Welcome Clans and Societies
Thenk You to All the 2024 Clan and Society Participants!
The Right Honorable The Viscount Dunrossil
Hereditary Chieftain of Clan Morrison
Richard McBain of McBain, the 23rd Hereditary Chief of Clan McBain
Chief of Games
Honored Clan
Clan Armstrong
Clan Baird Society Worldwide
Clan Buchanan
Clan Donald
Clan Douglas
Clan Ferguson Society of N. A.
Clan Gunn
Clan Hamilton
Clan Keith
Clan Lamont
Clan MacFarlane
Clan Macfie
Clan MacInnes International
Clan MacKenzie
Clan Maclachlan Society WUSA
Clan MacLeod
Clan McAlister Society
Clan Morrison
Clan Munro
Clan Murray
Clan McBain
Clan Sinclair
Clan Stewart
Clan Urquhart
Clan Wallace
Clan Weir
Daughters of Scotia Skye Lodge #267
Daughters of Scotia
Spirit of Alba Lodge #264
Desert Irish Wolfhounds
House of Burnett
Red Dragon America
Scottish-American Military Society
Scottish-American Military
Society Auxillary
Seven Pipers Scottish Society of Tucson
Upland & Ulster Shaw Clans
Armored Combat Worldwide - Tucson Hellhounds
Boy Scouts of America Troop #157
Celtic Reenactment Organization for Fellowship and Trade
Cub Scout Pack #705
Royal Court of Scotland - Mary, Queen of Scots
Southern Arizona Irish Dance
Tucson Vet Center
University of Arizona Celtic Linguistics
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The Definition of a Clan
The Gaelic word for ‘children’ is more accurately translated as ‘family’ in E’en Do bait Spair Nocht. the sense in which the word Clan became accepted in the Scottish Highlands during the 13th century.
A Clan is a social group whose core comprises a number of families derived from, or accepted as being derived from, a common ancestor.
Almost without exception, that core is accompanied by a further number of dependent and associated families who have either sought the protection of the Clan at some point in history or have been tenants or vassals of its Chief. That Chief is owed allegiance by all members of the Clan, but ancient tradition nevertheless states that the Clan is above the Chief.
Although Gaelic has been supplanted by English in the Lowlands of Scotland for nearly a thousand years, it is an acceptable convention to refer to the great Lowland families, like the Douglas’, as Clans although the heads of certain families, such as Bruce, prefer not to use the term.
Allegiance was generally given to a father’s Clan, but Celtic tradition includes a strong element of descent through, and loyalty to, a mother’s line. In reality, the chief of a Clan would ingather any stranger, of whatever family, who possessed suitable skills, maintained his allegiance and, if required, adopted the Clan surname. We welcome all Clan and Societies to participate in our Festival. To register please submit your application today. Slainte!
Resource for Clan definition: http://www.clangregor.org
If you would like to make a donation directly to the Festival it will be greatly appreciated and will help share the fun and culture with our community! Please contact us at tucsoncelt1@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Go raibh maith agat!
(Thank you)