Tuesday 27 January 2009

Postcard 14: MacDonald of the Isles




Top photo: 'King' of Inverlochy Castle
Below: Armadale, seat of the Clan MacDonald on Skye


I have been enjoying Neil Oliver's series of programmes, A History of Scotland, and particularly the episode about my distant ancestor, Alexander MacDonald, Lord of the Isles. The Open University has an excellent website for the programmes. During our holiday on Skye last summer, we visited the Clan Donald Centre, which incorporates the inspiring Museum of the Isles and a modern Library and Study Centre. We made some initial enquiries about a more recent ancestor, Ebenezer MacDonald, and hope to return some time to pursue this line of enquiry.

MacDonald resources

1 comment:

The Weaver of Grass said...

Family history is time consuming Caroline but so exciting, particularly when you come across a famous relative.