Tragedy of the Blood

History tells the story of the Battle of Culloden, however, the story of the Clearances have been deleted from history altogether. "An Ethnic Cleansing" as it was called, took place that required all men, women and children to leave their homeland without belongings, money or dignity.

The Highlanders left Scotland for countries which were foreign to them: Canada's Nova Scotia, Australia, New Zealand, and America. They brought with them the Gaelic language of the Highlands and the sadness of people who had been disowned by the English government. The Clearances were shameful, hidden, not written about and not spoken of. Tragedy of the Blood tells the stories handed down from one generation to the next. It is time for their stories to be told so others will know of the 'ethnic cleansing of Scotland' and the true meaning of those words.

-- Beth Bristow