Quote Originally Posted by mrpharr
Scott, are you a Morrison? I have some cousins that are. Good to see some of the family being represented out in the kilted community.
Yes, Gilmore is sept of clan Morrison. In fact, "Morrison" is, I have read, an Anglicized version of the name Gilmore, which is from the Gaelic "Ghille Moire."

My father's people were Ulster Scots though, who emmigrated to America probably from County Down. They settled in western Pennsylvania, mostly in and around Pittsburgh, where I was born.

Clan Morrison - a minor, but proud clan - has been quite active in recent years investigating Dun Éistean, once the clan fortress at the northern tip of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

There have been a few famous Morrisons though. Probably the most famous would be Marion Morrison (a.k.a. John Wayne), and more recently Adam Morrison. A little closer to home, Viscount Dunrossil (a.k.a. Andrew Morrison), who I think is now living in Austin, Texas, is a regular poster over at the Tartans.com forum.

There have been a few notorious Gilmores (don't even mention "Happy Gilmore" or "Gilmore Girls" please). But we'll leave that to another post.

Thank you,
Scott Gilmore