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The Highland Games: May the clans be ever in your favor

The Highland Games: May the clans be ever in your favor

October 26, 2016

By Da’Sha Tuck, Staff writer Beginning as a secret way to train young Scottish men as warriors, the Highland Games still holds true to tradition through...

Participants perform a Scottish dance for the Highland Festival on Saturday. || Kristen Allen/The News

Murray gets a taste of Scotland with annual Highland Festival

November 1, 2012

Murray State students may not be aware the name “Murray” has a Scottish heritage and has been home to the Highland Festival since 2006. The...

A bagpiper entertains the crowd during last year's Highland Festival and Games. || Photo courtesy of wkyhighlandfestival.com

Annual Highland Festival to be held this weekend

October 23, 2012

For the past 14 years, western Kentuckians have gathered in Murray to celebrate their Irish and Scottish heritage at the Highland Festival and Games....

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