One of the oldest of the clans and renowned for their martial ardour, Clan Macfarlane, known as the ‘Wild Ones’, was a cadet branch of the ancient Celtic Earls of Lennox and take their name from ‘Parlan’, a supporter of Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Independence.
• Loch Lomondside was their territory and they became infamous for raiding their neighbours’ livestock, while even the tune played on the bagpipes at their clan gatherings was Thogail nam bo – Lifting the Cattle.
• The colourful and prominent tale of the Macfarlanes is recounted here.
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