Alasdair Mhic Colla

Monday, 12 August 2019, 13:58.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This is a “blast from my past” Forgive me, beautiful D. But I need Alasdair today. 6ft7inch Irish/Scottish Highlander/Islander. Beheaded! Wiki : Alasdair Mac Colla

Home is Where the Heart is.

Monday, 12 August 2019, 12:02.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Spent many a childhood hour in all winds and weathers on this beach. Fascinating rock pools :o) Although my far ancestors were from the Highland and Islands, my Dad was born and bred in the Royal Kingdom of Fife. It was all because of the Act of Proscription! The family were half an hour or […]

I’m Bilingual

Monday, 22 July 2019, 9:57.Reading time less than 1 minute.

English and Googlation. Slàinte :o)

Feeling Homesick

Saturday, 20 July 2019, 11:23.Reading time less than 1 minute.

BS History – Pretty pictures though. 36% Scottish. 29% Scandinavian. Child of the Mist! I wanna Go HOME. Sulk. Pout. Sulk :o(

Who Built Hadrian’s Wall?

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 4:04.Reading time 2 minutes.

And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green… Oh. I’ve done that! But it is a very good question. Looking at Hadrian the Roman. Prior to Hadrian’s arrival in Britannia, the province had suffered a major rebellion, from 119 to 121. Inscriptions tell of an expeditio Britannica that involved major troop movements, including the […]

And did those feet in ancient time…?

Thursday, 4 July 2019, 3:45.Reading time 1 minute.

Jerusalem William Blake And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On Englands pleasant pastures seen! And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic Mills? Bring me my Bow of […]

Children of the Mist

Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 7:12.Reading time 4 minutes.

A little walk into the Scottish Highlands ;o) “Scottish poet and author Sir Walter Scot called them “The Children of the Mist.” This was a fitting name for a people who from 1488 to 1775 (1775? What a coincidence!!!) were stripped of all rights as Scottish citizens, and had to avoid all areas of population. […]

The Hiding of Tartaria – A Very Personal Quest

Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 14:04.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Tartan above is my family Tartan. My father’s Tartan. And it was displayed as ribbon favours on my wedding cake. Last year, I had my DNA “done.” It came back – 36% Scottish = 36% Scythian =36% Tartarian. 29% Scandinavian = 29% Nova Scythian = 29% Tartarian. 11% English = 11% “Anglo-Saxon” = 11% […]

A Glasgow Kiss

Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 14:46.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My Dad’s Mum was born and bred in Glasgow. The infamous Gorbals. A quick search into my family past through pictures revealed some interesting stuff. Welcome to Old Glasgow. Oh. And by the by – Glasgow had the plague and 1950’s Vampires! Here is the Necropolis. […]

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.