San Diego Scottish Highland Games
words and music (c) 2013, Jeanne McDougall People come from many different lands We share one world, together hand in hand But if you see something special in the shining Scottish sky There’s a reason and you’ll know it when I tell you why …. There’s a wee bit o’ Scot in us all There’s […]
A man’s still a man to me Arbroath made it right to be free The voices of freedom are calling to me Saying stand for the free soil of Scotland Be it land of your heart, or the land of your birth It was right from the start, and it spread o’er the Earth Their
The Tartan The fighting sheen of it; the yellow, the green of it; The black, the red of it, every thread of it. The fair have signed for it; the brave have died for it; Foeman sought for it; heroes fought for it; Honor the name of it; drink to the fame of it –
Long, long ago – when the Scotland was invaded by Viking forces, there was a young Norse warrior named Breakan who fell in love with a local beauty. When the couple told the maiden’s father of their desire to marry, he was not happy to think of a union between his only child and the
Celtic Echoes Presents Hoolie in the Kitchen Too!!! Join us for a dinner of corned beef and cabbage and a great evening of Celtic fun: jigs, reels, pub songs, favorite Irish ballads, the occasional haunting air – and general Tom Foolery (the Irish call that good Craic!) You’ll feel like you’ve been invited into our
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The Gaelic “usquebaugh”, meaning “Water of Life”, phonetically became “usky” and then “whisky” in English. However it is known, Scotch Whisky, Scotch or Whisky (as opposed to whiskey), it has captivated a global market. Scotland has internationally protected the term “Scotch”. For a whisky to be labeled Scotch it has to be produced in Scotland.
½ lb Carrots – scraped and left whole 1 lb. Potatoes – peeled and left whole 1 lb Leeks – halved lengthwise and cut into ¼” pieces 1 Onion – peeled and chopped. Butter Salt & Pepper ½ pint white sauce made with: 1 ½ oz butter ¾ oz flour ¼ pint milk (5
This name comes from the Gaelic place name “cuil cumhann” meaning “narrow corner”. The location of Colquhoun (pronounced “ca-hoon” with the accent on the second syllable) is on the western shores of Loch Lomond. Umfphredus de Kilpatrick was granted the lands by the Earl of Lennox in the 13th century, during the reign of King
Caledonian Society of Arizona 53rd Annual Phoenix Scottish Games March 4th & 5th Steele Indian School Park 300 East Indian School Rd. Phoenix. Az. 85032 Sonora Celtic Faire March 11-13th. Mother Lode Fair Grounds. Sonora. Ca. Kern County Scottish Society, Inc. March 25th. Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 South “P” Street Bakersfield. Ca.
In ancient times, Duncan Campbell, the laird of Inverawe, sat in his castle in the western isles of Scotland. One dark night, there was a loud pounding at the gate, and when Campbell opened it, he saw a stranger who begged him for asylum. The man was disheveled and his clothes were torn and smeared