tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post1643451739592880321..comments2023-04-26T03:52:58.678-07:00Comments on ceathairne: Highland arms before the 18th centuryN Mathesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-65000747871723588542020-10-24T03:56:53.056-07:002020-10-24T03:56:53.056-07:00Hello John, Thank you for your comment. I believe ...Hello John, Thank you for your comment. I believe my source for that is Hayes McCoy "Scots mercenary forces in Ireland"<br />N Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273771915708394167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919901163879178227.post-77686162940159039632020-08-25T11:03:28.102-07:002020-08-25T11:03:28.102-07:00Hi, great article, really enjoyed it. Just wonder...Hi, great article, really enjoyed it. Just wondering, the 100 longswordsmen among the contingent sent to fight in Ulster in the 16th century, was that out of the reportedly 4,000 Scottish mercenaries in Ulster in 1584, which included 200 lowland Scorts veteran of the Dutch Wars? So out of 4,000 Redshanks only 100 carried claymores? Do you have the original source for this?<br />Thanks!John Huanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840974254241354629noreply@blogger.com