Talk:MacDonnell of Antrim

Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg
Still researching trying to find where to differenciate from the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg mjgm84 15:27, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Try http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/mac/macdonald05.htm . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.137.79.247 (talk • contribs) November 2006

The McDonnells of Antrim are not a separate clan
I corrected the Clan Donald article that erroniously stated each sept of Clan Donald was a separate clan. Clan Donald has several branches that are neither separate clans or septs of Clan Donald. For a detailed explanation see www.clandonald-heritage.com. I corrected the Wikipedia article on Clan Donald, but was unable to correct the links to Wikipedia sites erroniously named Clan MacDonald or MacDonnell of Antrim etc.

The McDonnells of Antrim spell their name Mc as do many members of Clan Donald. Neither the current chief or members of this branch spell it MacDonald. The various spellings is one reason the clan is Clan Donald rather than Clan MacDonald. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmcdonald49 (talk • contribs) 20:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Clan name
Why has this article been changed to "MacDonnell of the Glens". It is recognised by the official High council of Clan Donald as "of Antrim". They are also recognised as being a branch of the Scottish Clan Donald even though they are based in Ireland. See: http://www.highcouncilofclandonald.org/ mjgm84 (talk) 13:35, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


 * The reason is that they are completely based in Ireland and have little contact with the main mass in Scotland. In Ireland, where they actually live, they are known and style themselves as the MacDonnells of the Glens. The Scottish High Council of Clan Donald has no authority over the Irish branch. DinDraithou (talk) 13:49, 1 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Let me also add that they became Irish before the rest of Clan Donald really became Scots. Today they share a genealogical connection only. DinDraithou (talk) 14:00, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Why is there an Ulster-Scots translation?
I have tried to replace the Ulster-Scots translation of the name with Gaelic, as the McDonnells were Catholic Gaelic speakers from the Scottish Highlands. As anyone with any knowledge about Scotland knows, the 'Scots' language has never been, and is not spoken in the highlands, but in the Lowlands. Ulster-Scots was also spoken only by Protestant settlers from the Scottish Lowlands who came later than the McDonnells. Therefore, wouldn't it be better to have a Gaelic translation than an irrelevant and misleading Ulster-Scots translation? Every time I have tried to implement this my edits have been undone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.4.122.233 (talk) 18:51, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The reason there is an Ulster-Scots translation is because Ulster-Scots, along with Irish Gaelic and English, is one of the three official languages of Northern Ireland, where Antrim is located. I see no reason why the Scottish Gaelic translation can't be included, too, though. — Jon C.  ॐ  11:12, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Okay, yes, having both languages is probably the best way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.4.122.233 (talk) 12:09, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

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