How to deal with a disastrous Scottish naming tradition!

It's the middle of summer, and a bit quiet here in Scotland just now, so here's a wee advert to remind you of the importance of those all important historic naming conventions - and how to deal with them when they don't suit your taste!

(Also available at https://youtu.be/ibuLgsVcQUY)

For those not in the know, Irn-Bru is Scotland's national soft drink, and there has been a decades long tradition of humorous adverts for the product!

Chris

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Another Ulsterman keeping an eye on things - Merry Christmas!

From one County Antrim man trying to keep an eye on everything for you, to another....!

Have you been on the genealogy naughty or nice list?! :)

Merry Christmas / Nollaig Chridheil / Nollaig Shona

See you on the other side!


Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Looking on the bright side of life

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last week. I've been fairly tied down with a few commitments, genealogical and otherwise, but also quite despondent after Trump's election (we have our very own special 'relationship' with him here in Scotland, involving unwanted golf courses). 2016 is definitely turning out to be one of those years - last night getting a punctured tyre in the middle of a hailstorm on the way back from carrying out some client research in Kilmarnock being just yet another symptom!

Anyway - before moving on, here's a wee ditty to help set anyone needing it back on track...!

(Also available at https://youtu.be/X_-q9xeOgG4)

Genealogy posting will now be resumed... :)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Beginner's Guide to British and Irish Genealogy, A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

WDYTYA - Star Wars special

Sorry folks, but this one, doing the rounds on Facebook, is just too good not to share!

(With thanks to whoever originated it!)

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html. My Pinterest account is at https://www.pinterest.com/chrismpaton/.