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Scottish Weapons and Warfare: The Arms of Clan MacNeil

A Warrior Tradition Scotland’s history was shaped by conflict, and the weapons its people carried were not simply tools of […]

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What is in a Name

“What’s in a name, a rose by any other name, a rose is a rose;” pick your cliché, but in

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Come Visit the Ethel and Herbert MacNeal Memorial Grove

In Portola Redwoods State Park in Northern California, a 20-acre grove of redwoods stands as a memorial to Ethel and

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MacNeil Tartans and Scottish Flags

Scottish tartan is a patterned cloth made from criss-crossing bands of different colors and widths. Until the middle of the

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MacNeil Crests, Coats of Arms, and Clan Symbols

What Are Clan Symbols? Scottish clans carry a set of symbols that express identity, history, and allegiance. For Clan MacNeil,

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Clan Macneil Septs

Septs are families that followed another clan’s chief. These smaller septs would then be part of the chief’s larger clan.

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Related History

The Picts The Picts were a mysterious warrior people of ancient Britain. According to tradition, the Picts migrated from the

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A Brief History of the Clan Macneil

The Founding of the Clan Clan MacNeil descends from Niall, a descendant of Aodh O’Neill. Niall stood twentieth in line

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