How important is the Declaration of Arbroath..

[ThistleDown]

Rex,

My apologies; I should have been a bit more clear in making that explanation for general purposes. In the US, there is a common myth that to be "Scots-Irish" is to be half-Scottish, half-Irish, and is still quite common, so that you will find folks who are Evangelical Protestants wearing green on St. Patrick's Day and espousing the romantic "Irish Rebel" mythology that the Irish-American community loves over here, but whose ancestors no doubt manned Derry's Walls and fought with William at the Boyne!

Of course, we're drifting towards "The Troubles" now, so I'll try to reign my thoughts in.

T.

Ahhhh, says he as the light brightens. Thank you, Todd. Well explained. In Scotland we look across the water to the NA continent and see much of that "romantic mythology" you refer to. The extreme value of this forum is that -- sometimes -- myths can be separated from realities to everyone's acceptance and benefit.

Rex

[macwilkin]

Ahhhh, says he as the light brightens. Thank you, Todd. Well explained. In Scotland we look across the water to the NA continent and see much of that "romantic mythology" you refer to. The extreme value of this forum is that -- sometimes -- myths can be separated from realities to everyone's acceptance and benefit.

Rex

Indeed, Rex. I dealt with it on an almost daily basis when working as a genealogy librarian at my local public library.

T.