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frazer is the family name my brother's son is called frazer morgan.

My grand father was frank morgan my grand mother was vera mackay I'm janett morgan i live in south africa.

I’m a Mackay from my mothers side, my heart and soul is their, my great uncle went to New Zealand when he was in his 20,s and returned when he was 74 died shortly after, he wanted a ceilidh is his home town of Loth of which we had, lovely memories, my heart is their, gods country, really is, proud to be a Mackay, never lose the tradition

I am Vincent Crowden Mackay, son of Sheila and Bessie was her mother, both of who dedicated their life's to others,while they were not spiritual to me as much as I know I believe the unselfish lives they led uhey are one the ascent towards where they belong, I may be wrong but they would give u their last as I believe is the Highland tradition. I left it late in line before paying the respect my ancestors were due and would love to know more about my bloodline,my gran ran the sheltered in Talmine my father a Fisherman a Crowden from Castletown as his forefathers I look forward to meeting them in the future, Manu Forti

My McKays were from County Down, Ireland, & we pronounce it with a long "a" sound, not a long "i". Also, most of the family are Catholic. Is it possible we're related?

it so beautiful their

My clan.❤

I wanna say Hi to all my distant relatives here!! Nice to meet you! Manu Forti! A Mackay from America 💖

An English Mackay, here.

Gen z was here

To watch this is to understand why I've always done a thing I've done, from when I first left home until now, at fifty. Ancenstral MacKay, my great great great grandfather came to Australia as a free settler when he was unhomed by the clearances. The music. The tradition of visiting to stay connected, of taking joy in playing the generous host. The only thing missing is the community. How strange to be so far removed, and yet relate to this as part of who I am too.

MacKay proud from New Zealand. I decended from James MacKay jnr originally known as (Mackey) born of Sutherland but did some growing up in Aberdeen then he moved to London where he met his wife. They raised a family of their own in London. My Family migrated to NZ during the Highland clearances. And with them they brought their Scottish tradition and continued to live their lives here as Farmers. My GGGGGrandfather James MacKay snr ended up becoming the head of native reserves NZ

Bucket list to see the land of my great grandparents

Manu Forti

Cheer's Mackay

Manu Forti

Manu Forti! Cheers from a MacKaye in Virginia

Manu Forti!

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i so wish i could live in Mackay country

Interesting talk. My family originated up that way (I'm a McKay) and gradually moved south over a few generations. I was also a sheep farmer too for a period of my life, so I appreciate what Allan is saying about the tenuous nature of the business and the uncertainty of the future - especially that far north. And with Brexit coming......the future must be very uncertain. My children have never even been to Scotland let alone to Caithness so we really must do a trip sometime and perhaps even visit a few ancestral graves ( I know where they are). Beautiful air up that way - it's so clean. Hard to find the like these days...

The name was not passed to me ( I decend from a female line) and the McKay name of my forebears was charged to McCoy here in America. I decend from John McKay, also know as John the Immigrant, then Ole William McCoy, Daniel McCoy and Randall McCoy...of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Old Randall's sister Mary Etta was my ggg grandmother. We may go by different names, but the McCoys/ McKays are still thriving. Love from Kentucky!!!

i hope to visit Scottland one day. i need to see our families heritage. Robert Mackay

I live in australia and my family has for nearly 7 generations, but ive heard such amazing stories of the beautiful highlands and of my own kins adventures from there to here in northern australia!

Thank you for posting. Absolutely lovely.

It took me 15 years on youtube to finally find this.

we are all connected

Hello from a Mackay in Australia. I so appreciate these videos. It gives me an insight into my ancestral connections on my father's side of the family. I learn so much and hope to come for a visit one day with my daughter. Thank you for such very special information!.

Excellent

Great video, loved to hear about my history

My family is from meless and tongue

Clan Mackay and Douglas

Splendid presentation!

I have a son who will continue the blood line of our clan, no worries as well as my brother. Hunter is my brothers son, look for his name

We will never give up we are strong and thriving

We go by the last name MacKay as well

My name is Brandon McKay and I am Strong

The McKay family is still strong I am Alpha here

We would love to hear from you

Hail family we are here in California USA the MacKay family still strives my kinsmen

My mother's grandfather came to America about 1870 from Motherwell. The generation that knew all the stories of Scotland and the MacKays were all gone by the time I came along. My mother remembered a little but most I've had to discover for myself. Productions like this are wonderful for putting not just words but speech, not just names but faces, to the history. One day maybe I or my son could make the trip to MacKay Country. Thank you for this very enlightening and touching video.

Hi everyone, if you like this film you might like another one we made with Arpeggio Films about MacKay Country's ceilidh tradition, see it here! :) czcams.com/video/CuhbdIPNPL0/video.html

Hi all, many thanks for your lovely comments. We've just produced another film with Arpeggio Films, this one commemorating the Strathnaver pipers of WW1 - you can see it here! czcams.com/video/Dp-5C5uMCrc/video.html

my sincerest thanks to Strathnaver museum for this video, and all the outstanding history and tradition of the Scotland heritage. The greatest challenge in my lifetime is to see, feel,hear,and smell the highlands of Scotland before I leave this earth.

i always loved coming across more information of the clan i am related to because so many people in my family have forgot our family history except the small part of what they think is important of use being from the south in america sadly that it. but for me i feel my attach spiritually to scotland then were i live right now so i always loved listening to bagpipes and watching videos of scotland and specially clan mackay.

Looking at some pics of our short break up in the area, only last week, this prompted me to find out a wee bit more. We had a great day walking out to Poulouriscaig and sitting in the ruins having our 'piece' taking many of the pics similar to those in the video. We went over the rise and as far down as was safe overlooking Geodh' Ghamhainn.. The 'landed gentry' have a lot to answer for....profits over people.....what a society we have , even now. Wish I'd brought the old guitar out . Enjoyed the video very much, giving us a greater insight to the place and folk who lived , and live in this wonderful area. Thank you, JIm & Megan

Very cool! My Great Grandfather was a Mackay from Nova Scotia, Canada.

Robert McKay Sussex New Brunswick Canada good video hope to really visit some day

Perfectly realised. Tapadh leibh gu dearbh.