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Badger52 · 03-19-2021, 05:03

"head-strong" "unruly" "ornery" There seems to be a trend.

From arduous genealogy done by a cousin's wife, it comes that this theme goes way back. Ancestors on my Mother's side came over in the early 1500's but were traced back to the 13th Century. It seems that before they were Irish, they were Scots and took a not uncommon path for those head-strong people. Back when a battle between clans got too much to bear for the Scot HMFIC they would be grabbed up by the stacking swivel and given 3 choices:

1. Be killed (Uh, no, prefer not to be)
2. Forswear forever one's clan and its traditions & heraldry (FU, THAT ain't happenin')
3. Leave

So... many of them made their way to Ireland and after some generations of finding out that they didn't cotton to that either, made their way to England (very short stay) and passage to the Americas.

Hardy, personally disciplined, but disliking of authority from outsiders. Like I said there's a theme. They made a good contribuution as supporters of their new home & evicters of the Crown.

03-19-2021, 05:03	#11
Badger52 Area Commander Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Western WI Posts: 6,978	Even before the 1800's "head-strong" "unruly" "ornery" There seems to be a trend. From arduous genealogy done by a cousin's wife, it comes that this theme goes way back. Ancestors on my Mother's side came over in the early 1500's but were traced back to the 13th Century. It seems that before they were Irish, they were Scots and took a not uncommon path for those head-strong people. Back when a battle between clans got too much to bear for the Scot HMFIC they would be grabbed up by the stacking swivel and given 3 choices: 1. Be killed (Uh, no, prefer not to be) 2. Forswear forever one's clan and its traditions & heraldry (FU, THAT ain't happenin') 3. Leave So... many of them made their way to Ireland and after some generations of finding out that they didn't cotton to that either, made their way to England (very short stay) and passage to the Americas. Hardy, personally disciplined, but disliking of authority from outsiders. Like I said there's a theme. They made a good contribuution as supporters of their new home & evicters of the Crown. __________________ "Civil Wars don't start when a few guys hunt down a specific bastard. Civil Wars start when many guys hunt down the nearest bastards." The coin paid to enforce words on parchment is blood; tyrants will not be stopped with anything less dear. - QP Peregrino
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