Talk:Munro (clan)

I would like the Infomation on this page to be kept accurate. I know this is going to be difficult though as the history of the Munro clan and other clans is often told differently by different people and sources. even most sites on the Internet contain sometimes false and conflicting evidence about the Munro clan and other clans.

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 * "Tracing the Munro family before the early 1300's has not been possible, regardless of the desire of many writers to push this history back beyond all recorded time. The name Munro appears in no known contemporary documentation before a charter dated between 1333 and 1350 by William, Earl of Ross, granting a davach land to Robert de Munroo of Westerlogy. There are references to a couple of unverified earlier documents, one from the late 1200's and the other from 1307 that mention the name Munro, or variations on the name." 24.61.87.154 19:35, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

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It is true that official records do not date back before the 1300's for the Munro's. The history told from before then is just word of mouth that has been carried through history by people, which may or may not be true, For example the Munro's expeling the Vikings and being given lands at Foulis by the Earl of Ross as a reward in the 11th Century. There is no written proof but it is widely accepted that this is what happened. But were many documents kept before the 1300's and whats their chances of surviving anyway.

Name format
I've swapped the redirect so that the main page is Clan Munro in keeping with the convention used for the rest of the Scottish Clans. (Nfras 04:47, 9 January 2006 (UTC))