 CONTEMPORARY ITEMS, NOTES and FAQs
 
CONTEMPORARY ITEMS, NOTES and FAQs 
 
 
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GREAT CLAN ROSS  
Question 01: Why was "GreatClanRoss.org" chosen as the domain name for the Clan Ross Association of Canada, Incorporated? 
TWO DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE  
Question 02: What is the Ross connection with the Scottish Declaration of Arbroath and the US Declaration of Independence? 
TARTAN DAY  
Question 03: What is the origin of Tartan Day? Who have received the "Scot of the Year" Awards? 
HAND FASTING  
Question 04: A friend asked me what "hand-fasting" was. Could you explain if the concept is a Scottish one?  
A UNIQUE CLAN  
Question 05: What is so special or unique about Clan Ross?  
WHISKEY/WHISKY  
Question 06: What are the differences between "whiskey" and "whisky"?  
THE CANADIAN BOAT SONG  
Question 07: Can you inform me about the origins of "The Canadian Boat Song"?  
CELT & CELTIC  
Question 08: Is Celt pronounced with a hard C (i.e. K sound) or with a soft C (i.e. S sound)?  
CLAN ROSS HISTORY  
Question 09: How may I obtain a copy of The Great Clan Ross?  
THE WHITE COCKADE  
Question 10: What is the significance of The White Cockade, a poem by Robert Burns, which was put to music?  REFERENCES: - Clan Ross Association of Canada, Inc. Newsletters - Ross, John Robert. The Great Clan Ross, 3rd Ed., Hemlock Press, Orillia, ON., 1993. - For further items of interest, please select the Page of General Links and visit the "Scottish Icons" topics and the "All Things Scottish" references. |