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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCOTS
IN NORTH CAROLINA

by Debbie MacFarland-Webb, Carolinas Commissioner Cape Fear, North Carolina, USA became home to approximately 1200 Jacobite prisoners (as indentured servants) following the 1715 and 1745 uprisings in Scotland. In addition to indentured…

“TO LIFT THE CATTLE,… WE SHALL GO.”

The Following are the lyrics for the MacFarlane Gathering tune, as printed in 'The History of the Clan MacFarlane' by James MacFarlane, published in 1922 by David Clark ltd., Glasgow. Phonetic transcription and translation by my friend Kent…