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| Fàilte gu Clann Dòmhnall - Welcome to Clan Donald |
Fàilte gu Clann Dòmhnall - Welcome to Clan Donald
Clan Donald-USA, Inc. is a nation-wide organization of almost 4,000 families who trace their ancestry to any of the branches of Clann Domhnaill or to the more than 156 names and affiliated families which constitute the total clan. Clan Donald-USA embraces all the MacDonalds and other surnames that are recognized as branches or adherents of the greatest of the Highland clans.
Clan Donald-USA is an affiliation of persons who qualify by reason of blood, kinship, marriage or legal adoption. Name alone does not count. Clanship is a family matter that transcends nationality, and we regard ourselves as an extended family.
We are led by a fine team of clansfolk -- all appointed by, or by the authority of, our High Chief, Lord Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald and the High Council of Clan Donald Chiefs composed of the Right Honourable Godfrey James Macdonald of Macdonald, Lord Macdonald, High Chief of Clan Donald; the Much Honoured Sir Ian Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, Baronet of Nova Scotia, Chief of Clan Uisdein; the Much Honoured Aneas Ranald Euan MacDonell of Glengarry, Chief of Glengarry; the Much Honoured Ranald Alexander Macdonald of Clanranald, the Captain and Chief of Clanranald; and the Right Honourable Alexander Randal Mark MacDonnell, the Earl of Antrim, Chief of Antrim.
Follow this link for the full list of our National Office-Bearers along with their addresses and contact information.
We call ourselves "Clan Donald" rather than "Clan MacDonald" to recognize the diversity of names within our extended family. Even the name "MacDonald" has a variety of spellings -- MacDonald, McDonald, MacDonell, McDonnell, MacDaniel, MacConnell, MacWhannell, MacKinnell - as well as the anglicized versions of Donald, Donaldson, Connell and others.
Follow this link to check the full list of the Names and Adherents who are part of Clan Donald and see if you are eligible to join us. There is more on joining us below.
Our Heritage
The Beginnings
- Clan Donald is one of the oldest, and probably the largest and most famous of all the Highland clans.
- Its Celtic heritage goes back into antiquity, beyond the 6th Century AD, to the great clans in what today is Ireland, Clan Conn (Clann Chuinn) and Clan Cholla.
- Our Viking heritage goes back to Ingiald "Ill-Ruler" and Olaf "Tree-Hewer" in 7th Century Sweden and Norway.
- This all came together in the 12th Century Somerled MacGillebride MacGilladamnan, the historic founder of Clann Domhnaill. Our ancestors were regarded as the heads of the ancient race of Conn, and the lineal heirs of the kings of the Dalriadic Scots.
- Follow this link to learn more about the proud Heritage of Clan Donald, tracing back to its roots in ancient 6th century Ireland.
Clan Donald Today
- Clan Donald's achievements did not end in the 16th Century. The Recent History of Clan Donald has been well worthy of the largest and once most-powerful clan in the Highlands.
- Clansmen from around the world have established and developed our internationally acclaimed International Centre on ancestral clan lands on the Sleat peninsula on Isle of Skye in Scotland.
- In the United States since 1956 when the late Lord Alexander Macdonald of Macdonald established Clan Donald in the USA to serve as an extension of the clan in the US we have grown to our current position as the one of largest clan organizations in the country today.
What We Do
- Clan Donald-USA exists to help our members celebrate our common heritage, to preserve the customs and traditions of our ancestors, and to encourage the accomplishments of ourselves and our children.
- There are many Benefits of belonging to Clan Donald-USA. This linked page outlines a few of them.
- We also have a source of unique Clan Donald-related merchandise from our Central Ordering Service .
- We seek to provide motivation and opportunity for those of Clan Donald blood in the US to actively share in this heritage through a variety of activities, communications, genealogical research and general camaraderie.
How to Join Us
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