Ibanez wrote:CID1990 wrote:
I'm positive that your "history" of the Kerrs can be found on a super duper commemorative placemat sold by Everything Crap er I mean Everything Scottish with a 400 lb authentic Scot in a 9 yard kilt at the highland games.
Kerrs aren't Viking descended, Ibanez.
And highland clans didnt land with William.
The reality is that every single lowland clan lays claim to noble origin through the Normans, and several also claim Norse origin. It is a romantic fantasy.
But don't be dismayed- Kerr, like the rest of the lowland clans- are Celtic clans and that is nothing to be ashamed of. These clan societies need to stop perpetuating this bullshit about nordic origin. There is only one Nordic clan. There are exactly ZERO Scottish clans that landed with William. I guarantee you that I am as versed on this as any clan "historian".
And I'm positive that you know absolutely nothing about clan. No one is claiming a Scottish clan landed with the Normans. The Norman invasion is (as tradition) one explanation of how people got to England and then Scotland. It's painstakingly obvious you read "are thougt to have..." As a statement of fact. for you to be so arrogant about this is alarming. Please, tell use how you've studied every clan of Scotland. Please tell us how the scientist that have conducted DNA test on my brothers and I not only show that our DNA matches 67% Ireland (to include Scotland) but also 15% Scandinavia (Sweden actually where you can still find Kerrs) are wrong.
As to your highland comment, being that Midlothian is lowland I have no clue what you're getting at. Unless you have a problem with he Faulkner side of my family. However, I don't know much about them other than where they lived (which was in the highlands.)
I eagerly await your research of my blood and family history. I've researched and documented my family for about 12 yrs now.
But, you know all. You tell me. I suggest you comprehend what you're reading before you continue to make yourself look like an ass. I'll refrain from making erroneous assumptions about you. You know, because we don't know a **** thing about one another.
The Kerrs are a Celtic clan, Ibanez.
EVERY Scot in the world has a certain percentage of Nordic DNA. I won't go into the ling drawn out post that would be required to explain it.
I said highland because only ONE Scottish clan can actually claim Norwegian heritage, and that clan us a highland one.
The lowland clans are all heavily represented at highland gatherings and they ALL have fanciful tales about their noble birthrights- as do most all of the clans- to cover up the fact that they were mostly brutes and cattle thieves.
You're a smart feller- you tell ME how your DNA supports what you are saying and NOT what I am saying- that Clan Kerr is a Celtic clan with no familial ties to France. You said it yourself- 67% Ireland- that's almost a complete match with every single other lowland clan as they all descend from the Scotti who made up part of the Dalriadic kingdom near Oban around 600 AD.
Dont fall for that clan history crap, or the paternal DNA surname projects (which tell us a whole lot of nothing- Ive been down that road too). If you want a reading list that isnt full of bullshit let me know.
Im sorry if I came across harshly at first- thats a product of a couple wee drams tonight, as well as 30 years of listening to fakes peddling this clan history crap to information starved audiences here in the US. The reality may not be as exotic but it is just as proud.
What a doofus.
