Clan Donald FL Winter 2016 Newsletter

ClanDonaldUSA.org Volume 4 Issue 1 Winter 2016 of 7

An Gainmheach Piobaire

The Sand Piper VOLUME 4 ISSUE 1 WINTER 2016

Official Newsletter of Clan Donald USA Florida Region

Letter from the Editor .. . . . . . . 1

Hide & Seek Contest .. . . . . . . . 2

The Clan’s Clown . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Flowers of the Forest .. . . . . . . . 3

The Kilted Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . 3

Heathered Isle Heritage .. . . . . . 4

A Song from Skye . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Members’ News & Photos .. . . . 5

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Membership Renewal Form . . . 7

Inside this Issue

MOVING? NEW EMAIL? PLEASE LET US KNOW. See Mary Anne Wolfson’s

contact info on page 2.

Hello, Kinfolk, I hope this newsletter finds you in good health. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jamen Brock, and I just graduated from Florida State University, where I studied creative writing and psychology. I hail from a tiny town just east of Tallahassee

called Monticello—the seat of Jeffer-son County, the only county in Flori-da without a single red light whatso-ever. Here, I grew up on a family farm, where we grow roughly 900

acres of peanuts, soybeans, & corn. It is a pleasure to be the new edi-tor of our regional newsletter. I only just became a registered member of Clan Donald earlier this year, along with the rest of my family. I had no idea that half a year later I would be introducing myself as the editor for our region, yet here I am. I have had such a great time de-signing and producing this newslet-ter; I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it. Furthermore, I have already been so surprised by eve-ryone’s willingness to help me make this winter publication come to life, and I urge you all to help me once more as I begin working on our sum-mer newsletter. I implore you all to help me make this newsletter ours, and to do that I need your unfailing involvement and contribution.

Le gach deagh dhùrachd, With every good wish, Jamen Brock Newsletter Editor [email protected]

Letter from the Editor


Please submit any material for its inclusion in the next newsletter by email to the Editor at [email protected]. I eagerly solicit your con-tributions covering any topics of interest to Clan Donald Florida and our Scottish heritage.

Events — Games, festivals, dinners, picnics, parties, ceremonies, reenactments, etc. News — Appointments, happenings, births, mar-riages, deaths, graduations, etc. Comments — Praise, suggestions, or criticisms of your newsletter, officers, tents, etc. Photographs — Of any relevant/acceptable subject. Art — Paintings, drawings, poems, short stories, songs, etc. of any subject relevant to our heritage. Homemaking — Recipes, DIY projects, or other-wise relevant topics to our heritage.

*Final form & content is the sole discretion of its

Editor.

An Gainmheach Piobaire (The Sand Piper)

Published by CLAN DONALD USA—FLORIDA

As a service to its members Jamen Brock, Editor

Spot a Problem? Let me know!

If you spot a mistake any-

where, let me know so it doesn’t get repeated in

the next newsletter! Thanks,

Jamen Brock

Inside this newsletter, you will find the Scottish Gaelic word “MUIR.” To win our Hide & Seek Contest, be the first person to a) find the word, b) email the editor at [email protected], and c) inform him of both the word’s location and meaning. Our winner will be men-tioned in the next newsletter. Happy hunting! *Please note that the above word is NOT the hidden word.

Hide & Seek Contest

The Clan’s Clown — Just a Jest

“How’s the flat you’re living in in London, Jock?” asks his mother when he calls home to Aberdeen.

“It’s okay,” he replies, “but the woman next door keeps screaming and crying all night and the guy on the other side keeps banging his head on the wall.”

“Never you mind,” says his mother, “don’t you let them get to you, just ignore them.”

“Aye, that I do,” he says, “I just keep playing my bagpipes.”

*Submit your Scottish jokes to the Editor at [email protected]

SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Winter — Nov. 30 Summer — May 30

The Membership Renewal Form is availa-ble at the end of this newsletter.

Remember that your annual dues are $30 for a family (or $500 for an individual life membership). $2.50 of your annual dues goes to the Clan Donald Foundation, Inc. (a tax-exempt charitable foundation).

Make your $30 check out to Clan Donald USA. Mail both the check and Membership Renewal Form to Mary Anne Wolfson (see left).

You may also contact her with any ques-tions regarding membership.

ANNUAL DUES

Mary Anne Wolfson Florida Regional Commissioner

5855 N.W. 47th Place Coral Springs, FL 33067

[email protected]

954-755-2875


Flowers of the Forest Fortunately, there are no Flowers of the Forest (that we have been informed of) to report in this publication. Instead, here is some history on this little saying:

According to The Scots Musical Museum there is a fragment of an old ballad in the Skene Manu-script titled The flowres of the Forrest, and an air so titled appeared in Oswald's collection and several others. However, the old ballad did not survive, and later three versions were written. The earliest version was by Mrs. Cockburn. Ac-cording to the Museum, a man known to Mrs. Cockburn heard a shepherd playing a flute. Fasci-nated by the air, he learned it was The Flowers of the Forest. He committed the air to memory and communicated it to Mrs. Cockburn. She recognized the tune and knew some lines of the old ballad. He prevailed upon her to write new words. Jane (Jean) Elliot (1727-1805) also wrote the poem The Flowers of the Forest, A Lament for Flodden. She published it anonymously circa 1755. It was, at the time, thought to be an ancient surviv-ing ballad. However, Burns suspected it was an imi-tation, and Burns, Ramsay and Sir Walter Scott eventually discovered who wrote the song. Another version, beginning “Adieu ye streams that smoothly glide,” was written by Mrs. John Hunter. The Battle of Flodden Field took place in 1513. Because of the alliance between Scotland and France, James IV attacked England when Henry VIII invaded France. The Battle of Flodden was a disaster for the Scots, with estimates of Scottish losses numbering as high as ten thousand. Numer-ous nobles were killed in the battle, including King James.

The phrase Flowers of the Forest has since come to be used to commemorate lost relatives. _________________________________________ *Submit any and all eulogies of deceased Clan Donald Florida members to the Editor at [email protected] for them to be included in our next newsletter.

Be sure to join our Facebook Group for

continued interaction with other members.

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The Kilted Kitchen

Cullen Skink Serves Six

This Scottish smoked haddock soup has a won-derful golden chili and a marvelous smoky flavor. Skink is a Gaelic word meaning essence.

Ingredients:

1½ lb smoked haddock fillets 2 cups of milk 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped 3½ cups of water 1 cup diced potato 1 oz. butter 1 cup heavy cream ½ cup parsley Salt Pepper

Put smoked haddock in large, shallow pan with milk, onion, and water. Slowly bring to a boil and remove from heat. Lift fish out of the pan, skin & bone it, flake it into small pieces, then set aside. Place the skin and bones in a saucepan with cooking liquid and on-ion. Add potato and simmer for one hour.

Strain the stock through a sieve and return it to the saucepan. Heat thoroughly and add fish, butter, and cream. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and parsley sprinkled on top just before serving.

*Submit Scottish recipes to the Editor at [email protected]

Clan Donald USA’s national news magazine,

BY SEA, BY LAND, is named from the Latin translation

of the motto of Clann Dhòmhnaill,

PER MARE, PER TERRAS.

The Gaelic translation is AIR MUIR S'AIR TIR.


Heathered Isle Heritage

The Skye Boat Song

(Chorus) Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing Onward the sailors cry Carry the lad that's born to be king Over the sea to Skye

Loud the wind howls, loud the waves roar, Thunderclaps rend the air Baffled our foes, stand by the shore Follow they will not dare

Chorus

Many's the lad fought on that day Well the claymore did wield When the night came, silently lain Dead on Culloden field

Chorus

Though the waves heave, soft will ye sleep Ocean's a royal bed Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep Watch by your weary head

Chorus

Burned are our homes, exile and death Scatter the loyal men Yet e'er the sword cool in the sheath Charlie will come again.

Chorus

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This Scottish folk song is about the es-cape of Bonnie Prince Charlie, over the sea to Skye, after his defeat at Culloden in 1746. The author of this song, often used as a lullaby, is unknown.

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*Submit a Scottish song and any infor-mation on it to the Editor at [email protected]

A Song from Skye

Have a Happy Hogmanay!

Clan Donald comes from the Gaelic “Clann Dhòmhnaill,” meaning “children

of Donald.” The surname MacDonald comes from “Mac Dhòmhnaill,” meaning “son of Donald.” This pattern is common amongst many of the Highlands’ surnames.

The battle cry of Clan Donald is the Gaelic “Fraoch Eilean,” which translates to “Heathered Isle.”

Heather is the plant badge of Clan Donald. The emblem on the pin used to attach the plant badge became increasingly ornate. Eventually the pin itself became known as the badge or crest worn pinned to the cap. It is not appropriate for anyone, other than a clan chief, to wear eagle feathers pinned to their cap so it is best you just place a sprig of heather in your cap using your appropriate clan crest.

The clan crest evolved from antlers, horns, or a carving of an animal on the top (or crest) of the chief’s hel-met. “The cross, crosslet fitchee, gules” is the Scottish Heraldry description of the unique cross that is exactly like St. Julian's Cross held by a Right Hand, usually wearing a gauntlet. The belt encircling the crest takes the place of the Gaelic phrase “an cirean ceann cinne-adh” (crest of the clan chief). The “belt” indicates the wearer is a member of the clan symbolized by the chief's crest within the “belt”. The “belted” crest emblem became the pin used to hold a sprig of the plant badge in the clansman's hat.

Armadale Castle, built on the Isle of Skye in the late 18th century, is the clan seat. In 1855, the castle was de-stroyed by fire but has since been partially restored.

The Clan’s Battle Cry

The Clan Plant Badge

The Clan Crest

Bell Heather at Loch Turret in Perthshire.

The Clan Castle

The Clan Name


Would you be willing to be a convener in your home area? Clan Donald Florida needs conveners all across the state. Mainly, you would make contact with

and keep in touch with nearby members. You would be helping your Commissioners stay in touch with CD members & help to nurture their interest in Clan Don-ald. If you are interested and/or want more infor-mation, please call, email, or write to Mary Anne Wolfson.

CONVENERS NEEDED

Members’ News & Photos

Top left: Dunedin

Pipes & Drums com-

pete in the Stone

Mountain Highland

Games, as well as the

Jacksonville Pipes &

Drums (not pictured).

Left: Mary Anne

Wolfson’s grand-

son Lausen Smith

of Western North

Carolina.

Top right: Bill McDaniel (Deputy High Commissioner

of Clan Donald USA) poses with Gloria and Ted Nixon

at the Stone Mountain Highland Games.

Middle right: Jan Rippetoe, Paul Hazucha, and Lynn

Burgess at the Mt. Dora Highland Games.

Bottom right: Gina Kaye Giswold, Jan Rippetoe, Rich-

ard King, Gloria Nixon, and Lynn Burgess at the Mt.

Dora Highland Games.


JANUARY 6 – 9TH Florida Keys Celtic Festival Marathon Community Park MM#49 US 1 Ocean side Marathon, FL JANUARY 14 – 15TH 40th Annual Central Florida Highland Festival Central Winds Park 1000 E. SR 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708 JANUARY 28TH 14th Annual Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival Centennial Park 2000 W. First St. Fort Myers, FL 33901 FEBRUARY 4TH 23rd Annual Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival Sarasota Fairgrounds 3000 Ringling Boulevard Sarasota, FL 34237

FEBRUARY 25TH NE Florida Highland Games Clay County Fairgrounds 2497 SR-16W Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 MARCH 4TH Panama City Scottish Festival Aaron Bessant Park 500 W. Park Pl Ave Panama City Beach, FL 32413 MARCH 4TH S.E. Florida Highland Games Plantation Heritage Park 1100 S. Treen Lane Plantation, FL 33317 MARCH 10 – 12TH St. Augustine Celtic Music Festival Francis Field 29 W. Castillo Drive St. Augustine, FL 32084

MARCH 31ST – APRIL 1ST Dunedin Highland Games Highlander Park 1920 Pinehurst Rd. Dunedin, FL 34698 APRIL 22 – 23TH Ormond Beach Celtic Festival Rockefeller Gardens & Fortuanto Park Riverside Dr. & Granada Blvd. Ormond Beach, FL NOVEMBER 18TH – 19TH Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival Gilbert Park 310 S. Tremain St. Mount Dora, FL 32757

Upcoming Events & Games

IMAGE COURTESIES Pg. 1 — FLORIDA STAMP . . . . . . . . . . iStockPhoto.com — SILHOUETTE . . . . . . . . . . TheWallWorks.com — SEASCAPE (Naples, FL) .. . . . . . . . Jamen Brock — PORTRAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamen Brock — CLAN CREST .. . . . . ScottishCountryShop.com Pg. 2 — BAGPIPES .. . . . . EntertainmentGuide.local.com Pg. 3 — SOUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mumsnet.com Pg. 4 — HEATHER .. . . . . . . . . . . WalkHighlands.co.uk — CLAN CREST .. . . . . ScottishCountryShop.com — ARMADALE CASTLE .. . . . . BritainExpress.com Pg. 5 — LEFT PHOTO . . . . . . . . . . Mary Anne Wolfson — ALL OTHER PHOTOS .. . . . . . . . . Gloria Nixon Pg. 6 — SCOTTISH FLAG .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flags.net

INFORMATION & OTHER COURTESIES Pg. 2 — THE CLAN’S CLOWN .. . . . . Humoropdia.com Pg. 3 — FLOWERS OF THE FOREST .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

… Lesley Nelson-Burns at Contemplator.com — THE KILTED KITCHEN .. . . . . . . . . Ted Nixon Pg. 4 — HEATHERED ISLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . ClanDonald-Heritage.com — A SONG FROM SKYE .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . RampantScotland.com

COURTESIES

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Questions & Inquiries: Mary Anne Wolfson

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Mary Anne Wolfson

Florida Regional Commissioner

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Coral Springs, FL 33067

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