Highland Games in England 2016

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Remember the Highland games are exactly that, mostly held on the edges of the Highlands with links to the Gaels past .
Most of the lowland Scots and Scots in England don't now nor ever have had anything to do with the Gael or the Gaels Highland games.

By the time you have gone a couple of generations in the UK few remember or have any interest in where their ancestors come from, even if all grandparents were born in Scotland most grandchildren brought up in England would not have any thought of associating themselves with Scotland.

In the Borders you have Clan gathers at the 'Common Ridings' and, at one time Gaelic was rather universal I understand and the immigration routes being rethought rather support that.

True, Border folk had no relationship with the Highland familes/Clans as they do today thru different organizations....some Borderer started this regeneration of interest in the Clans etc....what was his name again?

Jock, I hope your intuition is correct about a renewal of youthful Scots pride.