Are most Armstrongs from Scotland or Ireland. My grandson is making a Molly's pilgrim doll in the 2nd grade and they have to dress up the doll in clothing of their heritage. I was wondering if the Armstrongs are from Scotland or Ireland. We are going for Scotland with the little kilt skirt thing. We haven't got any further than bucks county Pennsylvania on our Armstrong family. Do the Armstrongs have a coat of arms or a family crest? or is each armstrong family different.? Dianne Heryford EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Dianne, The Armstrong Clan originated on the borders of Scotland.. and for 300 years were a major force.. in (about) 1530 King James V of Scotland hanged Johnie Armstrong, 2nd son of the then Clan chief, and about 30 (or so) of his closest friends/relatives. In (about) 1610 the Armstrong Clan Chief was hanged by King James VI/I Who was then the king of both Scotland and England. and thus commenced a migration of Armstrong's to healthier climates. Many went to the Province of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Some went straight to North America, and some just went to far off places.. The borders of Scotland are considereed Lowlands.. The Armstrong's for 300 years were known as Reivers. (Raiders) they rode horses, stole cattle, sheep and other things that weren't hidden or nailed down.. Horsemen didn't wear kilts for obvious reasons. Kilts were associated with the Highlands, not the lowlands.. But if you want to dress up your doll in a kilt I doubt if anyone other than another historian would know the difference..! in regards to the Armstrong Tartan, you have a choice between the Ancient, and the Modern.. myself I think the Ancient Tartan is much more attractive.. (see Clan web sites) A coat of arms belongs to an individual.. Not a Family.. Family members and other associates can wear a Clan Badge to show association or allegiance to the individual that has the Coat of Arms.. There are quite a few Coats of Arms that have been associated with various Armstrong's down through history.. there is one Clan badge that is now universally recognized as that of the Armstrong's. (See Clan websites) See the three major Clan organizations... http://www.armstrong.org/ http://www.armstrongclan.org.uk/ http://www.armstrong-clan-association.co.uk/ Sincerely, John D. Armstrong A Little SoWest of North Dianne wrote: > Are most Armstrongs from Scotland or Ireland. > My grandson is making a Molly's pilgrim doll in the 2nd grade and they have to dress up the doll in clothing of their heritage. I was wondering if the Armstrongs are from Scotland or Ireland. We are going for Scotland with the little kilt skirt thing. We haven't got any further than bucks county Pennsylvania on our Armstrong family. Do the Armstrongs have a coat of arms or a family crest? or is each armstrong family different.? > > > Dianne Heryford > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARMSTRONG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >