We have received the following feedback to our feature on "MacDonald Heraldry," republished here with permission, which we thought you would want to read:

From: Cam24@aol.com

To: iainguth@bellsouth.net

Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:49 AM

Subject: Re: A Matter Of Uniqueness

My Dear Clan Relatives,

        There is one book which I believe explains what you are attempting to say better than any other. It's called Erin's Blood Royal, by Peter Berresford Ellis. In it you will discover the clever and crafty techniques implemented to displace and remove all Gaelic power in Ireland, replacing the authority of our Irish chiefs of all major clans with English sanctioned sworn allegiance, whether by force or other "divide and conquer" techniques, employed by the Crown of England and it's allies.

        Clan Donald is not by any means, the sole target of Anglo manipulation of all Celtic peoples, lands and titles, for they were all subjugated and overpowered by the superior might and resources of our sworn enemies to all things "foreign" and "inferior" to "Her Majesty's Tudor Empire." The plantation of Ireland and the Clearances of Scotland testify to that fact. The truth is that England and her government set about removing and brainwashing the unwanted vestiges of a race which spoke a different, "vulgar tongue" and culture, dissimilar to their own. They simply would not tolerate any sort of variance or resistance, to the point of eviction, banishment, or even death, if need be, to insure the stability of an Anglo world. Banning a language, a way of life and even the "instrument of war," the bagpipe were tools for total and absolute control during the ensuing centuries to come.

        Only recently have such policies been curtailed and our ancient origins, which so long suppressed and stifled, have been reborn and valued as an indigenous and wonderful lifestyle. Now, perhaps, England realizes how very much was lost in the Anglicizing of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. So much of our original uniqueness was forever compromised, but we still retain our own special human identity and value. Yes, it is true that we are set apart, but that makes us stand out and be counted for as singular and proud people on this planet of billions of human beings.

James M. McDonald