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Descendants of John
Boyd who married Margaret (Ginny)
Long in Boston, Massachusetts, 1731.
(Skip the ancient Boyd part and go directly to John and Margaret)
The first Boyd appeared
the middle 1200s in Cunningham in Northern
Ayrshire, Scotland. The family has been associated with Ayrshire and
other parts of southwest Scotland since the time of the de Moreville
Our first chief was
Boyd who fought at the Battle of Bannock-
burn 24 June 1314. For his service to Bruce he was awarded
the lands of Kilmarnock, Dalry, Bondington, Hertschaw, Kilbride, etc.
Kilmarnock became the family seat. The family earned the nickname
"The Trusty Boyds" because of their loyalty to the cause of Scottish
The Boyds of Scotland
the height of their power when Lord
Alexander Boyd became Regent during the minority of King James III.
In 1469 the family fell from power. (see A short History of Scotland
by P. Hume Brown, 1908.)
In the 16th century, some
moved to Ulster in Ireland and became
part of the English settlement of Northern Ireland. During this same
time different branches of the family produced well known scholars
such as Mark Alexander Boyd, poet, Zachary Boyd who translated the
bible into verse, and James Boyd, 1st Laird of Trochrig and
Archbishop of Glasgow.
William Boyd, 4th Earl of
fell heir to the Earldom at the
age of 13 when his father died. He participated in the Jacobite
Rising of 1745 and was executed for treason on August 18, 1746. His
eldest surving son James, became 15th Earl of Errol. Scottish law
dictated he change his name to HAY in order to assume the title. The
Boyd line was carried down through the Hay family for several
generations until Gilbert Alan Rowland Hay became 6th Baron
Kilmarnock upon the death of his brother, Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd
Earl of Errol. Gilbert immediately changed his surname back to BOYD,
the surname of his ancestors. His son Alistair Ivor Gilbert Boyd is
currently 7th Baron Kilmarnock.
The Home of the Boyd
was in Kilmarnock. Dean Castle takes its
name from "the Dean" or wooded valley. Until about 1700 it was called
Kilmarnock Castle. After an accidental fire gutted the Palace area in
1735, the Castle had almost two centuries of neglect.
The restoration of the
was carried out by the 8th Lord Howard
de Walden who inherited the estate in 1899. In 1975 his son, the 9th
Lord, gifted the Castle and its magnificent collections to Kilmarnock
and Loudoin District Council. In 1976 Dean Castle was opened as a
museum. The Country Park in which the Castle is situated was formally
opened in 1980.
Alastair Ivor Gilbert
7th Baron Kilmarnock, direct descendant
of William, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was born 11 May 1927. He suc-
ceeded his father in 1975. Lord Kilmarnock was educated at Bradfield
and King's College, Cambridge. He is a member of Delegacy Goldsmith's
College. He is also Vice-President of the Association of District
Councils and a spokesman on Health, Social Services and Social
Security. He is author of Sabbatical Year (1958), The Road from
Ronda (1969) and The Companion Guide to Madrid and Central Spain
(1972). (C) William J. Boyd, 1988
Chapter 1
(The Ancient Boyds)
(Skip the ancient Boyd part and go directly to John and Margaret)
who, in a charter of Sir John Erskine in
1282, is designated ROBERTUS DE BOYD, MILES. He was a man of
great bravery, and highly distinguished himself at the
battle of Largs, where King Alexander III gained a signal
victory over HACO (Haakon) King of Norway, A.D. 1263, for
which the king rewarded him with a grant of lands in Cunning-
ham. He died in 1270. His son:
was one of the Scots Barons who were forced
to swear fealty to King Edward I, when he over-ran Scotland,
A.D. 1298. In the following year he joined Sir Walter Wallace
and did everthing a valiant man could do to relieve his
country from the ignomy of a foreign yoke. He died about 1300
and was succeeded by his son:
who was a great and worthy patriot. He was
one of the first to join the gallant Bruce, and continued to
be the ardent and devoted friend of that monarch. The
generous king rewarded his faithful services with gifts of
lands, and Baronies, of Kilmarnock, Bondington, Hertsham,
Kilbride, Ardniel, Dalny, and many others forfeited by John
Baliol. The charters may be seen in the Public Archives,
dated A.D. 1308, 1360, &c. Sir Robert died in the beginning
of the reign of David Bruce and left three sons, Thomas,
Allan, a brave man who was killed in the siege of Perth, in
1339, and James, mentioned in a charter 1342.
of Kilmarnock flourished in the reign of
David Bruce. He had three sons, Thomas, his heir, William,
ancestor of the Boyds of Badenheath, who, obtained a charter
from King David in 1368, and a third son Robert de Boyd,
ancestor of the Boyds of Partincross in Ayrshire.
designated Dominus de Kilmarnock, had been
guilty of the slaughter of Neilson of Dalrymple in feud, for
which he obtained a remission from Robert, Duke of Albany,
who was Governor of Scotland A.D. 1409. He married the
daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Gifford, Lord of
Yester, and by her had a great accession of fortune, and was
a man of distinguished abilities, who made a great figure
during the reign of James I, and who was one of his sureties,
when he came to Scotland to concert measures for obtaining
his liberty in 1421. He was also one of the hostages for
ransom, in 1424. He married Janet Montgomery of the family of
Ardrossan, and by her had Sir THomas, his heir, and William,
Abbot of Kilwinning. He died in 1432.
Lord of Kilmarnock succeeded his father.
He had two sons, Robert, his heir, and Sir Alexander Boyd of
Duncan, who was Precepter to King James III. His eldest
daughter, Janet, was married to John Maxwell of Calderwood,
and his second daughter, Margaret, to Alexander, Lord
Montgomery. Sir Thomas had been concerned in the murder of
Lord Darnley, and Sir Alexander Stewart, in revenge, murdered
him at Craignaught Hall, July 9, 1439. His son:
was a man of great parts, and eminent as a statesman. He was in
such greatfavor with King James II, that he created him Lord of Par-
liament in 1459.
The eminent
of this distinguished nobleman claim a
more extended notice, as they raised him to the highest
pinnacle of grandeur. Historians have thought it sufficient
honour to record of his father that he had for his son THE
GREAT ROBERT BOYD. In what manner the early years of his life
were passed, or of what age he was when deprived of the
guidance and instruction of his father, we are uninformed.
Towards the end of the reign of King James II, he began to
make a considerable figure, and to attract much attention.
His great penetration and sound judgement rendered him useful
at court. His knowledge of mankind was unsurpassed by any of
his time. His courtesy and affability made him a universal
favorite, so that he acquired the esteem and confidence of
all classes of people, as well as the favor of his Prince, by
whom he was created a Baron, and called to Parliament by the
name and title of LORD BOYD OF KILMARNOCK. He added to his
grandeur by alliances made with many great and noble
families, and by the large additions which he made to his
paternal inheritance.
The first
we find his Lordship engaged in any public
employment was in the year 1459, when he was one of several
Lords, Barons, and Prelates, who were sent to England in the
character of Plenipotentiaries to renew the truce with that
country, just then expired. They prolonged it at Newcastle,
for seven years. Upon the unhappy death, in 1460, of James II
Lord Boyd was made Justiciary, and was named one of the Lords
of Regency, in whose hands was lodged the administrations of
affairs during the young kings minority. Buchanan speaks of
him as Lord Chancellor, but this is a mistake, witness a
charter of James II (date Jan 23,1461) under the Great Seal,
in which Lord Evandale is named as a witness, as "ANDREA,
younger brother, Alexander of Duncan, parti-
cipated in the Royal favor, and was knighted by the king, to
whom he had been appointed instructor in the ruduments of
Military disipline, in which he was a great proficient.
As the Lord Boyd had a great share in the administration of
affairs in virtue of his office, so his brother Alexander by
his constant access to the person of the young king, as his
tutor, had great influence over the inclinations of his Royal
pupil, insomuch that the two brothers found means to engross
most of the places and preferments about the court to their
own family and friends. Sir Alexander began to instill in the
mind of the young king, then 12 years old, notions of
manhood and liberty, insinuating that he was now old enough
to govern without the help of guardians and tutors, so that
he might, and ought to, free himself from that restraint.
This advice was readily accepted by the young king, who
resolved to take the government upon himself, which was, in
effect, to take it out of the hands of regents, and transfer
it to the Boyds. The king was at this time in Linlithgow,
where Lord Kennedy, one of the regents, kept a watchful eye
on him. It thus became necessary to take the king to
Edinburgh, that he might assume the Royal government, and
this was effected by the Boyds in the following manner. They
ordered a hunting party for the King on July 20, 1466, and
instead of pursuing the chase, they turned towards Edinburgh.
Lord Kennedy speedily overtook them, and, laying his hand on
the bridal of the King's horse, requested him to return to
Linlithgow, and bade him beware of those guides who thus
treasonably attempted to take him away, as, by a statute then
recently passed, it had been made high treason to remove the
King's person without the consent of the State in Paliament
first obtained. But the Boyd's thought that the King's person
would shield them from harm, and that an after statute would
cancel the former. In this assurance, Sir Alexander Boyd, as
if he meant to resent the insolence offered to the King,
after some angry words, gave Lord Kennedy a blow to his
hunting staff, who thereupon left them, and they proceeded
unmolested to Edinburgh. Lord Boyd then began to prepare
for his own safety, and to avert the danger which threatened
him and his friends. They therefore prevailed upon the King
to call a parliament at Edinburgh, which convened (in 1466)
the Lord Boyd fell upon his knees before the throne where the
King sat, and, in a long and elaborate harangue, complained
of the hard construction put on the King's removal from Lin-
lithgow, and how ill his services in bringing the King to
Edinburgh were interpreted by his enemies, who threatened
that the instigators should one day suffer for it, and he
humbly begged the King's opinion thereon. The King, after
advising a short time with his Lords, made answer that the
Lord Boyd was not his advisor but rather his companion on
that journey and therefore more worthy of a reward for his
courtesy than of punishment for his compliance, and that this
he was willing to declare in a public decree of the Estates,
and thereby silence his enemies, and in the same decree
provision should be made that the matter should never be made
prejudicial to the Lord Boyd or his companions. His lordship
then desired that the decree might be registered in the Acts
of the Assembly, and confirmed by letters patent
under the Great Seal.
This was complied with;
declarations were recorded and an
instrument was granted to his Lordship under the Great Seal,
(which is still extant in the King's archives in Edinburgh).
At the same time by the advise of the council, the King gave
him letters patent, constituting him as sole Regent, and com-
mitting to him the entire keeping and safety of the King, his
Royal brothers and sisters, and all the jurisdiction over all
his subjects till the King should arrive at 20 years of age.
The nobles present immediately promised their assistance to
Lord Boyd and his brother in all their public actions, and
agreed to be liable to punishment if they should fail to
fulfill their promise. This stipulation and covenant the King
also subscribed.
Lord Boyd's nomination to
great a dignity was not effected
by a private junto, but in full and open Parliament and, as
the King himself declared, "CONSENSII CAETERORUM
Great as
Lordship now was, he had not yet reached the
summit of his glory. The honours which he had already re-
ceived paved the way for still greater. Having now the sole
administrations in his own hands, it was not long before he
had opportunity of getting into the highest offices in the
kingdom. On August 25, 1467, he was appointed Lord high
Chamberlain of Scotland. His commision, (which the Crawfurd
had seen) was issued, bearing the Great Seal of the above
date and was "Provit".
Some matters
high concern were taken out of the hands of
the high Chamberlain and reserved for a commission. Of this
class were the marriages of the king, his sisters, and his
brothers the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar. This,
however, did not hinder the Lord Chamberlain from obtaining
the hand of the Lady Mary Stewart, the King's eldest sister,
in marriage for his son:
This young nobleman was most accomplished
and his marriage and near alliance with the Crown, added to
his own distinguished merit, raised him to a nearer place in
the affection as well as confidence of his sovereign, by whom
he was, soon after, created Earl of ARRAN. With his Royal
bride he obtained many lands, and was himself esteemed the
fountain from which all honours and preferments must flow.
The Lord
by this great accession of honour to
his family, seemed to have arrived at the highest pinnacle of
pomp and grandeur, and this, in appearance, too well based
to be easily shaken.
The King was
friend and patron, a great part of the
nobility in league with him, the administration of the whole
government in his hands, his brother in no less esteem and
favour with the King, and future greatness of his family
secured by his son's marriage with the King's sister.
But, such is the
of human affairs, and so deceit-
ful the smiles of fortune, that what seemed to be a prop and
support for the establishment of the power and greatness of
this family proved to be the very means of its overthrow, by
stirring up the most bitter and jealous enemies. About this
time a marriage having been concluded by ambassadors sent to
Denmark for that purpose, between the young king of Scotland
and Margaret, daughter of the king of Denmark, the Earl of
Arran was pitched upon, as a nobleman in every way qualified
for so honourable and magnificent an embassy, to go over to
that kingdom and espouse the Danish princess in the name of
his brother-in-law the King, and to conduct her to Scotland.
The Earl of Arran, judging all things at home safe, willingly
accepted this honour, and, in the autumn of 1469, sailed for
Denmark with a proper convoy, and a noble train of friends
and followers. This was a fatal step. For the Lord Chamber-
lain, the Earl's father, being necessarily absent from court
a large part of the time, in discharge of his office, as well
as through age and infirmity, -which was also the case with
his brother Alexander, - the Earl of Arran had scarcely set
out on his jounney before his enemies began to plot for his
ruin, and the downfall of his family. The Kennedy's were
powerful, and exceedingly bitter in their hostility. Every
art that malice could suggest was tried to alienate the King.
Every public miscarriage was laid at their door, and the
Kennedy's spread about reports to inflame the people against
them. They represented that the Lord Chamberlain was an am-
bitious and aspiring man, guilty of the higest offences and
capable of contriving and instigating the worst villanies;
that he had stained the Royal blood by marrying his son to
the Princess Mary. The King, weak, credulous, and wavering,
and naturally prone to jealousy, began to alarmed, and at
length, giving way to his new counsellors, and flattered with
the prospect of filling his coffers with the confiscated es-
tate of the obnoxious Lord, sacrificed not only the Earl of
Arran, but all his family, to the malice and resentment of
their enemies. Notwithstanding their own and their ancestors
great service to the crown, and in spite of those ties of
blood which united them so closely to each other, James sum-
moned a parliament to meet at Edinburgh on the 20th November
1469, before which the Lord Boyd, the Earl of Arran (though
in Denmark) and Sir Alexander Boyd of Duncan were premptorily
summoned to give an account of their administration, and to
answer to such charges as should be brought against them.
The high
was astonished at this sudden blow, and
betook himself to arms, or at least, appeared with such an
attendence of armed men as obliged the government to call out
the Royal forces. So unequal a contest the weaker party de-
clined, and his Lordship, distrusting Parliament, escaped to
England. But his brother, Sir Alexander, being sick, and
trusting in his own integrity, was brought before Parliament
where he, the Lord Boyd, and the Earl of Arran were, at his
majesty's instance, indicted for high treason for carrying
the King from Linlithgow to Edinburgh in 1466. Sir Alexander
alleged in his defense that they had not only obtained the
King's pardon for that offense, in public convention, but it
was declared by a subsequent parliament to be a good service
and he desired a copy of that act might be transcribed, but
this was denied him, and it was alleged that the King only
forbore his personal resentment, which did not exempt them
from the punishment of the law. They were found guilty by a
jury of noble Lords and Barons and condemned. Sir Alexander,
being present, was sentenced to lose his head, which sentence
was speedily executed, in Edinburgh. Lord Boyd, who had es-
caped into England, avoided a like fate, but did not long
survive his downfall. He died at Ainwick in 1470. The Earl of
Arran, though absent, and that on the King's and public
business of great importance, was, without a hearing,
declared a public enemy, and all his estates confiscated.
Things were
this situation when he arrived from Denmark,
in the firth of fourth, with the espoused queen. Before he
landed he received inteligence of the ruin of his family,-
for his lady, on the first news of the approach of the Dan-
ish fleet, made immediately to her beloved Lord, and informed
him of the calamity. Thinking it unsafe to land, he resolved
to return to Denmark; and without waiting for the ceremony of
the Queen's landing, he embarked to Denmark with his lady in
one of the Danish vessels, and sailed to Denmark, where he
met with a noble reception suitable to his high birth and
real merit. He traveled thence through Germany into France,
where he prevailed on Louis XI to attempt his reconciliation
with his Royal brother-in-law, but without success. He then
left the French court, and went to Charles, Duke of Burgundy
who received him graciously, and accepted his services in the
war he was then waging with his rebelious subjects. Finding
him a brave and wise man, he honoured and supported him and
Lady Mary in a manner becoming their rank; -whereupon King
James wrote over to Flanders, and recalled his sister.
Knowing, however, the great affection she had for her husband
and fearing she would not leave him, he caused others to
write to her and give her hopes that if she would come over
and sue for pardon for her husband, she would be graciously
heard and he be restored to favour. Flattered with these fair
promises, the countess of Arran resolved to try if her
presence and entreaties could move her brother to compassion.
No sooner was she arrived
Scotland than the faithless king
began to urge a divorce from her husband; cruelly detaining
her, and causing citations to be fixed up at Kilmarnock, com-
manding Thomas Boyd of Arran to appear within sixty days, on
his failing to do which, his marriage with the King's sister
was declared null and void, and a divorce made, (according to
Buchanan), the Earl now being alive, and unheard (1474). The
Lady Mary was then compelled to marry James Lord Hamilton, a
man inferior to her former husband, both in birth and
The Earl,
down by the weight of his misfortunes, died
soon after, at Antwerp, where he was honourably interred at
the expense of the Duke of Burgundy, in 1474. The Duke also
erected a superb monument to his memory, with an inscription
suitable to the great character he left behind him.
Some writers affirm
the Earl of Arran died in 1470, but
this is an error. It was his father, Lord Boyd, who died in
that year, at Ainwick, (whence, probably, the mistake arose).
The Earl of Arran did not return from the Danish expedition
till 1470; he then went to Denmark, Germany, and France; at
each of which Courts he must have stayed some time. After
that, he entered into service with the Duke of Burgundy
and served in his wars. During his residence in that court,
the Lady Mary bore him a son and a daughter before returning
to Scotland. All of this could not have been accomplished
earlier than 1474. The Earl did not die till the Lady Mary
had arrived in Scotland, whither she had been lured
ostensibly that she might obtain favor for him, and she
arrived there in 1474. It is evident from King James conduct
that he had determined to give his sister another husband at
any cost and he must either have forced her into an adult-
erous marriage, with Hamilton, or else have effected the
marriage in the very earliest days of her widowhood. Her
affectionate behaviour to the Earl of Arran forbids our
supposing that she would have married again quickly except
under compulsion. Now, if her husband were already dead, why
did King James clamor for divorce.
While these papers
in course of revision, a friend sent
in the following interesting note.
all agreed that the ballad of Sir Patrick
Spens is of uncertain date; it does not answer, in all parti-
culars to any one authentic incident in Scottish history. A
note in Allingham's "ballad Book" tells us that "Mr. Finlay"
thinks it (the ballad) more likely to have to do with James
3rd's marriage with Margaret, daughter of the King of Denmark
and I don't see why not. The changed catastrophy need not
surprise us. A national ballad is not a chronicle, nor a
police report."
Its function
not to embalm details of a crime, but to
express and encite noble emotions, and the bard may sing not
what was but what should have been. The ballad in question is
a tale of pity and terror; it hints, indeed at treachery
(which is an ingredient in most tragedies; but we are at
least spared the shameful record of Royal dishonour. If this
were done designedly, it rather neatly emphasises the moral
that fifty fathom water is more merciful than a corrupt
After the terrible
which befell the house of Boyd at
the time of the king's marriage with the Danish Princess, the
fortunes of the family were not long in reviving; thus The
Lord high Chamberlain, Robert Boyd, had, besides the Earl of
Arran, two sons (by his former wife Marion, daughter of Sir
Robert Maxwell of Calderwood), named Archibald and Alexander;
also a daughter; married to the Earl of Angus (Chancellor
under James IV). After the downfall of the Boyds, the Barony
and Lordship of Kilmarnock fell to the crown, and there
continued till 1492, when the King, taking compassion on his
nephew, the son of the late Earl of Arran, and out of the
love which he bore to his sister, restored her son to the
Barony of Kilmarnock and other lands belonging to his
ancestors; also to the title of Lord Boyd. But, he dying
without issue, (being killed by Lord Montgomery) the Lordship
returned again to the Crown; and the line was carried on by
Alexander, second son of the late Lord Chamberlain, and
brother to the late Earl of Arran. In a grant which he had of
land in 1494, he is styled FILIUS ROBERTI, QUONDAM DOMINI.
the second son of the late Lord Chamberlain
(the great Robert Boyd) had, as already told, a sister
married to the Earl of Angus, Chancellor to James IV. Partly
through the interest of that nobleman, and partly through his
own dutiful behaviour, he was, by James IV, made "Baillie"
and Chamberlain of Kilmarnock for the Crown, and was restored
to part of that Lordship, with a grant of the lands of
Bordland. He was a great favorite of James IV, and by him
advanced to many honours. He married a daughter of Sir Robert
Colville of Ochiltree, and had three sons, Robert, Thomas the
ancestor of the Boyds of Picton, and Adam, from whom the
Boyds of Pinkhill and Trochrig are descended.
his father and became a great favorite
with King James V, whom he faithfully served, both at home
and abroad, so that the King bestowed upon him the whole
lordship of Kilmarnock (May 20, 1536). He also had, by a
grant of the Earl of Arran (Governnor of Scotland during the
minority of Queen Mary) many other lands; formerly belonging
to his ancestors. In 1536, he was restored to the title and
and honours as well as the estate of Lord Boyd, and in March
1544 he was served and returned heir to his cousin James. He
married Helen, daughter of Sir James Summervail of Canmethan,
by whom he had Robert, and Margaret who married Neil Mont-
gomery of Landshan. He died in 1550.
succeeded his father, and was the fourth
bearing the title. During his lifetime the family revived
again. He was a nobleman of great parts, possessing in an
eminent degree all those hereditary qualities that had
rendered the name of Boyd illustrious. The trouble of the
times during the hapless reign of the unfortunate Queen Mary
gave him sufficient opportunities of exercising his talents.
That Princess
1549, had been graciously pleased to re-
cognise his title to the honours of Lord Boyd, under letters
patent of the Great Seal; and he retained her confidence by
faithful adherence, maintaining his loyal service even in the
worst of times, till the almost total supression of her
interests; assisting her with his counsel, and risking his
own life in her defence on every occasion; although, at the
same time, he condemned the imprudence which involved the
Queen in her difficulties, as well as the violent measures
taken by her subjects against her. Upon her marriage with
Bothwell he entered into an association with other Lords to
punish the King's murderers; to disolve the Queen's marriage
and at the same time to defend the infant Prince from his
mother and step-father. He, however, continued to serve the
Queen and was made one of the Lords of the privy-council, and
selected by her to treat with the rebel lords; they having
refused to treat with her. Lord Boyd then commanded a part of
her army at the battle of Longside, where she was defeated.
Upon the Queens retirement into England, Commissioners were
appointed by Queen Elizabeth and Lord Murray (Regent of Scot-
land) to hear and determine the controversy between Mary and
her subjects; and Lord Boyd was chosen to be a commissioner,
on behalf of Queen Mary. He was also employed in the fatal
affair of her intended marriage with the Duke of Norfolk. He
was, in short, one of her chief defenders on all ocassions,
until 1571, when the Earl of Morton, then regent; persuaded
Lord Boyd and the Earl of Argyle to desert the Queen's party;
bestowing on the former a large grant of land, at the same
time that the Earl of Argyle was divorced from his wife, and
married Lord Boyd's daughter. After this Lord Boyd was one of
the commissioners who subscribed the treaty of Perth. In 1578
he was on the Commission to treat with England for suppres-
sing the border incursions. In 1581 he conspired with other
Lords to remove the Duke of Lennox, (a Papist) from court. To
do this, they seized the King, confined him to Ruthven house,
and compelled him to banish the duke. For this Lord Boyd came
near losing his life, but escaped to France. Returning thence
in 1585 he was pardoned, and in the same year was sent ambas-
sador to England, together with the Earl of Bothwell, to
arrange a treaty for the defence of the protestant Religion,
as well as a firm and lasting peace between the two realms;
a treaty which they concluded and signed.
This league was
in consequence of the one made by the
Kings of France and Spain with the Pope for the extirpation
of the Protestant cause. Lord Boyd died in 1589, and was
buried among his ancestors in the church of Kilmarnock under
a fair tomb, with the following strange verse by way of an
Here lies that godly noble, wise Lord
Who Kirk and commons all record
Which were while they this jewel all enjoyed
Maintained, governed, and councill'd by that Lord
His ancient house oft peril'd, he restored
Twice six and sixty years he lived and syne
By death the 3rd of January devoured
In anno thrice five hundred eighty nine
His wife was Margaret,
daughter and sole heiress of Sir
George Colquhoun of Glins. By this marriage he made additions
to his paternal inheritence; and had children, Robert, who
died without issue; Thomas, who succeeded him, William, who
married the heiress of Badenheath; also daughters; Giles
married to Hugh, Earl of Eglinton; Agnes, to James Colquhoun
of Luss; Christiana, to Sir James Hamilton of Avendale; and
Eliza, to Cunningham of Drumquhassel. His son:
THOMAS BOYD, the
Lord of Boyd, suceeded him, and obtained
charters of many lands and Baronies between 1595 and 1599,
and married Margaret, daughter of Sir Matthew Campbell of Lon-
don (ancestor to the Earl of that name) by whom he had a son,
Robert, who was Master 1. of Boyd, and a daughter who married
James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn. His other children were Sir
Thomas Boyd of Bedlay; Adam, who married Margaret, sister of
Robert Galbraith of Kilkroich, also John Boyd Esq., a
daughter married to Blair of Blair, and one to Elphinston of
Blythesrood. He died in 1616, and was succeeded by his
Lord Boyd, was served and returned heir to his
father in 1612, and succeeded his grandfather in 1619. He
married Christiana, daughter of Thomas Hamilton Earl of Mad-
dington, by whom he had a son and four daughters, one of whom
married Morrison of Prestonrange, one, Sinclair of Stevenston
one Scott of Marden, and one Dundas of Armiston. He died in
1622, and was succeeded by his son:
Lord Boyd, who married a daughter of the second
Earl of Wigton, and died without issue 1640, being greatly
regretted as a man of much promise. He was succeeded by his
The eldest son of a Scottish Baron, who, if he had sur-
vived his father, would have inherited the title, is
called "Master of &c".
Lord Boyd, 2nd son of Robert, Master of Boyd. He
was a man of great worth and honour, and a steady supporter
of the unfortunate Charles. (For this, the usurper fined him
1500 Pounds Sterling). He married Catherine, daughter of John
Craik of York, by whom he had a daughter, Eva, who married
Sir David Cunningham of Robertland. He died in 1654, and was
succeeded by his son:
9th Lord Boyd, who gave early proofs that he in-
herited all the abilities and shining qualities which had
rendered his ancestors so illustrious. He was esteemed a man
of great wit and learning, which recommended him to the gay
court of Charles II. He had been remarkedly active in the
interest of that monarch's restoration, for which, and for
some services to the Crown, he was, by letters Patent, Aug
7th, 1661, created EARL of KILMARNOCK.
Images of 1st Earl, William Boyd
He married Lady Jane,
daughter of William Cunningham, Earl of
Glencairn. He died in 1692, leaving four sons and two daugh-
ters. Of the latter, one, Lady Mary, married Sir Alexander
Mclean, the other, Lady Margaret, married Porterfield of
Porterfield. The sons were William, Robert,1 Captain James,
and Charles.
Robert Boyd was born in August 1689, and baptised on
the 24th of August. He died at Kilmarnock in 1760 aged
72. He married Margaret Thompson and had four sons and
a daughter. John settled in London, William, northern
Scotland, James* at Newburyport, MA. Alexander, born
about 1720 at Kilmarnock and Margaret who married
Fairservice of Kilmarnock. *This claim is disputed by Sir
James Balfour Paul, in his edition of Robert Woods "Peerage
of Scotland".
WILLIAM BOYD, 2nd
Earl of Kilmarnock suceeded his father, (1692),
and married Lettice, daughter of Thomas Boyd, Esq., an emi-
nent merchant of Dublin, by whom he had William, his heir,
and Thomas, the advocate. He survived his father but a few
months, and was suceeded by his son:
WILLIAM BOYD, 3rd
Earl of Kilmarnock, whose charter bears date
July 20, 1699. He married Eupheme, daughter of Lord Ross, by
whom he had a son and successor. This nobleman was no less
distinguished for his abilities than were his predecessors.
He was a zealous member of the Parliament of Scotland, though
wavering in his conduct with regard to the Union of the
Crowns, and ultimately joining with those who favored that
measure. In the rebellion of 1715, he was active in the
service of the government. He died in 1717.
WILLIAM BOYD, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock succeeded his
when but
13 years of age.
Images of 4th Earl, William Boyd
He married
Livingstone, daughter and sole heir of
James, 5th Earl of Linlithgow and Callander, by Lady Mary Hay
(daughter of John, 12th Earl of Errol) and had sons, James,
Lord Boyd, born April 20, 1725, also Charles and William.
Lady Ann Livingstone, wife of the Earl of Kilmarnock, died,
at Kilmarnock, September 1747. Of her three sons the eldest
had been educated in principles of loyalty, so that he was in
the army of the King, opposed to his father in the battle of
Culloden. In the rebellion of 1745, in favour of the
pretender, the unfortunate Earl of Kilmarnock, deviating from
the principles of his illustrious ancestors, fell a sacrifice
to the justice of his country. Being but 13 when deprived of
the care and instruction of his father, he fell into hands
unfavourable to integrity and honour. He manifested, in his
youth, a genius not inferior to his high birth and illust-
rious descent. Finding the family estates much encumbered, he
chose retirement rather than public life. A large portion of
the patrimony had been alienated, and the income was uncom-
fortably small. It was his Lordship misfortune to be too soon
let loose among the gaieties of youth and as he grew up, in-
stead of applying himself to the dry assiduities of study, he
devoted his time to the pursuit of far more expensive
pleasures than his fortune could support. By this course he
considerably reduced his already emaciated estate, which may
afford a probable reason for his engagement in the services
of the pretender, Charles Edward Stuart. He did not join the
rebellion at first, but encouraged his tenants to serve the
King. After the battle of Prestonpans he joined the rebel
army, and was received with marks of esteem and distinction.
He was made member of the
appointed Colonel of
the guards, and promoted to the rank of general in the army.
He behaved with courage and resolution, until at the fatal
battle of Culloden, he was taken prisoner, or surrendered
himself to the King's troops, supposing them to be FitzJames
Calvary. On July 28, 1746, he was, with the Earl of Cromarty
and Lord Balmerino, conducted to Westminster Hall, where he
pleaded guilty to a charge of treason, and submitted himself
to His Majesty's mercy and clemancy. On Wednesday, July 30,
these nobleman were brought from the tower to receive
sentence. When his Lordship was asked if he had anything to
say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, he
addressed himself to the Lord Chancellor, and the whole
august assembly, then consisting of his peers, and delivered
an eloquent speech, after which, the sentence of death was
passed upon him. After this, he presented petitions to the
King, and Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Cumberland,
wherein he set forth his family's constant attachment to the
Royal interests, his father's zeal and activity in the
rebellion of 1715, and also his own appearing in arms when
young, under his father, and the whole tenor of his life
until this occasion.
But the
of his ancestors could not satisfy the
demands of justice, and, in accordance with the sentence, he
was, on the 18th of August, 1746, beheaded on Tower Hill, his
estates and honours being forfeited to the Crown.
This dismal
of the last Earl of Kilmarnock did
not entirely extinguish the light and glory of this ancient
family, for, happily, his eldest son and heir:
whose devotion to his sovereign led him
into the army of the King to fight against his misguided
father, has shed a lustre upon the name which that father had
obscured. He became the 15th Earl of Errol on the death of
Mary, Countess of Errol in 1758, his mother having been
heiress to that title and estate. He then took the surname of
HAY for his own.
published by the Boyd Family of Scotland, 1904)
James Boyd 1
(1726-1778) eldest son of William
Earl of Kilmarnock, after the execution of his father, due
to his fighting on the side of Bonnie Prince Charlie, sold
his Kilmarnock estates to his cousin, the Earl of Glencairne.
He took up his residence in Slains Castle, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland. In 1758 his great aunt, Mary Hay, 14th Countess of
Errol, died and left no issue. James as a grandson of the 5th
Earl of Linlithgow and Margaret Hay, sister of Mary, succeed-
ed to the title as 15th Earl of Errol. He thereupon changed
his name from Boyd to Hay.
James (BOYD) Hay, 15th Earl of Errol (see pages 14 & 17)
George Hay 16th Earl of Errol
William Hay 17th Earl of Errol
William-George Hay 18th Earl of Errol, 1st Baron Kilmarnock
William Henry Hay 19th Earl of Errol, 2nd Baron Kilmarnock
Charles Gore Hay 20th Earl of Errol, 3rd Baron Kilmarnock
Victor A. Serald Hay 21st Earl of Errol, 4th Baron Kilmarnock
Josslyn Victor
22nd Earl of Errol 5th Baron Kilmarnock
(died without male issue) his daughter
Diana Denyse Hay became 23rd Countess of Errol but could
not succeed to the Barony of Kilmarnock.
Merlin Serald Hay 24th Earl of Errol
Gilbert Allan Rowland
son of Victor A. Serald Hay and
brother to Josslyn Victor Hay,22nd Earl of Erroll, succeeded as
6th Baron Kilmarnock and changed his name back to BOYD the
surname of his ancestors. His son:
Alastair Ivor Gilbert
as 7th Baron Kilmarnock
on the death of his father in 1975 and is currently chief of
the Clan Boyd.
History of the Boyd Clan and Related Families by
Frederick Tilghman Boyd, Ph.D, 1962
|Index Page
|Chapter 1 Chapter 1a
|Chapter 2
|Chapter 3
|Chapter 4
|Chapter 5
|Chapter 6
|Chapter 7
|Chapter 8
|Chapter 9
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Welcome to Southampton University Student Switch Off
Student Switch Off is your chance to win prizes for yourself and a party for your hall, all for doing easy things to save energy and recycle
Party for my hall?
Yep! All the halls at Southhampton are competing to save energy, recycle and get the most involved in our competitions and quizzes. At the end of the year the winning hall gets a Ben & Jerry's party! To help your hall come top make sure you follow our four energy saving tips, recycle and like the facebook page and join the email list to make sure you're getting involved over the year.
Community Competition
We run a competition between privately rented houses where the 5 most energy efficient homes win Ben & Jerry's and everyone saves on their electricity bills! Sign up your household to enter our competitions and save money on your bills.
How do I win Ben and Jerry's?
We've got loads of great prizes to give out in our photo competitions, like Ben and Jerry's (big tubs!), Lush gifts and club tickets. These run once a fortnight and usually involve just uploading a picture of yourself saving energy onto the Facebook page. Simple! There are lots of other competitions as well get on the email list and "Like" the Facebook page so you don't miss out.
2014/15 Results
Over the year we looked at which halls have done the best at recycling and using less electricity than in previous years. The energy data for the 2014/15 academic year showed that usage across halls reduced by 4.7% compared to the baseline year!
Highfield did brilliantly at energy saving and recycling and won! They were rewarded with a massive Ben and Jerry's giveaway! Here's the full leaderboard…
1st Highfield
2nd Bencraft
3rd St Margarets
4th Beechmount
5th South Hill
6th Monte 2 – C, D, F, G, H.
7th Brunei
8th Old Terrace
9th Connaught
10th Richard Newitt
11th J Block/Main Building- Glen Eyre
12th Hartley Grove
13th Chancellors Court (Selbourne, Jellicoe and Roll)
14th Monte 3- E, J, K, L, M, N. P, P, Q, R, S, T.
15th Monte 1 – A and B
16th Gateley
17th New Terrace
18th Romero
19th Monte 4 – V, W, X.
20th Mayflower
21st Erasmus Park
To help your hall move up the leaderboard and win in the ice-cream…
– Do the easy things to save energy like switching off lights when you leave the room and putting a lid on your pan when you cook
– Recycle! The system is very simple. Only food goes in the food bin and everything else, apart from glass, goes in the mixed recycling. We'll be round again soon to check your recycling and give you some chocolate if you're doing well.
– Get involved in our competitions and quizzes – our next climate change quiz is on February 4th with another chance to win 100 tubs of ice cream for your hall!
Click here to see a slideshow or photos from Southampton Student Switch Off
The campaign at Southampton is run by Michell, contact her here if you have any questions or suggestions.


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Baby Doll House Cleaning
Help this naughty baby live in a clean house! Get rid of the spiderwebs, wipe off any stains and re-arrange the furniture before running out of time. Have fun!
Kawaii Chibi Creator
Enjoy this amazing kawaii creator! Design your very own cute character -- hair, features, outfit, whatever you like!
Kawaii Doll
Enjoy creating your very own kawaii doll! Choose her hair, eyes and outfit -- will you aim for a cute look?
Superhero Doll Hospital Recovery
Super Doll had an accident while fighting crime on the streets and she's badly hurt. Take her to the hospital, get a gown for her and start her treatment. Sterilize her wounds, take the pieces of glass that got stuck in her skin and fix her broken bones. She needs to feel better as soon as possible in order to fight the criminals!
Barbie Lady Gaga
Give your Barbie doll a makeover and help her look like Lady Gaga. Pay attention to Gaga's looks: paint her nails, choose the right hairstyle and clothes and have a nice time!
Barriguitas' Park
Have fun on the swings and with the animals in the Barriguitas' park! Try to remember their moves and copy them following the right order to get a high score.
Shoujo Manga Avatar Creator: Pajamas
This manga doll is really sleepy and wants to go to bed. Choose her features and hairstyle, and then think about her jammies and pillow!
Barbie Summer Vacation
Barbie needs your advice so she can decide what to wear to the shore on this hot day. Help her be the beach queen!
Barriguitas' Caravan-van
These famous Spanish dolls, Los Barriguitas, are riding their caravan today. Drive as fast as you can, avoid crashing with other cars and park carefully when you reach your destination.
Barriguitas' Supermarket
Play in this lovely supermarket belonging to the cute Spanish dolls, Los Barriguitas. Buy all the products on your list and get all the points you can!
Bratz Room Makeover
Help these two Bratz decorate their chic house. They've moved out from their parents' recently and still don't know how to do the housework very well.
Bratz Makeover Game
Become Bratz's makeup artist! The photo shoot will start in a few minutes, so hurry up and make them look gorgeous.
Bratz Babyz Ponyz Styling
Help Bratz Babyz get their ponyz ready for the upcoming tournament. You'll have to make them look beautiful so they can win.
Bratz Babyz Mall Crawl
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Bratz Dress Up
Bratz dolls have always been very unique and original. It's your turn to prove if you could design a new style for them
don't forget how special they are.
Barbie Makeover Magic
Barbie is tired of her old and never-changing look. She needs your help and advice to get a complete makeover and keep surprising the crowd. Are you good enough?
Barbie Loves SpongeBob
Play with Barbie in this Spongebob-themed memory game. They're great friends!
Barbie in Wonderland Dress Up
Barbie has been invited to a fairytale costume party, and she's decided to be Alice in Wonderland! Give her some advice to make an incredible disguise and be the wonder of this party.
Barbie Fantasy Tale Puzzle
Have fun with these Barbie puzzles! Find the right place for each piece and complete the image.
Barbie Care and Cure
Barbie has become an expert wildlife vet. She doesn't want any endangered animal to suffer! Help her with her job and rescue those poor animals.
Barbie and Scooby!
Scooby is scared to death in a haunted house, as usual. Barbie feels sorry for him and has decided to rescue him. Help her find Scooby fast so both of them can escape this creepy house.
Barbie Bike Game
Go with Barbie and ride her new bicycle in the park. Help her pick up rainbows and butterflies to get a high score.
Bratz Ice Champions
Help your favorite dolls win this figure skating tournament. Choose the choreography and try to reach the podium!
Barriguitas Around the World
Travel the world picking up Barrigitas in this fun version of Snake. Get a high score and enter the ranks!
Barbie Cooking
Barbie is facing a long day full of photo shoots. That's why the first thing she has to do in the morning is preparing a delicious breakfast to get all the energy she needs. Help her, she's in a hurry!
Mermaid Barbie
Barbie has all kinds of versions and characters
even mermaid! Make her up and comb her beautiful mermaid hair.
Barbie Makeover
How can you make such a charming doll even more beautiful? It's a challenging task, but you can do it! Do her makeup and get her ready
make Barbie even more gorgeous.
Barbie Flowers Shop
A flower shop in Barbie's town is great business. That's what your boss thought when she opened this shop
the girls around here love flowers, and your working hours are pretty busy.
Design A Barbie Dress
You're the best designer in Barbie town, and Barbie herself has chosen you to design her next dress. She'll be wearing it in the ceremony that's coming
can you meet her expectations?
Barbie Coffe Time
Barbie is meeting her friends to have coffee together. She hadn't realized her house was so messy because she travels so much
Bratz Cookie Cake
Let Bratz Cloe show you how to bake a cake. You'll have to follow her instructions carefully, because the order in which you add the ingredients is crucial. Apart from baking it, you can decorate your cake as you please. Prove you're a baking pro!
Barbie Ride
Barbie the doll has got her first scooter. Test your bike on all kinds of tracks while you try to collect every jewel.
Nancy's Village: Just Because We Are Girls
Nancy will be a girl born in a developing country for some time. She'll have to take care of her siblings and their friends every day and take them to school, to see the nurse, to the dining room and the playground. She'll have to grow her own food as well.
Barriguitas Pony Club
In Barriguitas Pony Club you can wear horsewoman clothes, take care of your ponies, pretty them up and ride them in a hurdle race. Get as many points as you can and enter the ranking!
Barbie Truck
Barbie has decided to deliver toys to her fans! Load the truck and drive carefully to avoid losing the toys.
Barriguita's Babies Party
The Barrigitas babies are in a costume party. Take care of them, change their clothes and give them what they need to have a great time. Get a high score and enter the ranking!
Barbie Burgers
Help Barbie cook the best burger ever for her boyfriend, Ken. Follow the steps as fast as you can and do as Barbie tells you.
Nancy Gold
Play and discover the new Nancy Gold
she's a doll with a golden glow! Add diamonds, flowers and some shine and print your masterpiece.
Barriguitas' School
Please, pay attention, kids! Become a teacher in Los Barriguitas school and have fun on this schoolday full of mini games and surprises.
Nancy: Fairytale Dresses
Have you played Nancy's new game already? Help Little Red Riding Nancy, Snow Nancy and Nancy in Wonderland. Catch the animals in this magic forest and have fun with Nancy and her fairytale dresses.
Voodoo Doll Maker
Create your own voodoo doll and decorate it as you please with these Halloween-themed accessories. Once it's finished you can either print your doll or share it with your friends.
Dancing Bratz
This Bratz is about to go to the disco with her friends. Find the right outfit for her, choose her hairstyle and do her makeup. Print your final version!
Christmas Bratz
Dress this Bratz up and do her makeup! Find the perfect outfit for a Christmas party.
Choose the pieces of the doll house you want to create and drag them in the right moment to start building it.
Crazy Kimono Doll Assault
A horde of sweet kokeshi dolls with knives is coming for you
Avatar Star Sue
Create the perfect doll
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If you didn't know already, four years ago I moved to York because I went to university, but I originally lived in Doncaster with my family which is a pretty big one at that. Only my brother and one uncle live outside of Doncaster, but if I'm brutally honest I'm happy I got away for a little while, experienced a new style of life and did it all on my own in a new city because I really have grown into the person I want to be for the rest of my life. I met Joel, graduated, have a job I LOVE so now returning back to Doncaster is going to be a completely new experience. I'm not going back the same person I was when I lived there with my parents, I'm going back with my own little family (My Boyfriend Joel & the ratties) to live in an area I haven't before so really it's a brand new adventure! I just have a little more familiarity to this adventure than Joel does.
So we've known we'd be moving since the beginning of December, we just didn't know when specifically because we're moving due to Joel getting a new job! Yay! Joel got a new job we just didn't know the start date, but it isn't located in the city and it involves travelling a lot but that worked out perfect because my brother just so happened to get the same job (double yay) so they plan to work & travel together! In short, thats why we're moving to Doncaster, so until Joel learns to drive himself, he can travel up to work with him. They both didn't know their start date because the work is slightly seasonal, so when we found out on the 3rd of January that it's at the end of this month, we went into full panic mode and jumped onto the house rental market to find our next home ASAP.
We started off with the worst luck in the world and if I'm honest I'm surprised we even got a house. Everywhere we looked something wasn't right or when it was, the moment we rang up the houses we're gone or unavailable. I went to view a place and that morning it was gone, but after visiting the area I realised it realllllly wasn't the right place for us. Starting from the drawing board we started to look in this new area and found the most PERFECT house, but when ringing to get a viewing it turns out it was actually up for maintenance issues and had been for months...so we ruled that one out. I started to really panic a little because I know the clock was ticking, we've given in our last months notice on the flat, Joel's handing in his notice at work (I haven't because I'll be commuting to York for my job) so we have to move no excuses. I've spent every moment outside of work looking at houses online, emailing, ringing up agencies, so finally when we had a number of places to view I felt so sick with worry that they'd all cancel that morning. It wasn't me who actually went to the viewings as I had to work, Joel & my Mum went and finally I can put the stress of finding somewhere down because WE GOT OURSELVES A HOUSE!
Well, we have put the fees on the house, but after we're credit checked it'll be all ours! I'm so excited now that I don't feel as if we're gonna end up homeless. We've got somewhere with fifteen days to go which to be honest is over two weeks away so everything should be fine! I have the next week off, Joel has the week after that off too because he'll be between his jobs so we should manage to get everything packed up ready for the big moving day. I really hope everything is smooth sailing from here because the stress of finding somewhere was enough for me. I know nothing about things like this, getting a student house was so easy where as I hated the rejection of houses being taken by others the day I was meant to view them (buggas). Both Joel and I are so excited to start this new chapter of our life together, it's scary to be moving everything for a new job, but the adventures of living in a new place is going to make it all worth while. We'll be near my parents which is going to help us out a lot and my brothers having a baby so Hello being a top aunty and baby sitting all the time!
As for work, I am still going to be commuting to York because I love where I work and I couldn't bring myself to transfer or find a new job. I love the company and the branch I work in, so hopefully it's a good decision and a step in the right direction to getting my managers training.
I'll no doubt be making more posts on moving and hopefully I'll have some useful tips for anyone else who is moving cities completely!
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Rain has continued this week and we are very lucky not to be caught up in the floods that are affecting most of Queensland. We are lucky too that our house is at the top of the hill well away from the creeks that run through our property. The sheer force of the creeks is amazing, from barely a trickle to a dangerous waterway in a matter of hours.
I had planned to spend these two weeks of my holiday gardening, however have only managed to snatch a few days outside.
Most of the plants, especially the fruit trees have been enjoying all of the water. At times like these I am grateful that our soil is free draining. I have fertilised the trees ensuring that the rain will wash it into the roots.
Of course the insects are breeding well and I am not able to keep up with the fruit fly baits, which keep get washed away with each shower. I have now given up on my tomatoes, which have been spoiled.
Earlier this week as we were heading down the driveway we were lucky to spot a Koala that quickly scaled one of the large eucalypts to stay out of harm?s way. I had been lamenting not having seen a Koala on our property for two years; it was definitely an uplifting experience to see one again. We managed get a photo although it?s not the best you can at least discern the Koala in the tree.
We have seen more snakes than usual; I imagine that they are being driven from their homes because of the rain. Of course the cane toads are everywhere and even come out during the day now. It is very alarming to see the large numbers of both small and large toads. I grieve for the damage they are doing to our wildlife.
The rain is set to continue here in Queensland for the next few months, although hopefully not as heavily as these past few weeks. It will be interesting to watch the changes in the wildlife and the landscape.


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Iraqi PM Nouri Al Maliki: a Case Study in Delusion
Iraq is currently in a crisis. In recent weeks it has lost vast swathes of territory to the Sunni radical group ISIS. For every victory the Iraqi military has, it incurs several defeats. The Iraqi government is unwilling to admit or rectify its exclusionary policies which have greatly assisted in bringing on the situation that it now faces. Meanwhile the Kurds are proving to the world that they no longer need Baghdad. Externally, third parties such as Syria, Iran, and the United States are not helping Iraq's internal situation. Blame can and should be placed on multiple parties but at this moment I would like to look at how the Iraqi PM Nouri al Maliki is complicating the situation. In some ways he is just as much of a threat to his country as ISIS.
During the Hussein era, Iraq was dominated by a minority Sunni population that marginalized Shi'a and Kurdish communities. With the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 so came the fall of the Sunnis in Iraq with the majority Shi'a population becoming dominant. Meanwhile the Kurds in typical Kurdish fashion went on doing their own thing and for the most part minding their own business and have been quite successful. With the collapse of the Hussein government in Iraq, despite being a dictatorship, the situation went haywire with sectarian groups fighting each other. The Coalition it can be said advanced this by in many ways sidelining Iraqi Sunnis through its establishment of de-Ba'athification policies (The Ba'ath party was the party of Hussein and was dominated by Sunnis resulting in most positions of power being held by them.)
What resulted? Well those that had ruled Iraq for decades were removed from power but just as important, the Sunnis were out, the Shi'a were in. Today unfortunately, the Iraqi government doesn't adequately reflect the Iraqi people. Maliki lacks the backing of Sunni, Kurdish, and many Shi'a allies that helped him to gain a majority in the Iraqi National Assembly in prior elections. While there are those in each community that bitterly oppose each other, there are just as many who fear a total fragmentation of Iraq along sectarian lines such as Shiite cleric al-Sistani. PM Maliki though is rejecting calls from all sides to form a national unity government believing that it disregards the Iraqi Constitution and that crisis or not, there is no reason for it.
Now Maliki is blaming the United States for the inability of his military to stop ISIS. Well truth be told, we did fail to answer his initial calls for assistance. Then again, the situation at hand is largely a result of his own failures and the failure of the United States to take an adequate post-occupation interest in Iraq. Indeed one of the reasons the U.S. offered for not assisting Maliki with airstrikes when requested was that he had failed to make adequate attempts to make the Iraqi government more inclusive of other groups; though it must be said we failed to take great strides in seeing this happen. The exclusiveness of the government is seen as a reason for many Sunni groups collaborating with ISIS. That and many Sunni tribal leaders are just interested in sparing their communities from bloodshed. Though Maliki is now criticizing the U.S. for failing to deliver F-16 multi role jets in time which the former believes could've been used to turn the tide against ISIS.
This is absurd but then again is the Iraqi government receiving F-16s before the delivery of proper COIN (Counter Insurgency) and CAS (Combat Air Support) aircraft. Sure the F-16 can be used in the ground support role to support Iraqi army units in fighting ISIS insurgents but its overkill. Iraq would be better off having cheaper, low-tech aircraft that are more suited for high sortie rates against ground targets such as the Brazilian Embraer Tucano which has been used to great effect in COIN operations or the Su-25. Regardless, Iraq has just signed a deal with Belarus that will provide the former with second-hand Su-27 aircraft. Presumably these include the up to 21 Su-27s that were withdrawn from service in the Belarus air force 2 years ago.
Deliveries are said to commence in several days but overall Maliki is delusional. He states "G*d willing within one week this force will be effective and will destroy the terrorists' dens." May I ask who will be flying these aircraft because it certainly won't be the Iraqis as none of their pilots have any experience in the Su-27 unless they've been secretly training outside the country which they haven't. Furthermore this is a case of a government that believes superior technology is the key to defeating a group that is motivated by religion and whose resolve is absolute. Not a good strategy when all the while Maliki is defying calls from members of all groups to resolve the differences that are seen as highly contributing to the current situation. Nor is it a good strategy when Iraqi ground forces can't press any advantage they have.
In the end an American citizen might say if this is the delusional government that exists in Iraq, then let it fall. There is no reason to help perpetuate something that is self-defeating. Though on the other hand, one would be right to believe Maliki won't survive this crisis and we should help the government long enough for it to rectify its mistakes and secure a stable security situation. Regardless, Maliki is delusional. His refusal to allow for the creation of national unity government is as much about self-preservation as it is about disagreements dating back hundreds of years. His belief that the appearance of some planes will magically alter the situation is just as bad. Now I've supported airstrikes under the caveat that they must be done along with the Iraqi government ditching its exclusionary practices. Unfortunately Maliki doesn't believe this and as long as he fails to address the situation that is at hand, Iraq will remain in a precarious situation.Posted by SPBrooker at June 30, 2014 6:06 PM
Remember that Republican convention, when all those Republican jackasses were waving around their blue thumbs to show their solidarity with the Iraqi government? Ah, those were the days. A lot of them don't call themselves Republicans anymore. They are 'conservatives' or 'independents.' But make no mistake. They voted for Bush twice. And they hate Obama. Make sure you identify them when they show themselves in public, and shame them. They deserve it.
Niiiice job by the conservatives on the SCOTUS today. Best tweet:
"All animals are equal, but some animals are closely-held private corporations."
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I guess we can all play armchair quarterback now. We are in the midst of losing Iraq and everyone seems to have a prewar remedy now.
When we get into either Shi'a or Sunni politics it usually includes deathsquads—now in playing that game we are implicate, by "game" I mean taking sides. We entrusted Shi'a with the government in Iraq. Was that the problem? We created a Shi'a nationhood and the Sunnis are now beating them up brutally for it, deathsquads, firing squads et al.
The new laws are set down—no cigarettes, no alcohol, no drugs and women are to be draped head to toe in a burka or face death. This is all enforced by a code of 'death' not imprisonment. Do it or you die by whatever means they recommend I suppose.
ISIL is Taliban with a very, very tightwire code of Islamic law enforcement.
Why aren't we reacting? What does the military think? Do we go in and bomb (we have but in small doses). Do we let Iran deal with it? Or Syria? We have no choice but to go to fullscale warfare if we want to remove them for good. BUT THEY DO NOT TAKE PRISONERS, THEY KILL THEIR ENEMIES—FLAT-OUT AND ASSASSINATION STYLE! WE GO TO WAR—WE ARE THE ENEMY—KILL ON SIGHT. THERE WILL BE NO TRADES UNLESS IT'S FOR BODIES. ISIL is serious about killing all infidel to the point where they kill them.
They have executed hundreds of Iraqi policemen and soldiers. We will get no preferential treatment otherwise. As we will have to play the same game—kill them all and take no prisoners. This is harsh unga-bunga warfare—this will not be the Viet Cong—they care less and it's all code of death that "they" are under and that "we" are under.
There will be no Bergdahl trades with the ISIL. We are so pampered by Hollywood notions of war—this is not war this is slaughter house stuff and we are smackdab in the middle of it now.
What do we do?Posted by: simpleheaded at July 1, 2014 11:56 AM
For starters Obama has sent 200 more military personal into the pit of hell.
Is the next Obama lie, that more boots on the ground will be committed?
Just for giggles, I just saw a tank attempt to do a NASCAR tire burn out using his treads instead. The best he got was dark diesel smoke. That shows the losers that they really are.
Which decision are you talking about? Which ever you are referenced to, which or what law do you in error believe they are trying to refashion?
The Hobby Lobby decision. Because of that ruling, a corporation now has religious beliefs, and as a matter of religious freedom, can impose its beliefs about birth control on women. The court was very specific. This decision applies to all types of birth control used by women. And it only applies to women. Men can still obtain vasectomies or Viagra through insurance at the workplace.
It's hard to know which is worse: declaring that a corporation has religious beliefs, or allowing a corporation to make pre-emptive decisions about the availability of birth control for its female employees.Posted by: phx8 at July 1, 2014 3:26 PM
" Men can still obtain vasectomies or Viagra through insurance at the workplace."
Nearly all private insurance considers Viagra a Tier three drug and even with insurance is very costly. Medicare will not pay anything for Viagra.
"…allowing a corporation to make pre-emptive decisions about the availability of birth control for its female employees."
Not true. Birth control remains "freely available".Posted by: Royal Flush at July 1, 2014 3:54 PM
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I am having difficulty trying to understand what phx8 is reading or hearing.
I have narrowed it down to farsi, mufti, or bs.
I think you're looking at this in the wrong time frame. The Shia-Sunni slaughter began over what gov't should succeed Mohammed. The Sunnis believe rulership should go to anyone who is capable and successfully installed the first Caliph, Abu Bakr. The Shia believe rulership should have been generational and handed down to Mohammed's cousin, Talib. They've been killing each other for the 1400+ years since.
Having said that, al-Maliki has always been an incompetent leader but was a resistance leader against Saddam and had credibility across all of Iraq. We made his problems worse.
First, we let the political and business infrastructures that could have been leveraged into a modern society be destroyed by Brenner's "debaathification". Next, we are responsible for the hatred the Iraqi people have for us by letting Blackwater murder their citizens with impunity along with the many other crimes perpetrated by Halliburton and the other war profiteers.
In brief, it is not Maliki who is delusional. It is the American public. Iraqs animosities are millenia old and W lifted the lid on that particular box. Thinking our armies could have controlled the mess after Saddam was delusional. Thinking going back in with our military will resolve the mess is delusional. Thinking a single man in a single generation can resolve this mess is delusional. ISIS is a muslim world problem and it's about time we let them settle their own problems.
Maliki isn't delusional. His party won the recent general election and he is entitled to his position as leader of the country. Now, the Sunnis don't like that and are in rebellion.
Its a civil war along sectarian lines. We can't solve it.
The only parties that can really solve this issue are the two principals, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Time to put pressure on them to negotiate. But, I am not holding my breath.
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text: 10.05.16 A winning system: Council of Europe upgrades the hemicycle AUTHOR: Charlotte Ashley GOVERNMENTEUROPESYSTEMS PRODUCTSAUDIO The Council of Europe's January session in the Hemicycle Responsible for 47 member states and the rights of 820 million citizens, the Council of Europe's new voting system had be secure, cost-effective and installed around the organisation's busy schedule. Charlotte Ashley reports. "The hemicycle is the most important room in the Council of Europe," says Alain Mielle, and he should know. Mielle is the head of the conference centre at the council's headquarters at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, where country representatives gather to discuss issues of human rights, democracy and rule of law. Its voting system is integral to the legislative work achieved by council members which can accommodate over a thousand people in a space – with 615 places downstairs and 400 places upstairs. Mielle spent a year putting together the specification for the project, and later selected Paris-based integrator Videlio to install a new system following a tender process. Planning to install the system presented challenges for the six-person team involved with the project. "We have four sessions per year. We have a session in January, April, June and October, from Monday to Friday every day," says Mielle speaking on the meetings of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe). "The problem was we had just two months to change and install the system because the session in June finished at the end of the month, so we had just July and August to install the new equipment to test it in September." The replacement for its obsolete voting system – installed in 1994 – had many criteria to fill in delivering an improved system to the intergovernmental organisation. Integrating the new product with the council's security system was a "big challenge" according to Mielle, with RFID cards providing access to different buildings and the old voting system. After careful deliberation, Mielle chose a Taiden voting system from Media Vision for the installation after seeing them implement voting systems in big capacity spaces. "We have more flexibility and security with this card and the new system," says Mielle. "What was very difficult was finding a solution for 600 places, because you have a lot of companies that only give access to 300 or 400." 450 out of 620 enclosures were replaced in total, arranged in a daisy chain topology by Videlio. Each Taiden digital voting system delegate unit features three voting keys offering 'yes, 'no' and 'abstention' options for members of the parliamentary assembly to choose when inserting a finger into a voting box. Every enclosure also features a contactless IC-Card reader to identify and manage the voting rights of the individual. A 256 x 32 LCD screen is programmed to suit the language preference of the parliamentarian and carefully positioned to discretely confirm their choice after voting. "We had on the screen the name of the parliamentarian in English or French. We have the possibility to send a message to each box, so if someone has a problem we send them a message to their box and we come and change the system," says Mielle. A fully customised system had to be specified by Media Vision, conferencing systems provider, to accommodate the structure of the room. "We had to find a replacement solution with exactly the same dimensions of the old system, because we could not change the space (the old equipment installed, or the wood)." All enclosures communicate with the central system to visualise results in real time on two LCD screens to the right and left of the Presidency of the chamber. The video signal is connected to a Panasonic AV-HS400A video switcher. This same signal is distributed to 12 interpreter booths with two LCD 20-in screens displaying the outcome of the vote, allowing interpreters to clearly see the results and communicate them to members. The system is fully redundant to ensure continuity of the display of the progress of the votes. Each vote is recorded and securely archived online to be available at any time to the council. The RFID-controlled system had to incorporate three different databases: one for the parliamentary assembly with voting privileges, one for each member's substitute (who vote when the parliamentarian is absent), and one only providing access to the building for authorised visitors to the palace. With the ability to support over 4,000 individuals, the Taiden system met the Council of Europe's specific requirement for a product that could support at least 1,000 voting terminals at a reasonable price point. "What was very difficult was finding a solution for 600 places, because you have a lot of companies that only give access for 300 or 400. The idea was to find a solution with a short delay to present all this information. The other point was the price, because we work with public money, the cost of the installation had to be low, but use the best equipment available." "We have 628 possibilities for voting, and we change the rights every morning and every afternoon to make sure that people can vote or not. It was a big challenge to organise all these processes, but we are sure that we give the correct rights at the right moment." He adds: "Taiden also provided the possibility to do a lot of things that others cannot do, like hotplug, and unplugging and plugging live if we have a problem with one box." Mielle states that installation was finished on time with no extra costs. "The first session was a success, and since then every day during the session we have had precision for over a hundred votes." He adds, "If something happens, or goes wrong, in 24 hours we have solution from Media Vision and Taiden. It was really a team project between the three - the Council of Europe, Media Vision and the installer Videlio." The system can also support any further expansion requested by the Council of Europe. "In the future, I can plug a conferencing system with microphones and headphones on the cable system, so it's possible to expand the solution," concludes Mielle. Tech-Spec Black Magic SDI to HDMI Extron switchers and scalers Panasonic live switcher SDI to HDMI converter Taiden fully digital voting system delegate units GOVERNMENTEUROPESYSTEMS PRODUCTSAUDIO


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I wonder if anyone is looking at my Instagram pictures? There doesn't seem to be any way to label these pictures. When they arrive on Facebook or Twitter, it just says that I have uploaded a picture and then you have to click on the link to see what it is. Maybe there actually is a way to add Instagram titles. Like most of my iPhone apps, I've never bothered to read the instructions.
Yay! Project Runway is back for another season. I thought tonight's show would be the season opener, but obviously I was off by a few weeks. I'm glad I caught tonight's show anyway. Each contestant had to make an outfit for Nina Garcia to wear and Nina definitely isn't the easiest person in the world to please. One segment made me laugh when Nina told one of the contestant's that her sketch looked a bit "too Dynasty." The girl had this totally blank look on her face. She didn't have any idea what Nina was talking about and probably wasn't even born yet when Dynasty was on the air.
Just in case you're wondering, I did remember to take the trash out tonight.
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Priesthood …Consider the Call
"Do not be afraid of what God asks of You!
It is worth saying "Yes" to God.
In Him we find our Joy!"
Pope Francis.
Hearing the Call
Today, the world needs priests just like it always has. Do you think God is calling you to live the wonderful life of a priest?
Where does it start?
Becoming a priest has its beginnings in a personal invitation from God. A Vocation is the will of God, discerned by you hearing and responding to His call. Come follow me.
Praying and reflecting about priesthood
It is important to pray and reflect on the invitation you are hearing in your life ….
We invite you to contemplate the stories of call in the Old and New Testament:
Book of Ruth 1:15-18
1 Samuel 3: 1-21
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Matthew 19: 16-30
Luke 1: 26-38
Luke 14: 25-33
John 1: 35-51
"Speak Lord, your servant is listening" 1 Samuel 3:9
How do I know if I have a vocation?
Ask Yourself…Do I have a desire to respond to the recurring thought in my heart, to serve God and His people as a priest?
- Do I have a desire to give my life in service to God's people?
- Do I have a desire to celebrate the sacraments for God's people?
- Do I have a desire to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to God's people?
- Do I have a desire to serve the people of God as a servant-leader; after the example of Jesus?
- Do I have a desire to listen to others and bring compassion and healing presence of Christ to them?
- Do I have a desire to deepen my relationship with God through daily prayer?
- Do I have a desire to witness publicity to my Catholic faith in the world?
- Do I have a desire to share my time, talents and gifts with others?
If I say Yes what next?
Contact one of the priests whose details are on this website, and they will talk to you about discerning your vocation further
The Training….
Similar to any other vocation or calling in life training and preparation is involved. A person preparing for priesthood attends the Seminary. During the years of training, the student priest focuses on four main areas of growth and formation: human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral.
Priesthood in the Diocese of Cork and Ross
In the Diocese of Cork and Ross there are 67 parishes, with 350,000 Catholics. The diocese stretches from Cork City to the Southern and Western parts of the county. Priests serve the diocese in many different ways where they minister in our parishes, hospitals, secondary schools, third level colleges, prisons, teaching at the seminary, pastoral development and other administrative functions at diocesan level. Every day is different in the life of a priest. In his ministry he will encounter many people and respond to many different situations each day.
The Challenge!
Christ invited us to 'Do this in memory of me', "There is no church without the Eucharist and no Eucharist without the priest" (Bishop John Buckley – Pilgrim Steps 2005.)
Jesus said to them 'Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or wife or brothers or sisters, or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not receive back an overabundant return in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.' (Luke 18:29-30) 2,000 years ago Jesus said to those who were thinking of following him to "Come and see…"
In the Diocese of Cork and Ross we repeat the same invitation to you today "Come and see…"
Pope Francis says:
"Priesthood is about imitating the way Jesus lived, talked and showed God's mercy to those around him"
Vocations aren't the result of planning, but an encounter with God that changes your life"
Further information in confidence:
Rev. Michael Keohane,
Cork and Ross Diocesan Office,
Redemption Road, Cork.
Telephone 021-430 1717
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Canon Bertie O'Mahony
Telephone: 021-434 6940
Msgr. Aidan O'Driscoll
Telephone: 023-883 3165
Fr. Charles Kiely
Telephone: 021-453 7603
or your local parish clergy.
Prayer for Vocations
Heavenly Father, we praise you and we thank you for all that you have done for us. We thank you especially for sending your Son, Jesus Christ, to visit and save us. We ask you to bless our families and all those who are dear to us, especially those who are suffering in any way. Give courage to those in our parish whom you invite to become priests and religious, and grant them the generosity of mind and heart to follow your call.
May they bring good news to our world today.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
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Jan Manke was a hyperactive child absorbing all types of artistic influences. Those combined with his love for movement and pushing the limits of physicality brought him – at 20 years old – to join the three year stage acrobatics programm at "Die Etage" – School for the Performing Arts in his home town Berlin.
After 5 years of daily training he started working as an aerial acrobat and hand balancer. Further studies brought him to live and train with circus arts masters in Barcelona, Paris and Montreal.
Now, 13 years later, Jan works as a coach and performer in New York and is excited to join the AANYC team.
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New concerns about one of the alleged victims in a Torrington sexual assault case. One of the girls is getting bullied online and advocates are worried about repercussions for her and other victims.
Two football players at Torrington High school have been accused of sexually assaulting 13 year old girls. One of them has been bullied online for speaking out, and it has made national headlines. This had sexual assault advocates speaking up.
"It's horrible because the message can spread, it's viral," said Barbara Spiegel with the Susan B. Anthony House, a Torrington sexual assault crisis center.
She said the fact that people across the country have learned a 13 girl from Torrington Middle School has been bullied on Twitter for reporting a sexual assault, would have repercussions for other victims.
"It sends a message if you report a sexual assault this could be you," Spiegel added.
The girl started getting harassed after Torrington High School football stars 18 -year -old Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting her and another 13 -year- old girl off campus.
Even though police said the sexual activity was consensual, it was still considered a crime under state law. Barbara Spiegel said word of the online taunting could make young girls in this position think twice about speaking up.
"It's important for people to report sexual assaults and it's important to hold perpetrators accountable," said Spiegel.
Torrington Police investigated the allegation of online bullying, but said they talked to the victim's family, and that part of the case was now closed.
Still, popularity of social media sites is growing, and sexual assault advocated worried online harassment would only get worse. They said it was critical for victims to report the perpetrator regardless.
"If they're not arrested how many more victims will there be?" Spiegel questioned.
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A simple postcard could be your next big marketing piece. Let us help you create one that gets noticed, read and remembered.
If looking professional is important, then dressing up your documents in quality presentation folders is a must. It can even increase your odds of landing a potential client.
With a branded, custom-printed calendar, you can keep your company in front of your client all year long.
Whether you have your own concept and design or you need assistance getting started, our team will create direct mail pieces that get results.
Choose the gift that keeps on selling. Selecting the right product from our extensive list of promotional products can provide a great return on your investment.
We print a wide selection of labels and stickers for a variety of purposes with unlimited designs.
Producing a catalog, journal or newsletter is never an easy task, but with guidance from Minuteman Press, you'll end up with a product that you are proud to distribute.
We can provide you with all your greeting card and invitation needs, from those essential corporate holiday greeting cards down to simple event invitations.
A professionally designed and printed menu can be one of the most cost effective and potentially profitable investments that a restaurant can make. Let us help you with yours.
They're not just for restaurants anymore. Table tents are great for any type of countertop display or for events where you want to promote something special.
Regardless of the size of your business, we have the styles and expertise to design forms and checks that are right for your company.
Organize your materials with professionally designed, custom-printed binders and tabs.
Have an event coming up? We're your ticket to tickets with a wide variety of styles and sizes.
Did you know that using variable data can potentially increase your ROI 5-10 times more than traditional direct mail campaigns?
Make life easier with custom made stamps created for either your business or personal use.
Eye-catching, colorful door hangers can be an effective way of getting someone's attention while delivering your message.
Broadcast your message and attract new customers with affordable rack cards that are sure to grab attention.
Recognize and commemorate special moments and accomplishments with awards and plaques fit for all ages.
Travel experts will be holding their winter meeting in Wheeling soon.
Residents of Wheeling and the local area have a chance to part of the buzz about one of the most important insects of all.
A Wheeling florist is offering people an alternative to the frenzied activities of the holiday seasontaking a break to make their own decorations.
Children in Wheeling Township will soon have the opportunity to go to kindergarten all day.
Wheeling will be the site of an unusual expo coming up soon.
The Wheeling Police is seeking accreditation, and invites the public to comment on the department.
Car enthusiasts and fans of trucks have an event coming up that's just for them.
Wheeling, Illinois recently rolled out a convenient way to dispose of electronics and hazardous materials.
Members of Wheelings village board recently voted in favor of a 4% amusement tax to be applied to tickets sold at trampoline parks, billiards facilities, live theaters, bowling alleys, and cinemas.
Wheelings Chevy Chase Country Club was the site of the successful 2019 Strong Kids Fundraiser, which netted $270,000 from Friends of the North Suburban YMCA to help those in need.