Austin McDonald

John Bird · Post by **John Bird** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:49 pm

Hi Russell

Thanks for the tips. I should have said he returned to Scotland , not England.

regards

John

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:40 am

Hi John

Said with tongue firmly in cheek

Mc/Mac names are more difficult to find than the notorious Smith variety and the variants are just that, extremely varied. Even the easier ones sound and look different depending on whether the Registrar or Census taker was a Gaelic speaker. If you don't know that in Gaelic 'Mh' is pronounced 'V' or that the b in 'dubh' is silent then some names can look decidedly odd but sound remarkably familiar.

Russell