“There is nothing more Scotch than the preface ‘Mac’ to a Highlander’s name, and it should be spelt m-a-c, and followed by a capital letter,” said a speaker at the Invercargill Scottish Society s meeting (reports the “Times”). The ‘Me’ is Irish,” he continued, “a true Highlander spells his name with ‘Mac. This last remark led to an indignation meeting being held by the representatives of the Fraser, Douglas, Sutherland, and Campbell clans, and a motion of censure was unanimously paused unon the speaker for excluding these clans from the Highlands. ________—
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 133, 1 March 1929, Page 7
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