******************************************************************************************************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* I would have thought not: St Gilbert was not in an 'isolated' area - he was very much part of the new feudal order in the north. Details and references (and to all the bishops, archdeacons etc) Fasti Ecclesia Scoticanae Medii Aevi Ad Annum 1638, edited D L Watt and A L Murray, 2003, Scottish Records Society Malcolm Dundee, Scotland -----Original Message----- From: Glen Matheson [mailto:jag.matheson@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: 30 April 2003 01:13 To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SUT] Early Sutherland Priests ******************************************************************* This email has been received from an external party and has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ******************************************************************* Has anyone one list researched the early Bishops of Caithness (and Sutherland) ? I seem to recall reading that the Columban Catholic clergy were permitted to marry and that this continued in isolated areas after the Roman Catholic church was introduced. It was also implied that marriage was overlooked in the political appointments to the higher offices, as in the case of brothers of the local Earl or the King. Would be likely that Gilbert of Moray, (Saint Gilbert who founded Dornoch Cathedral), had offspring ? Glen ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== Please visit our NEW POSH web site at www.sutherlandheritage.com ============================== 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 PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On entering the GSI, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSI) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. GSI users see http://www.gsi.gov.uk/main/new2002notices.htm for further details. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT helpdesk.