I'm by no means an authority on Scottish History, but I do recall some material that I read pertinent to the possibility that the roots of the Scots in my family being in Italy. Seems that there is some speculation that certain Roman soldiers who were on a little junket to the British Isles may have "jumped the wall" (Hadrian's) and gone native...so you may not be the first to fall in love with Scotland and Ireland.

...it's all relative...and , ultimately, we are all relatives.

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AA