Great scenes of our area in your video! Those who are interested can read the Scots Gaelic folk tale of the Beinn a' Bheithir dragon as told by the Rev. James MacDougall, onetime minister at nearby Duror, by searching online for: *Folk tales and fairy lore in Gaelic and English : collected from oral tradition by MacDougall, James, 1833-1906; Calder, George, 1859-1941 *

Really nicely done. I appreciate the humor, so many of these are so dry, as if they’re written by machines or something.

Thank you so much for your series. I was interested in the recovery of the McDonald stone of destiny at TS 23:14, but cannot make out its present location, which cc translates as "yellow nakurlu". Please help clarify. Is there a museum at Finlaggan or on Islay that holds it? Thanks.

Hi Sam. Another brilliant video. So informative with local history, as well as showing some fantastic footage of your walk. Im late to the party with finding your channel, though i know find mysel binge watching various episodes. Ive enjoyed every one, and look forward to the next.👍

I knew something about scottish history, but I never could imagine Scotland's history could be so dramatic!

Very informative! I lacked of that information!

another professional film with excellent historic content and local research on the slate mine along with geological knowledge makes these short films a joy to watch, well done and keep up the good work!

As usual, informative, well filmed and so useful for people who want to tackle Munros. Love the Thunderbirds music 😂

Thank you!

King William did not want a wealthy and independent Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 He did everything possible to make sure it would fail. As did those who succeed him. The Alien Act passed by the English parliament in 1705 said it all.

Hi Sam. 1st time commenting. Ive just watched finished watching season 1.😮😮Wow!!! Absolutely brilliant. More like a documentary. Youve obviously researched, but being able to share history of the areas, different routes, and with a slight sense of humour, that has made me laugh at least, every episode has been fab.. As a fellow hillwalking enthusiast, and someone who uses KZbin at times for research, ive happilly watched another episode on 'Munros a personal voyage' (Nothing to do with tv being pants)., I've obviously been a bit slow to finding your channel.(imo some of the (lack of) views are criminal. Looking forwards to season 2. Tony

Great video, this should be taught in every Scottish school 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

And of course from Hanovarian times to the present, the state has completely framed Jacobite cause to steer away from the reality that Scottish Jacobites were fighting to reinstate an independent Scotland as the union was not only unpopular but illegal.

the late queen went to Ireland and apoligised to them over what her ancestors did to irish people but she never did same to scotland who suffered some of the most barbaric act dome its people by her ansestors also

There was no way England and King William would permit this venture to succeed. And so it proofed….

Great content -Calk MacDonald

Thank you! You are a good storyteller! 😊

Word from a family diary says that our Henderson Clan was already in Glen Coe,aka Glencoe, when the Glen was awarded to the Mac Donald Clan for their bravery and skill in the war. The clans joined in marriages and the Chieftain Eanruig (Henry or Hendrey ) and his sons and daughter, the Mac Eanruig (which became the Henderson Clan. ) fought with and supported the much larger clan. They were also there when the Campbell’s came to massacre, but claiming Hospitality which must be honored. It was a vicious trick. One of the sons was spoken of as having married a Norse Chieftain’s daughter from the Orkney’s before or about the time that the Sinclair’s were given control of the Orkney Isles. So the “son” was added to the Hendrey /Henry name. We wonder if that happened after the survivors left Glencoe or before. We believe it was after when everyone scattered to the North . Our Clan was much later to be located near the River Clyde and to the South and East of Edinburgh.

Whitewashed 😂😂😂😂😂

How or where did clan MacQueen/ McQueen come in? My grandfather Alexander Mcqueen was born in Scotland before 1707 and was exiled to America... on ship Friendly but i can not find any information about him or his family prior to America. Thank you Shirley

My macdonald ancestors lived near glencoe in the 1600s the macdonalds and hendersons were allie clans there is a stone near glencoe called the henderson stone where big henderson would pipe for the mcdonald chiefs im proud to say im proud of my mcdonald and henderson ancestors ❤❤

There is something very important left out of this entertainingly swell put together doc... Kenneth The Nigr or the black man ( way before McAlpine was thrown onto his name) Have u ever read a description of James? Even after the iconography period description accurate descriptions of these people still exist.

WONDERFUL!

Very much enjoyed, being a Hoy, Haughey, Hoy Island Orkney, Scottish Irish, Gaelic Norse, Darini, Darine, proud to be United States Citizen, we have all come along way, have we not, thank you for this video, all the very best.

Im a Northern Irish/Scot with parents with the surnames ONeill/Macdonald! Proud of the influential history of these 2 clans in those 2 countries!

Interesting video. Though there were definitely Celts or people who spoke in a Celtic language and had Celtic culture, in Scotland ( 4.01 ) before the arrival the Gaels to the west coast, of what is today Scotland, in the fifth century. They were a Brittonic speaking people. A different branch of the Celtic languages. The Picts were Brittonic Celts, as were the Strathclyde Britons, of the independent kingdom of Alt Clud ( Strathclyde ). Which included most of the south west part of Scotland, from the river Clyde down into what is today Cumbria, In England. Alt Clud survived as a separate kingdom, speaking a Brittonic Celtic language, similar to Welsh, until the 12th century.

June 3, 1646, Clan Campbell massacred Clan Lamont, over 200 men, women and children were slaughtered, hung from trees and some were buried alive. 2 of our castles were burned to the ground My 10th great-grandfather, Gilbert Lamont was one of those hung. This was 4 times as bad as Glencoe, but it gets less recognition. F*ck Campbell. They got away with mass slaughter twice.

this doc is not just of to a great start and sounds like you really know stuff but it's witty as well, some of these jokes wow, the sarcasm about religions and stuff

I really don't appreciate your Glib attitude at 11:30 Finigan was most likely the new name of FINTAN the white son of Botan. Consort of Cessiar of Egypt. "Lebor Gabala Erenn" He was said to turn into a Salmon with a Quinotaur description. You know, the one they use for the Meroviginian Dynasty and the sign of Capricorn, tracing all the way back to ancient Greece? You're glib.

Wonderful narration of this history.. thank you

Everyday is a school day, I was never aware of any of this, thank you so much

Thankyou from Donald MacDonald who in his 75th years knows not his history his language or where his homeland lies. You shed a bit of light where the shadows are darkest. Thankyou once more.

Fee-an-na agus osh-een plus fionn (fee-yun) means fair as in hair

Thnak you. My name is Alan Macdonald Nicolson, son of the chief of Clan Nicolson, or Clan MacNeacail of Sgoirebreac in Skye. Our clan have long been neighbours of the MacDonalds and I would be intersted to know more of their involvement in the jacobite uprisings. What we do know is that our then chief hosted Charles Stewart for several nights of dining while in hiding with Flora MacDonald. Yes, capitalism, exploitation and the clearances went hand in hand in the destruction of the Highland way of life - and in the end, many of the chief's betrayed their kinsman in ordering the clearances - I understand that also was a result of the English policy of re-educating the sons of the chiefs within English institutions.

It’s clear that a lot of effort has gone into this, and while you do briefly mention the Covenanters it is strange there was no mention of the period known as the killing times which saw Scottish Presbyterians persecuted under the reign of both Charles II and James II. I would have thought the uprisings of pentland, bothwell bridge and the Argyll / Monmouth rebellion would have been an important factor in the dwindling popularity of the Stuart regime. I can’t help but feel this is either due to bias or a massive oversight, although I suspect the former which is a shame for such an otherwise excellent production.

A very informative and entertaining video. Thank you. Unfortunate that the “Islamophobia” comment was made. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

I switched to another video about the Jacobites because of the unnecessary dramatic drumming music on this video.

Only thing i ttake from this is thus.... England are the worst. Always where and leopards cant change their spots.

My great grandmother was a MacDonald. Her family came from County Claire in Ireland. It's fascinating to read up on the history. Norse Gaelic would explain where I got my grey eyes from at least.

Excellent coverage of this tragic story.

I've always read that Martin Luther, a catholic monk who had eyes for a nun and wanted out of his vows. She left the convent in a barrel, and Luther started making heretical claims against the one true Church of our Lord and start a new one with man made rules instead of God's laws. He died by hanging himself from a bed post ,similar to judas. Britain has lust filled Henry VIII to thank for England's apostasy.

This was a brilliant documentary! I live in Inchinnan and was born in Renfrew and have always wondered why there was a battle near the Glynhill Hotel called the Battle of Renfrew and that there once was a memorial built where Somerled was slain (it is funny to think that the spot where Somerled's memorial was, is now in someone's back garden. There was also once a cross there to commemorate the battle, but instead we were told that it was to mark the spot where Marjorie Bruce fell from her horse and the Robert II "King Bleareie" story. We were not taught anything about the history of the FitzAlan (Stewarts) who were Norman French incomers and Somerled who was always dismissed as a Scandinavian Viking raider rather than a Norse Gael from the isles trying to defend the Gaelic way of life. In Inchinnan where I live there is a field called "Blood's Mire" where some of Somerled's army are supposed to have had a last stand. I have not been able to work out why they were there because if Somerled attacked from Greenock where his ship's were moored, he must have came over the hills through to Paisley towards Renfrew (because of the River Cart blocking a direct route) to attack the Castle of the FitzAlan in Renfrew. If he came through Inchinnan towards Renfrew his whole army would have had to use the ancient ford at what is now Inchinnan's stone bridge to cross the Cart. I am going on a bit, sorry, but I am trying to learn Gaelic now and trying to revive the language that was looked down upon and discouraged instead of being cherished in lowland Scotland. Hopefully one day I will be bilingual and can speak both English and be fluent in Scottish Gaelic (my dream!). I will not have anyone to speak to though, but it will be nice to think I am helping to keep the language alive a bit longer. Oh and by the way, I am am just a wee guy, I don't have any claim to the great ancestry of the MacDonald's or anything.

The son of the 3 mothers

All the stories are true 🎉

I am enthralled by the way you have portrayed the history of Scotland and the Jacobite rebellion in particular. Well done. 🦉

Per Mare, Per Terra!!

FEE-an-na.

Have a visit to the boyne museum please find evidence of a battle or even a skirmish 🤷

So when the macdonalds slaughter countless covenanters nobody cares but when the mcdonalds get slaughtered by a bunch of campbells suddenly it's the worst thing ever? LMAO

I Never Step On Ground In Scotland, But I Feel I Know This Wonderful Ancient Place Of Mystery And Magick, merci.