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clanSocial grouping based on kinship. Some traditional societies are organized by clans, which are either matrilineal or patrilineal, and whose members must marry into another clan in order to avoid in-breeding. Familiar examples are the Highland clans of Scotland. Theoretically each clan is descended from a single ancestor from whom the name is derived - for example, clan MacGregor (‘son of Gregor’). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Toward the end of the novel Francis recalls Emmett Daugherty, an Irish immigrant who "found work building streets, and then with the railroads, and in time went all the way west on the rails and became a labor organizer, and eventually a leader of the Clann na Gael" (204-05). The internationally acclaimed group Clann an Drumma, whose music was featured in the Mel Gibson movie "We Were Soldiers," will perform. |
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