LL-L 'History' 2006.07.31 (02) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 31 July 2006 * Volume 02
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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L 'History' 2006.07.20 (05) [E]

On 31/07/2006, at 9:48 AM, Sandy Fleming 
> http://scotstext.org/wrote:

> They do seem to parallel the early reports of "Welsh Indians" which, as
>
> I said seem likely to be an attempt by the British to lay prior claim to
>
> the Americas over the Spanish. 

I recall some Scots Celtic afficianados way back in the 1970's talking about
Amerindian tribes where Celtic symbols and traces of the Gaelic
prevailed. I think Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) was involved. We can
put that one in the Trash can along with the current wave of ridiculous claims
that Henry St Clair, of Roslin fame led a fleet crewed by refugee Knights Templar
to discover America. While St Clair certainly did lead an expedition from Orkney
on a mysterious voyage my guess he was seeking two items, the source of dry
salted cod and also pure sulphur for gunpowder. We know he went somewhere and
returned to Orkney but he and his men were slaughtered soon afterwards in a
mysterious raid. He probably found both sources at and near Iceland only to be
done in by The Hanseatic League who claimed exclusive rights to those items.
Nonetheless naive American members of Clan Sinclair visited Nova Scotia some
years back and erected a cairn commemorating Henry's alleged discovery,
locals friends of mine were most amused. :-)

Regards
Tom Mc Rae
Brisbane Australia

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Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us
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