“The county is notorious for clannish thinking when it comes to the outside world.”

“The essence of the myth is that the English are standoffish, the Welsh are clannish and only the Scots and the Irish mix with anyone.”

“They are insular, cliquey and clannish, yet they worm their way into the highest positions of power in their adopted countries.”

“Like a Clanny, and the Davy before it, it acts as an indicator of firedamp, burning more brightly in its presence.”

“Clanny abandoned his pumps and candles and developed a safety lamp which combined features of both the Davy and Geordie.”

“The Clanny gives more light than the Davy and can be carried more easily in a draught.”

“A little guy named Donald Michaels had been disguised as a clanless mat maker.”

“For only a clanless one would think of speaking other than the truth.”