Clan Donald Australia
"under the patronage of the High Council of the Chiefs of Clan Donald"
Ranald MacDonnell of Glengarry, Sir Ian Macdonald of Sleat, Lord Macdonald of Macdonald, High Chief of ClanDonald, Ranald Macdonald of Clanranald, The Earl of Antrim, Chief of the McDonnell’s of Antrim
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After many months of deliberation, Clan Donald Australia was officially formed during October 2012, at a meeting of several members of Clan Societies from around Australia in Adelaide.
Pictured above: Michael Murphy President Clan Donald SA, Norman Macdonald High Commissioner Clan Donald Australia, Neil Macdonald President Clan Donald Qld, Donald McDonald Commissioner SA, Lachlan Macdonald Commissioner NSW.
Although no tincluded in this picture, Pam McDonald Commissioner for Clan Donald West Australia, attended the meeting via the new electronic medium of Skype.
High Commissioner Norman Macdonald and Lachie Macdonald, Hon Secretary Clan Donald NSW arrive at Bundanoon April 2012
Clan DONALD
There are a 5.1 million people in Scotland, and around 40 million descendant people with Scottish descent living in other countries.
If you are of Scottish descent your allegiance would be to your Clan. From the Gaelic CLANN (meaning family or children), the clan system was integral to the highland tribal culture of Gaelic Scotland, as distinct from that of Lowland Scotland where there are also great families but no clan system.
Clan Donald have several tartans to locate the one for you go to www.tartan.scotland.net
or google tartan+scotland
