Binary isn’t a dirty word among the Scots. Yes, many of the men wear skirts, but it wouldn’t be a good idea to question the masculinity of a kilt-wearing man at the recent Highland Games in Lincoln. Generally, I hate crowds, but I willingly endured the throng that turned out for the Scottish soiree last Saturday. The first thing I did was visit the exhibit tent of Clan MacLachlan (Gaelic spelling for McLaughlin), the Scottish branch of my ancestors.
Gaelic Scotland was settled from northern Ireland. If you stand on the shore of County Antrim in Ulster on a clear day, youcan see across the Irish Sea to Scotland. It’s that close. Just to the west of County Antrim is the Inishowen Peninsula, where the largest Irish branch of the clan still lives and where my great-grandfather was born.
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