Massacre of Glencoe

[MacHenderson]

At the Pleasanton games last year, the Campbell clan had schemed to march a cuffed and chained "Ronald McDonald" clown in the clan parade. Now if I'm not mistaken, I believe that one of the MacDonald chiefs had been attending the games, and was watching the parade. While this may have been an intentionally spiteful attempt at a joke by these particular Campbells, I don't believe that an entire clan, as a whole, can be bad. I've met a few Campbells at various games, and some of them were pretty decent people.

I know I'm not the first Henderson to pipe up in this thread about our clan, but I've always been frustrated by the fact that most historians exclude the presence of clan Henderson (MacKendrick) from the story of Glencoe.

[Nick the DSM]

i have a friend who could be related to the remaining surviors of the massacre but he said it was a slim chance.

[bjproc]

I don't believe that an entire clan, as a whole, can be bad. I've met a few Campbells at various games, and some of them were pretty decent people.

did you expect any thing different?

[Riverkilt]

I gotta admit that as a boy I struggled with my Grandfather Murdoch's contempt of things Campbell. The only Campbells I knew were a family up the street with seven girls - all very good looking and quite friendly.

Ron

[Tommie]

[QUOTE=Riverkilt;492358]I gotta admit that as a boy I struggled with my Grandfather Murdoch's contempt of things Campbell. The only Campbells I knew were a family up the street with seven girls - all very good looking and quite friendly.

an of course you spent a lot of time up the street huh.
Did they happen ta have red hair?

[Jack Daw]

At the Pleasanton games last year, the Campbell clan had schemed to march a cuffed and chained "Ronald McDonald" clown in the clan parade. Now if I'm not mistaken, I believe that one of the MacDonald chiefs had been attending the games, and was watching the parade. While this may have been an intentionally spiteful attempt at a joke by these particular Campbells, I don't believe that an entire clan, as a whole, can be bad. I've met a few Campbells at various games, and some of them were pretty decent people.

I know I'm not the first Henderson to pipe up in this thread about our clan, but I've always been frustrated by the fact that most historians exclude the presence of clan Henderson (MacKendrick) from the story of Glencoe.

I was at the Pleasanton games last Sept 2007. The MacIntyres were piped by myself to the Campbell tent to offer a ceremonial snowball, which was the annual rent for the lands our Chief had to forfeit for some unsavory murders committed against the Campbells. In return, I insisted on a dram of whisky from the Campbells to avoid a curse that follows for not paying the piper his due. It was all done in good fun...and, I got my dram without trouble.