[Magdalen] Whither Scotland?

[Grace Cangialosi]

I bought a book about this called "The Clearings" when I was on Iona. It's the same thing we did with the native Americans and, more recently, with the folks living in the mountains around here so we could build Shenandoah National Park.

> On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The time of the Highland Clearances drove the Scottish crofters off the land so the landowners could make more money off sheep.  And their homes were burned, leaving them no alternatives at all other than to emigrate.  My forebears arrived in eastern Ontario in the early 19th century.
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> Marion Thompson, a pilgrim
>> On 9/19/2014 9:04 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
>> You really shouldn't be surprised at that, Val. Between the English booting
>> our ancestors to northern Ireland (which wasn't "home" anyway) and the
>> economic situation in much of Scotland, it only made sense for a lot of
>> Scots, particularly younger sons, to head for the colonies ASAP. There were
>> opportunities, and land, and money to be made! ;->
>> 
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 4:49 AM, Val Fizzell <johnval at nectar.com.au> wrote:
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>>> 
>>>  Thanks Val. I think that from a world economic view this may be best for
>>>> now.
>>>> Lynn, up late in the USA
>>> Hi, Lynn,
>>> I think there were several problems with currency, defence, etc for just
>>> over 5 million folk.
>>> I've been surprised at the number of folk on the list with Scottish
>>> ancestry. :)
>>> Blessings,
>>> Val-also of Scottish ancestry on my father's side - he was named 'Robert
>>> Bruce' with the surname 'Sutherland'.
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