A Brief History of Clan MacRae
By Cornelia W. Bush | The name MacRae, frequently translated as Son of Grace, more properly refers to a person in an ecclesiastical/religious profession. MacRae, MacCrae, McCrea, MacRay, Mccree—regardless of the spelling in English or in Gaelic, it is all the same word. The Clan MacRae came from Ireland to Clunes, Scotland (west of Inverness) during […]
Clan MacRae - A Most Brief History
By Leslie McRae | "Chapter One - Origins of Clan MacRae The Scots came from Northern Ireland and settled in Argyll in Roman times. In about AD 500 a fresh influx from Ulster established a separate kingdom which is called Dalriada after them, ‘the tribe of Riada’. They made their capital, such as it was, […]
The 1909 Petition of Sir Petition of Sir Colin MacRae of Inverintate
© Peter MacRae, London 1999 | CLAN MACRAE SOCIETY OF CANADA ONLINE The Petition of Sir Colin MacRae: Judgment of 22nd April 1909. Lyon Court The Petitioner, in this case, Sir Colin G. Macrae, stated that he was the eldest male representative of the deceased Colin Macrae of Inverinate, that he ' and his ancestors […]
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below. ...
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The Chatelaine's Scottish Castles - Joanne Mackenzie-Winters Grant McRae's War - The story of Flight Lieutenant Grant McRae's adventures overseas during World War Two. Presented by The Memory Project - Historica Canada with funding from Canadian Heritage and Veterans Affairs Canada