Our lost heritage
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The language of Crieff and Strathearn in the 1790s and how a concerted effort was made in the 18 th Century to remove Gaelic as the spoken language of the people Like many Scots , I have a thoroughly mixed pedigree .I do believe that this factor , perhaps more than any other , allows one to analyse and appreciate one’s genetic heritage without the innate prejudice that all too frequently mars true objectivity in Scottish discussions especially those concerning politics and religion ! My maternal great grand parents Archibald and Mary McFarlane were born and raised in the delightful Kintyre village of Clachan some miles south of the fishing port of Tarbert on Loch Fyne in the County of Argyll – the ancient Kingdom of Dalriada . They were first cousins – their fathers Duncan and Archibald McFarlane being brothers. Archibald was some eleven years older than Mary and was a widower at the time of their marriage in Campbeltown