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5th March 21, 11:47 PM
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 Originally Posted by Crazy Dave
That is definitely it. MacDougall Modern to be specific, looks like an exact match. Thank you both! This is my first wool kilt. Good thing their are no kilt police, because I don't really have a connection. My Scottish connection is MacPherson. At least we were fellow Jacobites!
Without wishing to go completely off topic, the some MacDougalls no doubt supported the Jacobite cause but the chief was persuaded by the Duke of Argyll (his uncle I believe) to stay out. As a result his house was saved from the widespead post-Culloden desctruction laid on the chiefs that suported the cause. It survives today as part of the now larger Dunollie House.
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6th March 21, 12:33 PM
#2
 Originally Posted by figheadair
Without wishing to go completely off topic, the some MacDougalls no doubt supported the Jacobite cause but the chief was persuaded by the Duke of Argyll (his uncle I believe) to stay out. As a result his house was saved from the widespead post-Culloden desctruction laid on the chiefs that suported the cause. It survives today as part of the now larger Dunollie House.
I very much appreciate this input. I think it is very important to keep the history accurate. I got my information from Wikipedia, but I did not read carefully enough.
"During the Jacobite rising of 1715 the Clan MacDougall supported the Jacobite cause and fought at the Battle of Sheriffmuir after which the chief was forced into exile but later returned to Scotland to live as a fugitive.[5] He was pardoned in 1727.[5]
His son and next chief, Alexander MacDougall did not take part in the Jacobite rising of 1745.[5] However, his brother and some of the clansmen did indeed fight as Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.[5] The fighting force of the clan at this time is given as 200 men.[10]"
DunOllie is another place I will be adding to the list to visit when I get to Scotland.
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