Highlands Scottish Clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox. He is said to have landed in Argyll in 1016. He is referred to as ‘clericus meus’, meaning ‘my clergyman’. However, the traditional account of the origin and land derivation along with name establishment is inconsistent with other accounts for the previous period in Ireland as well as extensive DNA information collection and is officially considered buchanan liquor be little more than origin myth.
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