Scottish?

**genesus** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

Originally Posted by GNOME_n00b

the celts eventually settled in scotland, wales, ireland, and cornwall (and brittany, if i remember correctly), but they were originally from eastern europe.

Yes. A red haired people that liked to wear tatoos, get drunk and fight. Little has changed...

Yes and they were an early offshoot of the italic branch of the indo-europeans, they lived until the broze age around switzerland before being pushed out by indo-europeans of the germanic branch...although their best breed comes from when they came from ireland and mixed with the picts...[drunk and singing]...scotland the brave...[/drunk and singing]

**fingal** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by GNOME_n00b

they get everywhere

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6 ft tall skeletons with fair/red hair had been found in china sometime recently-ish dating from sometime several thousand years ago. .

I read about this in a magazine several years ago! I saw some photos of the ancient skellys, and some of them were actually wearing a cloth that looked suspiciously like tartan.

It seems that ancient people travelled much more widely than was first thought. The Chinese authorities were a bit itchy about admitting that 'Westerners' had visited China in ancient times.

**GNOME_n00b** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

We are Reids from the Reid-Robertsons of Strathloch, Clan Donnachaidh.
My wife has in her immediate family, Cunningham, Greer (Mc Gregor) Stuart, and McNeil, but her maiden name was Ott (German)! Only in America...

does 'Reid the Redhead' ring any bells?

Originally Posted by fingal

I read about this in a magazine several years ago! I saw some photos of the ancient skellys, and some of them were actually wearing a cloth that looked suspiciously like tartan.

it was a documentary some years ago where i learnt about it. my memory of it is a bit sketchy now, but i got the impression that they mingled and traded peacefully with the natives for a while, and then the natives became suspicious of them trying to rip them off. i think it ended in a not very pleasant manner.

***Dapper Dan*** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by GNOME_n00b

does 'Reid the Redhead' ring any bells?

For some time now. Reid comes from red as in red hair. That's how I know about the tatoos, drinking and fighting...

**Matty272** · 11-01-2005

Born in Yorkshire - making me an Englishman, living in Scotland, married to a Scottish lass. My son was born in Fife, my wife is pregnant again and if she again can't make it to Yorkshire, she will have our second child in Fife.

Damn the travelling distances and the fact that my kids can never play cricket for Yorkshire!

**leverknight1** · 11-01-2005

1/4 (.25) schot and 14 german and who knows what else the rest is.

on that note i need to get my kilt made for the highlande games next year, i should be working at the one in western pa.

**celticgeek** · 11-01-2005

Just had to check in and put in a few words.

Scottish, German, Irish, and whatnot background, a true and loyal mongrel.

Glenfiddich for to drink, and red haired women for to play. Married a woman of Irish descent and loved every minute of it. Love the pipes, have absolutely no athletic skills, and can't dance a lick.

However, the Samhein feast was at our house this year.

From the various possibilities, I chose Clan MacLeod: a long and proud history, the MacKrimmons as pipers, and the best looking tartan. The MacLeod tartan is the background for my web site home page. (http://www.celticgeek.com)

The Lion Roars!!

**leverknight1** · 11-01-2005

Originally Posted by celticgeek

Love the pipes, have absolutely no athletic skills, and can't dance a lick.

wow that sounds like me i am definatly irish then.

***Dapper Dan*** · 11-01-2005

Here's a good place to find your Clan's tartan(s).

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