History
History of ScotlandThe Battle of Culloden — a blow by blow account
The Clearances
Social History of Celts — focusing on Ireland
Conflict Archive on the Internet — history of ‘The Troubles’ in occupied Ireland from 1968
Concise History of Ireland
Red Clydeside — a history of the labour movement in Glasgow, 1910–1932
Cultural
Dark Isle — Castles, Cairns
and Celtic music
250th Anniversary
at Culloden
The
Culloden Battlefield memorial Project
Pictish Pages
— Pictish History
Scottish Culture FAQ
Celtic Culture FAQ
Postage Stamps
— commemorating the Irish struggle for independence
Clans of Ireland — Irish
history & culture etc.
Gaelic Clothing
Traditional Highland, Irish & Celtic Dress — much more than just the truth about kilts & tartan, comprehensive & well researched. Though you have use the left-hand menu to navigate from page to page.How to wear the Great Kilt — includes helpful step by step pictures
A Highlander of the ’45
How to make a Casual Kilt
Bravehearts in Kilts Against Trouser Tyranny — the future of kilts
X Marks the Scot — a kilted forum: kilts, not skirts
Gaelic Language
Scots Gaelic — how to learn, links, information, music and information etcOnline Gaelic Dictionaries
Gaelic Resource Database — information on the availability of Gaelic-related educational resources
Mooinjer Veggey Playgroup — a Manx Pre-school that teaches Manx Gaelic
Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia — The Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia
Music
Songs of Scotland — traditional & folkRebel Irish Music — a history of Ireland in song
The Pogues
The Proclaimers
Other University Groups
Language
Glasgow University Ossianic Society
Aberdeen
University Celtic Society
University
of Ulster Gaelic Society
Cultural
Cambridge University
Ceilidh Band
Cambridge University
Irish Society
Harvard
Celtic Club
Mizzou Celtic
Society - University of Missouri
Living History Groups
The Clann — Scotland’s top mediaeval fight display team (primo site)Scotwars — Scottish military history & re-enactment portal
Lace Wars — UK living history groups depicting both military and civilian life during the 18th century
Fraser’s Highlanders — UK-based Jacobite re-enactors
Athol Regiment — US-based Jacobite re-enactors
1745 Jacobite Scoiety — Arizona based re-enactors
Lothene — Edinburgh group researching and recreating aspects of life in 11th Century Scotland
White Cockade Society — Scottish Jacobite re-enactors & cultural group
Pacifist Warfare*
The First “Lindskii”
Regiment of Infantry of the Czar’s Army of the South —
The biggest, best and longest-serving Pacifist Warfare
Regiment in the world — but nowhere else
KAOS — Killing As
Organised Sport
ALF’s
Imperial Army — Defenders of Her Majesty’s Imperial Honour:
ALF’s Army stands for all that is British and Silly
*Pacifist Warfare is unique to New Zealand. It is neither pacifist, nor warfare. It is kind of like SCA - but with obviouisly paper swords and far less serious attitude. Naturally, it is of course very very silly - and thus a good deal of fun.
If You’re Feeling Rich...
Armour Class — recommended by Fraser’s HighlandersThe Mad Piper — US quality Jacobite re-enactment equipment
The Targemaker — Scottish reproduction targe manufacturer: well worth a look even if you can’t afford one
The Clansman Centre — amoury and living history centre on Loch Ness
Politics
Scottish
National Party — Scottish independence party
Scottish Socialist Party
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Republican
Socialist Party — independent workers republic of Scotland party
Scottish Parliament
Sinn Féin — “We
Ourselves”, Irish republican party
Connolly Association —
an Irish unity and independence organisation
Irish Republican Socialist Movement
Political Parties of
Ireland
Plaid Cymru — the party
of Wales
Cymru Goch
— Welsh socialist independence party
Tynwald — Isle
of Man Parliament
Film
Beyond Braveheart — William WallaceTrainspotting — nothing to do with trains...
Scotland the Movie — guide to locations appearing in movies & television filmed in Scotland
On-line Newspapers
Critic / Te Arohi — Otago University students’ newspapergYRo — Otago Polytechnic students’ magazine
An Phoblacht/Republican News — Ireland’s biggest selling political weekly (subscription required)
The Scotsman
The Glasgow Herald
The Scots Daily Mail
On-line Media
Simply Scottish Media — radio, music, writing, resources, features, spotlights, links, and moreHighlander E-magazine & library (subscription required)
Web Directories*
Scotland Directory —
the biggest guide to cottish web sites
Rampant
Scotland Directory — guide to over 1200 Scottish web sites
The Tartan Pages — Scotland’s original Internet directory,
now tradesman and public services guide
Scottish Web Directory
— more focused on Scots bussinesses
* These were how peeps found there way around the 'net before powerful search engines and light bulbs were invented. Pretty much a thing of the past, now mostly excuses for advertising.
Member Homepages
Mark I. Baxter — website owner and Society demigodDaniel Copeland — internet scribe and mailing-list owner
Naomi Guyer — forum moderator, former president, now living in Wellington but present in spirit
Please tell me about any redirected, dead links or new sites of interest, thanks.
