Good Morning All; To say that the Highland Clearances was "ethnic cleansing" is to put the wrong slant on this despicable event in Scottish history. "Ethnic cleansing" indicates the eradication of one ethnic race by and for the benefit of a different ethnic race. In the case of the Clearances it was a case of Scottish landowners eliminating Scottish peasants - not the same thing really. More likely it was "greed" as well as being a very sad case of "man's inhumanity to man". I have a book "The Highland Clearances" by John Prebble, published in 1963. At pages 250 & 264 it refers top Col. John Gordon,(as well as South Uist and Benbecula), as being a ruthless person. This is an excellent book on the subject (if it is still available, the pages of my copy are yellowing) and it is some time since I read it. It is a worthwhile addition to one's library. I would be glad to do look-ups in it if anyone has a question. The title page of the book has the quotation "Since you have preferred sheep to men, let sheep defend you". Have a good day Malcolm Shaw, Calgary, Alberta

Sir: If your book is indexed, perhaps you may see if any of the name MacArthur, McArthur, or McArtor were transported. Thank you for your kindness. Aye, Bob McArtor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Shaw" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:38 AM Subject: [SCTCDN] {SCTCDN] Re: Scottish Clearances > Good Morning All; > > To say that the Highland Clearances was "ethnic cleansing" is to put the wrong slant on this despicable event in Scottish history. "Ethnic cleansing" indicates the eradication of one ethnic race by and for the benefit of a different ethnic race. In the case of the Clearances it was a case of Scottish landowners eliminating Scottish peasants - not the same thing really. More likely it was "greed" as well as being a very sad case of "man's inhumanity to man". > > I have a book "The Highland Clearances" by John Prebble, published in 1963. At pages 250 & 264 it refers top Col. John Gordon,(as well as South Uist and Benbecula), as being a ruthless person. This is an excellent book on the subject (if it is still available, the pages of my copy are yellowing) and it is some time since I read it. It is a worthwhile addition to one's library. I would be glad to do look-ups in it if anyone has a question. > > The title page of the book has the quotation "Since you have preferred sheep to men, let sheep defend you". > > Have a good day > > Malcolm Shaw, Calgary, Alberta > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Malcolm: I agree with you, as that comment bothered me also. I felt that the individual that posted that e-mail was implying that the "ethnic" was of the RC's being expelled from the land, and not the lower class farmers etc. Let's face it Scotland was basically a Catholic country originally as was England. Edd Sinnett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Shaw" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:38 AM Subject: [SCTCDN] {SCTCDN] Re: Scottish Clearances > Good Morning All; > > To say that the Highland Clearances was "ethnic cleansing" is to put the wrong slant on this despicable event in Scottish history. "Ethnic cleansing" indicates the eradication of one ethnic race by and for the benefit of a different ethnic race. In the case of the Clearances it was a case of Scottish landowners eliminating Scottish peasants - not the same thing really. More likely it was "greed" as well as being a very sad case of "man's inhumanity to man". > > I have a book "The Highland Clearances" by John Prebble, published in 1963. At pages 250 & 264 it refers top Col. John Gordon,(as well as South Uist and Benbecula), as being a ruthless person. This is an excellent book on the subject (if it is still available, the pages of my copy are yellowing) and it is some time since I read it. It is a worthwhile addition to one's library. I would be glad to do look-ups in it if anyone has a question. > > The title page of the book has the quotation "Since you have preferred sheep to men, let sheep defend you". > > Have a good day > > Malcolm Shaw, Calgary, Alberta > > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: [email protected] inserting the word unsubscribe in both the subject line and the text area and using a fresh email to do it. Use -D- if you are in Digest mode. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Excuse me, but the term is "The Highland Clearances", not "Scottish Clearances". And it was ethnic, not religious. Those affected were the Highlanders of both Scotland and Ireland, as opposed to the Lowlanders of either place. Aside from all that, however, it was the Clan Chieftains who were doing the clearing. It was purely economic. The farms were no longer profitable. Sheep were very profitable, but they didn't need a lot of people to tend them. The heads of the clans had long ago been given hereditary titles, and had moved off the land. The peasants were loyal to the clan, the chiefs didn't even know who the peasants were. Bruce > From: "Edbld" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 12:40:28 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] {SCTCDN] Re: Scottish Clearances > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 10:47:16 -0600 > > Hi Malcolm: > I agree with you, as that comment bothered me also. > I felt that the individual that posted that e-mail was implying that the > "ethnic" was of the RC's being expelled from the land, and not the lower > class farmers etc. > Let's face it Scotland was basically a Catholic country originally as was > England. > Edd Sinnett