Scottish Kennedy clan gathering

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Permalink Reply by William Reid Kennedy on August 21, 2009 at 2:57pm

Do you have more pictures of the Gathering?

Bill

Permalink Reply by Julie Grinnell on August 23, 2009 at 2:28pm

I would love to see more photos, as well.
This photo made me smile. The gent on the right bears a resemblance to my father, whose mother was a Kennedy :).

Permalink Reply by Iain Kennedy on August 24, 2009 at 2:33am

Lady Rosemary, the Chief's daughter, raising the standard at the tent.

The Kennedys mustering for the parade. Lord Ailsa and his daughter centre.

The Kennedys stop on the Royal Mile for a quick flutter on the horses.

The Kennedy chief leads a parade of Kennedy tourists through the gardens of Culzean Castle.

Permalink Reply by Joanne Kennedy Engelhardt on September 27, 2009 at 2:27pm

These are great pictures! (Once I got my computer to take them correctly.) I find it interesting that your father is John Kennedy. Growing up in the 50s and 60s, my brother found it difficult to convince others who he really was: John Kennedy. In addition, my father's mother was Caroline Kennedy. Pres John Kennedy had a brother Bobby who was Robert Francis. My father had a sister Bobbie who was Frances Roberta. Had my baby sister (almost decade gap in ages) been my baby brother, I would have a brother Edward. When my baby brother did come along, he got Edward as a middle name. The reason? "I won't have another kid with the same name as THOSE Kennedys!" (As you can tell, my mother didn't think too much of those Kennedys.) Edward's first wife was Joan; my name is Joanne.

"Isn't Kennedy an Irish name?" Everyone around thought we were Irish Catholic Democrats. Wrong on all accounts!

Permalink Reply by Iain Kennedy on October 1, 2009 at 3:56am

Well, I am descended from 5 consecutive generations of John Kennedys and my own name Iain is a modernised Gaelic rendition of John. But its a fairly 'neutral' forename which has been used by Irish and Scottish Kennedys alike, as has Robert. Francis is preferred by the Irish; Edward by the Irish and English but is very rare in Scotland.

These naming patterns can be quite handy in pointing to an origin although they are getting more diluted with time.

Permalink Reply by Donna Nichols on March 16, 2010 at 7:55pm

Everyone used to insist we were Irish Kennedy's and I was living in Texas in 59, down in the Valley, and took all kinds of heat because people thought I was "one of those Catholics Kennedys who would let the Pope rule the US''. My grandfather was Dr. Walter Urban Kennedy, his father was Urban Bernard Kennedy, and his father was William Kennedy..and all were Scottish. My grandfather kept me in jumpers, skirts, all Kennedy clan plaids as grew up. I have have a cape of the plaid, I got in Lynville, NC, at the Grandfather Mountain Games.
I didn't get to vote in the 60 election as I had not had Texas residency for 6 months, and I had a Texas Driver's License, and I couldn't vote absentee in IN..as I hadn't registered. In fact, I was a college student and literally got caught with no residency..because my mother moved to Ohio and I never lived in Ohio.

Permalink Reply by Iain Kennedy on March 17, 2010 at 2:42am

It's worth pointing out that the Highland Kennedys were and still are Roman Catholic, plus there are loads of Catholic Kennedys in the lowlands and half those in Belfast are Catholic too (including Brian Kennedy the singer who has toured with Van Morrison)... But Ayrshire is about as pure Church of Scotland as you can get. Until recently Glasgow Celtic FC had a John Kennedy on the squad who I believe was Irish Catholic but sadly he has had to retire from the game due to a persistent knee injury.