Mitch and I will be out this weekend, by ourselves as the other friends we were camping with decided to change plans.
SOOOO- who's gonna be out?
Come find us- Friday night is hot dogs and smores, Saturday night is guiness beef stew with cheddar bay biscuits, followed by monkeybread!
oh, and there will be much loki!
I'll be day tripping Saturday...
I'll be at my usual spot on row 3.
Will be down with the Queen's Own Highlanders from Scraby. Stop by for a shot of Scotch.
I'll be stalking Fraser.... and haunting the smores...
hah! we'll have them- I imagine we'll be around Row 0... and we'll have the sheepies flying!
I will be at Faire! See you there! Did someone mention Scotch? Yummm!
Day tripping with a handful of people for me :)
ill be there all weekend, cant wait to have some fun!!!!
I will be there!
Not many probably know this but i'm Scott-Irish. My grandfather researched our ancestry a while back...I was maybe 10, all I recall was the "Hey, we're Scott-Irish!" part but recent interest had me do my own research and delve deeper and I'm sure glad I did. I'll be all out with my Scottish/Irish pride this weekend! (Really just Scottish; my original Ancestors = Irvine of Scotland.)
Anyhoo.. I will be (hopefully if my endeavors are fruitful this week and I can find a close looking pattern somewhere local) wearing my Clan Irvine colors! Even if not, I can always stop by the Scot Shoppe first thing Saturday morning :)
(PSST! If anyone does know of a local place that sells Clan Pins, Tartans, etc, though, I'd greatly appreciate the info!)
My best friend and a few others will be camping with Brigadoon; however, I may try and stay with McLotofus. I'll keep y'all posted. Either way, I'll definitely be there, be it day trip or camping :)
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I will be there!
Not many probably know this but i'm Scott-Irish. My grandfather researched our ancestry a while back...I was maybe 10, all I recall was the "Hey, we're Scott-Irish!" part but recent interest had me do my own research and delve deeper and I'm sure glad I did. I'll be all out with my Scottish/Irish pride this weekend! (Really just Scottish; my original Ancestors = Irvine of Scotland.)
Finally another scott-irish person, i thoought i was the only one who used that term. My family is also scott-irish , moms from scottland and dad family from ireland. This is going to be a great weekend!!!!
Quote from: The Rogues Gambit on November 09, 2009, 04:46:27 PM
Finally another scott-irish person, i thoought i was the only one who used that term. My family is also scott-irish , moms from scottland and dad family from ireland. This is going to be a great weekend!!!!
Aye, I've never met another Scott-Irish! Glad to know I'm not the only one, either! Do you know what Clan your side is originally from? I've been Google and other place searching like crazy lately finding mine, although mine was pretty easy because it's only my Father's side and the name is close enough to its original state (Erwin..Irvine)..lol..but it's been fun finding out about it!
Huzzah! Can't wait to see everyone this weekend :D
The Scotts don't like to admit it, but they are all Irish who got lost on a boat :D
Seriously, they all descend from the Dal Riata tribes of NE Ireland, who colonized and later migrated to Alba. Sometime after that is when they took to wearing skirts and squeezing plaid bags full of angry cats under their arms while trying to inflate them, so we cannot be held responsible for their actions after they left ;D
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Aye, I've never met another Scott-Irish! Glad to know I'm not the only one, either! Do you know what Clan your side is originally from? I've been Google and other place searching like crazy lately finding mine, although mine was pretty easy because it's only my Father's side and the name is close enough to its original state (Erwin..Irvine)..lol..but it's been fun finding out about it!
Well my moms side is southern irish then they moved to scottland, and dads side is dark irish from northern ireland. I asked my uncles earlier this year, while i was in scottland what clan our family was from , but i couldnt really understand much of what they were saying,lol.
We will be there as well
But the Irish are just Welsh who missed the turn and kept going till they Ireland. We're all cousin under the kilt.
Um, Bear, does this mean that good Queen Maggie from Scarby is coming this weekend? (I hopeIhopeIhopeIhope)
I haven't heard but last year she came incognito to watch us march. Look just like commoner she did. So your might keep an eye open for someone that looks like her Majesty.
I plan to be there along with several others from Scarby, we are allways working our faire so this will be our chance to play for a change.
I'll be out, planning to camp Sat. night at this time...
Quote from: Breandan on November 09, 2009, 05:26:12 PM
The Scotts don't like to admit it, but they are all Irish who got lost on a boat :D
Seriously, they all descend from the Dal Riata tribes of NE Ireland, who colonized and later migrated to Alba...
Speaking of the Dal Riata...that's who Clann Dochartaigh is
supposed to represent! And you can bet we'll be there in all our wayward glory for Highland Fling! We're camping up on the "hill," so all of you feel free to come say hello, unless we stumble upon you first!
Quote from: -:-Juju-:- on November 09, 2009, 04:31:14 PM
I will be there!
Not many probably know this but i'm Scott-Irish. My grandfather researched our ancestry a while back...I was maybe 10, all I recall was the "Hey, we're Scott-Irish!" part but recent interest had me do my own research and delve deeper and I'm sure glad I did. I'll be all out with my Scottish/Irish pride this weekend! (Really just Scottish; my original Ancestors = Irvine of Scotland.)
Anyhoo.. I will be (hopefully if my endeavors are fruitful this week and I can find a close looking pattern somewhere local) wearing my Clan Irvine colors! Even if not, I can always stop by the Scot Shoppe first thing Saturday morning :)
(PSST! If anyone does know of a local place that sells Clan Pins, Tartans, etc, though, I'd greatly appreciate the info!)
My best friend and a few others will be camping with Brigadoon; however, I may try and stay with McLotofus. I'll keep y'all posted. Either way, I'll definitely be there, be it day trip or camping :)
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Oh, so if it was when you were 10 it would have been ......what? last year? ;) Just kidding, sweet girl. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't pick on my hoochiesis. Glad you're getting into the ancestor research. It's an amazing journey. Strangely enough, I have found more of my relatives on Facebook than I have been able to elsewhere in the last 10 years of trying.
I'll be there with the brood on Saturday as usual, but no camping for us until the baby learns to sleep in a tent without keeping everyone up all night. Huzzah for daytripping! Hope to see you then ;D
well, my family is...
English (well, practically Welsh as the castle stands at the edge of teh Welsh Marches), then a marriage was annulled after a child was born (no record of marriage but record of anullment) and father and child moved to Scotland. That DeBohun line grew up and occasionally married into the English line... then during the Clearances, part of the Scottish De Bohun line moved to Ulster, and then, a century or so (and a name change to Bone after further distancing themselves from the English cousins) William Bone came to the Americas with William Penn and settled in Pennsylvania. His children, grandchildren, etc, made thier way south through the appalaichas and eventually settled in Texas... and one of those generations married my great grandmother...
The DeBohun line was mother to Kings (Henry V) and godfather to Conquerors. We charged into battle (Bannockburn) and commissioned great works (the DeBohun Psalter, which passed from Queen to Queen down to Katharine of Aragon)
lol I am JUST a little proud of my heritage!!!
Hmmm, ancestry.....
*AHEM!!!*
I was born a poor, black child....
Blue...you are such a nerd! lol ;) muah :-*
ummm... we go to renaissance faires, play dress up and do otherwise 'eccentric' things...
are we not ALL nerds???
cant wait to see everybody out there
Quote from: blue66669 on November 10, 2009, 11:27:25 AM
Hmmm, ancestry.....
*AHEM!!!*
I was born a poor, black child....
I'm your twin sister here, did ya know?
I will be there with some friends (maybe) and they are on my bad side right now so I use the term loosely.
Anyone who wants to stop by for some whiskey or tequila is welcome. The tarp support has been reinforced for use as a stripper pole for anyone interested, or if you get enough liquor in me I might .... . Look for a 20x30 blue tarp by a Honda with a roof rack. I haven't been to the faire for 4 years and its good to be coming back. It will be good to meet new people and see some old faces.
I will be there both Friday and Saturday nights camping.
See everyone there.
How exciting! roll call!
Me! I will be there... I kind of have to be!
COME SEE ME in GERMANY! :D
I'll be there on Saturday in jesterly glory.
I will be there both days performing.
Since we are all giving our ancestry, I am Italian/Irish (50/50). Ann Marie has been trying to get me into a kilt since we have been going to fair. I have told her that (1)I am not Scottish, (2)that the Irish did not wear them, and (3)that I never would. One day I said that in front of my mother who does a lot of geneology for our family. She commented, "That's not entirely true." Apparently her Irish ancestors do have ties to Scotland so a few hundred years back I am told that some of my ancestors were Scots......I still am not wearing a skirt. ;D
Quote from: Chris B on November 12, 2009, 07:12:41 AM
I will be there both days performing.
Since we are all giving our ancestry, I am Italian/Irish (50/50). Ann Marie has been trying to get me into a kilt since we have been going to fair. I have told her that (1)I am not Scottish, (2)that the Irish did not wear them, and (3)that I never would. One day I said that in front of my mother who does a lot of geneology for our family. She commented, "That's not entirely true." Apparently her Irish ancestors do have ties to Scotland so a few hundred years back I am told that some of my ancestors were Scotts......I still am not wearing a skirt. ;D
You also were "NEVER dressing as a pirate or a gypsy"........I shall have my way *mwahahahahaha*
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Sorry I just don't feel the Scottish ancestry burning in my veins. I don't even find sheep attractive.....
*ahem*
PIRATE!!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
Ok, everyone... it's SCOT, not Scott... Scott is a clan, Scots are the people.
*and there isn't anyway, in Heaven or Hell, that we are called Scotch, either*
I thought SCOTT was a toilet paper... *tee hee*
I am a mutt.... I honestly don't know what I am. Name wise I have .... Harrison/Harkins/Clark/Cohn/Bazar in my history. There is rumor we are related to Clark you know the explorer in the West and all that. I know I am related to Samuel Isaacks who was one of the old 300 families, part of the Moses Austin colony and one of the 1st 300 families to settle in Texas... I am also a Daughter of the Revolution.... I think it is safe to say I am American... and Texan. I think in heritage before coming to America I have heard English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German and French thrown about by relatives. Yep... Mutt... thats me!
Quote from: cwconnertx on November 10, 2009, 09:54:19 PM
I will be there with some friends (maybe) and they are on my bad side right now so I use the term loosely.
Anyone who wants to stop by for some whiskey or tequila is welcome. The tarp support has been reinforced for use as a stripper pole for anyone interested, or if you get enough liquor in me I might .... . Look for a 20x30 blue tarp by a Honda with a roof rack. I haven't been to the faire for 4 years and its good to be coming back. It will be good to meet new people and see some old faces.
I will be there both Friday and Saturday nights camping.
See everyone there.
I'm always up for TEQUILA!!!! Where are you parking at?
I'm heading out Friday after work but don't need tent space. Saturday, I'll be wearing my "Official Kilt Inspector" pin, green Irish dress, and a smile! ;D
Belle, Row Zero?! I suppose I could stagger that far to see y'all. :-*
Quote from: FaeHollow on November 12, 2009, 09:30:56 AM
I thought SCOTT was a toilet paper... *tee hee*
I am a mutt.... I honestly don't know what I am. Name wise I have .... Harrison/Harkins/Clark/Cohn/Bazar in my history. There is rumor we are related to Clark you know the explorer in the West and all that. I know I am related to Samuel Isaacks who was one of the old 300 families, part of the Moses Austin colony and one of the 1st 300 families to settle in Texas... I am also a Daughter of the Revolution.... I think it is safe to say I am American... and Texan. I think in heritage before coming to America I have heard English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German and French thrown about by relatives. Yep... Mutt... thats me!
Don't call yourself a mutt, my dear... i would say you are AMERICAN. That is something to be proud of, in of itself. ;D
I swore I would never wind up in a kilt... yeah, we see how long THAT lasted *glares at wife who uses the preggie belly as leverage*
Quote from: Chris B on November 12, 2009, 07:12:41 AM
I will be there both days performing.
Since we are all giving our ancestry, I am Italian/Irish (50/50). Ann Marie has been trying to get me into a kilt since we have been going to fair. I have told her that (1)I am not Scottish, (2)that the Irish did not wear them, and (3)that I never would. One day I said that in front of my mother who does a lot of geneology for our family. She commented, "That's not entirely true." Apparently her Irish ancestors do have ties to Scotland so a few hundred years back I am told that some of my ancestors were Scots......I still am not wearing a skirt. ;D
People get the notion that hundreds of years ago no one ever went more than walking distance from their village. Thats true in most cases, but some folks moved around quite a bit, and since the Scots and Irish have been seafairing folk for a thousands of years, they mixed it up quite a bit.
My crew came here to America in the 1760's, but has been in Ireland since 1170 after we came from Britain (or Wales) with Strongbow's invading army, and must have liked it there. Before that we were in Brittany, At least all Celtic lands!
As far as Irish never wearing kilts, you are right as far as we know, but since the highland Scots were so closely related to the Irish at one time, the Irish might have devoloped the same type of garment if the English would have left them alone for 5 seconds in the last 800 years!
But these days the kilt and tartan have become a "pan Celtic" symbol, many Irish, Welsh, Manx, and Cornish people are sporting them to symbolize their Celtic heritage and say "hey I'm not English!"
I will be there both dayz with the invading Scots. Looking forward to a great weekend.
Zardoz,
I'll leave the kilt wearin' to you, and I'll express my Irish pride in my playing.... ;D
Now the interesting thought is which ancestry wins out in the internal struggle, the Roman or the Celt? :-\
Quote from: blue66669 on November 12, 2009, 09:38:02 AM
I'm always up for TEQUILA!!!! Where are you parking at?
I think we're gonna try aroung rows 5 - 9 about 1/3 to 1/2 way back, but we haven't been in years
Look for a bug tarp strung between a silver honda with a overly large (for a honda) roof rack and a blue 2 door explorer
with an 8 foot support in the middle.
It will be good to be back after a long break.
Quote from: Chris B on November 12, 2009, 02:22:32 PM
Zardoz,
I'll leave the kilt wearin' to you, and I'll express my Irish pride in my playing.... ;D
Now the interesting thought is which ancestry wins out in the internal struggle, the Roman or the Celt? :-\
Chris, ya' go with the one you feel. Look at the actor Iron Eyes Cody, His parents were Italian immigrants, but he became so immersed in Native American culture working as an actor that he lived as an Indian his whole life.
My family was transported from Ireland to Virginia in the 1760s. Shortly after, they spred out into areas populated by ethnic Germans. I'm not sure why, maybe they resented the English. By the time we got to Texas (also heavily settled by Germans) in the 1880s my family all had German given names and moved into the 'Germantown' part of the Houston area.
My fraternal grandmother was the first member of her family (Jung) born here, her folks left West Prussia in 1888 and got off the boat in Galveston.
I grew up figuring we were German, and indeed I have almost as much German DNA than the British royal family, (look it up) but we started doing a little research in the 80's and discovered this whole other world! I found the Celtic stuff called out to me louder than anything, and now consider myself a proud Irish-American.
The kilt is descended from the brat, a plaid cloak worn by the Irish- and the Continental Celtic peoples, though they called it something different- since time immemorial. It is typically worn off one shoulder, but when the Dal Riata settled in Alba, the sharper changes in temperatures caused a change in how it was worn. They belted it around the waist for warmth, but as the day got hotter, would leave it belted and drop it off the shoulders to cool off a bit. Over time- and we're talking centuries here- it evolved into a garment similar to the great kilt. The clan tartans and such are very recent, being an 18th century invention wherein regional plaid patterns were assigned to specific clans.
All that being said, we'll be out there starting tomorrow, but will have to leave early Sunday for a family event.
:( I have to miss all those swishing kilts?!? :(
One of my very favorite things in the world is watching a man who knows how to wear his kilt flip those pleats as he turns on his heel in a sharp 90 degree wheel, and to see an entire regiment do this in unison just makes my lil' ol' heart flutter! :o :D
Swish... (swoon) ;)
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on November 13, 2009, 11:33:52 AM
:( I have to miss all those swishing kilts?!? :(
One of my very favorite things in the world is watching a man who knows how to wear his kilt flip those pleats as he turns on his heel in a sharp 90 degree wheel, and to see an entire regiment do this in unison just makes my lil' ol' heart flutter! :o :D
Swish... (swoon) ;)
Three of my favorite things about kilts; Swagger+Swish=Swoon !
Quote from: Zardoz on November 13, 2009, 07:01:01 PM
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on November 13, 2009, 11:33:52 AM
:( I have to miss all those swishing kilts?!? :(
One of my very favorite things in the world is watching a man who knows how to wear his kilt flip those pleats as he turns on his heel in a sharp 90 degree wheel, and to see an entire regiment do this in unison just makes my lil' ol' heart flutter! :o :D
Swish... (swoon) ;)
Three of my favorite things about kilts; Swagger+Swish=Swoon !
Oh,
my... I'd probably follow you around myself, if you didn't already have a girltourage... :P ;)
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swoooooon) :D
Just a little souvenir from this weekend- my husband, unable to deny his passion...lol
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/belle_vivre/mitchsheep1.jpg)
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:o
Sheep, they give so much and ask so little ;)
Sheep never talk about it, they never ever doubt it- always so passive, affectionate and nice...
What Rolling Stones song did the cover band from Scotland sing?
Hey McLeod, get offa my ewe!
Quote from: bellevivre on November 16, 2009, 10:13:30 AM
Just a little souvenir from this weekend- my husband, unable to deny his passion...lol
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/belle_vivre/mitchsheep1.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/belle_vivre/mitchsheep2.jpg)
That amazingly looks a lot like my sheep... The pictures turned out great, glad your hubby liked it! Many Scotsman and even members of the Transylvanian court hitched rides on Dolly over the course of the day.