her spirit was their with me but my grandmother was flora l felt her spirit would be their with her mothers and my ancestors who once occupied the croft n land their its beautiful place l wish l could move back their one day but l know my heart soul belongs in the highlands islands of scotland am still in scotland but on the low lands south west coast its strange when l meet other macdonalds its as their part of my kinship n part of my blood proud my great grandmother was off the macdonald and the ties too the land thanks christina macdonald
@@ChristinaMacDonald777 me too l have a stange mix of bloods in myside of the family my father side was off the kennedys and the browns my mother side has macdonald Mcleod and campbell in it lol am luck my grandmother remembered so much about her family and what actually happend too the macdonalds but my heart is always pulled more too the macdonald of sleat my great grandmother croft is in sleat not far from the fairyglens on skye l would love to find out more about other macdonalds too in our line we had connections with usit and lewis she also told me and of the lords of the isles 💙🏴🙏
To The Highlands We Go!💪🌟💞🎵🦋🌊🌄🌠🍃🕊✝️💯 My dad was Dalton Ian Brennan MacDonald(RIP💖) born in NewYork.My grandfather was Duncan J.Mac Donald(RIP💖)born in Nova Scotia.Great Grandfather was Alexander Roderick MacDonald also born in Nova Scotia.We have lots of Angus's and Alexander's and Duncan's too in our bloodline.King Conn,King Somerled,and Robert De Bruce are in my fam tree. I am a proud MacDonald!💪💖🌟💯 Love to everyone!💞💞💞And May God Be With Us All Always and Everytime!
We may be distant relatives. My maternal ancestors, Andra Ban MacGillivray and Janet MacDonald, were pioneers of Antigonish, NS. I traced my ancestral tree and found Somerled, Conn, and also the Bruce. My great-grandparents settled in Boston.
@@vanzarockin Yes! Sounds as though we just may be related! How cool is that!🌟💯You know your the first person that has ever said to me that they have same names in their fam tree🌟 Next time I call my Aunt Alexandra who resides in Massachusetts,(dad's sister originally from New York also like dad), I will ask Aunt Sandy if she knows of a Janet MacDonald in the fam💖! Either way we are related,we all have the Mac Donald blood!💪🌟💞💞💞🏞💯
@@vanzarockin p.s. Very nice to meet you Mr.Vanzarockin!🌟 May God Always Bless and Protect You🙌💖Thanks for the reply!
Thank You for making this video! I love it! Very informative!🌟💯🏋️♀️
Saor Alba, nothing is going away until we have our country back.
MacDonald clan background .
Yes and true heir to the British throne. Ever wonder why things have gone so badly for the imposters who currently rule.
Good video.
Just watched this and watching the rest this is great history thanks for making this
MacDonald from my mothers side in south Georgia, USA. Wish I knew more about which branch.
My grandad is Scottish and from the macdonald clan and I'm from england
"Per mare per terras"
Border clan myself we left 400 years ago over here to Ulster its always good to go home Early july Glasgow under the bridge lol just one thing all you Americans please stop calling yourself Scottish show some Respect to the real scots i am a Ulster scot and i do not have the Right to call myself scottish and don't bother with give Northern Ireland back to the irish give America back to the Indian's my colonial cousins
So distance trumps dna then? If one travels far enough they are no longer family? Divisive not inclusive are we? Hmmmmm
Canadian, clan Ranald, here. Get over it because you can never take the Scott out of us. Sorry you gave up.
Somerled was part Viking/Norse and his wife was the daughter/sister of the Viking rulers,
Just found out I'm a McDonald. Was my great grandmother's maiden name. Pretty interesting.
Sir Thomas More and the Shropshire More / Moore is a Descendant of Ian Mor MacDonald
Linn gu linn ainm gu ainm siol nan gael
We need a tv show about our clan!
Sounds like John of Islay was trying to protect his lands from the Stewart king.
Regardless of his motives be them to protect or betray it will always be a crime against family and blood in the end. He sadly was screwed no matter what.
Robert McDonald from South Carolina. Angus McDonald is my ancestor who migrated to America. He married Catherine Buchanan. He had a son John McDonald if myvresearch is correct. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I'm a McDonald I'm not 100% sure if I'm apart of this clan but I can't find answers anywhere
I had not heard of Somerled until it turned out we are related so Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1 MATCH! Subclade distance: 1 Clan Home Cospatric I Anglo-Danish Earl of Northumbria (1073) Earl of Home (1605-present) Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a-- MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Clan MacDonald Clan MacDonald Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1a MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Clan MacDougall Clan MacDougall Royal haplogroup: R1a1a1b1a3a1a1a MATCH! Subclade distance: 2 Scottish Royalty Somerled of Argyll (1100-1164) this is what I learned now I need to learn more
The highlands, Islands .....and North Antrim
Some of Those folks on the boat should be in a home not on a boat like that.
I'm irish and my last name isn't macdonald but when I did a family tree history my there are alot of MacDonald's in my family tree
I'm a Englishman and my granddad is Scottish from the macdonald clan
It could be they were gallowglass MacDonalds.