A direct family descendant of our family on my fathers side was one of the Lamont clan chiefs in the 16th century who owned the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, my ancestor along with 30 other Lamonts were hung by the Campbells in the old Dunoon churchyard in what is known as the “Dunoon massacre”, the Campbells also slaughtered another 100 odd members of the clan therefore the old saying “never trust a Campbell” is very true. I was informed by my gran that we were are also related to the Lamonts of Possil by some roundabout family circumstance, prob a teenage wedding if the previous 100 odd years is anything to go by…needless to say we own absolutely **** all these days despite most of Argyll belonging to us a few hundred years ago…. i think it’s time to raise arms and kick some Campbell arse!….Inveraray castle will fall before the year is out……..probably…..or perhaps not.
So going by what family records i have read or been informed of it appears that pretty much every ancestor of mine till the late 18th century could reasonably be called a murderer of some sort, and if you go back further than that i guess you say my entire ancestral background practiced clan genocide as some of the recorded battles were rather gruesome to say the least.
Edit : our clan motto is “Ne Parcas Nec Spernas” which translated is ‘Neither spare nor dispose” , pretty apt after reading our history really.