General Chat

Every Scot's person seems to have an Irish granny! My father's side were all famine or pre famine Irish. I haven't had any luck getting back to Irleand but the brick walls are starting to break down as to from where they originated. They include Dempsey from Dundalk, Bon(n)ar from Donegal, Brown from Down, other names are O'Donnell(2), Morgan, McNeillis, McDonald, Graham, McRobert, Crawford, Gallocher, Donnelly. They most went into the coal mines, in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, stirlingshire and Fifeshire as well s West Lothian. Some worked a road repairmen in Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire.

My Gran was Irish and her whole family moved to Glasgow her surname before she got married was McGinley from co Dongel

Yup, me too! I'm from Kyle of Lochalsh (West Coast of Scotland) and my grannie was born in Ireland. Mind you,it was only because her father was in the coastguard there. I believe they were only in Irealnd for around 10 years but who knows what i'll find. PAm

My ancestors include McNelis or Monillis and O'Donnell as well. They came over to Greenock, Scotland from Donegal. Possibly Moville or Greencastle area. Have you anymore info on these names?

Glad you have done so well Ron.i can,t get through that wall at all, i cant,even find the village the family Rowans came from [mourneshore down] ,so if anyone has any ideas ?please, Denis tfn Newcastle.

I'm another Glaswegian with Irish grandparents. Grandfather was from Belfast.....name - Corr and ggrandfather from county Monaghan... name - Ellis.

hi there im glaswegian also, with irish greatgrandparents mccarrolls from county down , and grt grt grandparents o hara fron county clare, its amazing just how many of us scots have irish ancestry somewhere along the line.