Other ways of differentiating Sullivans from one another would be Bernie (Den Mick) of Cahermore, Patrick (Stephen Paddy) from Urhan, or the Jers of Derryconnery, the Larrys of Faha, the Batts of Dromlave, the Rogers of Barrakilla, the Morgans of Bonane, etc. Other branch-names. SUONISH means peacful, tranquil, easy-going. A Crohur Suonish one time expressed his unhappiness with a few of his neighbours in the following terms:- "They are jealous of me because they cannot display the lofty traits of character which I possess ". Then there is SHEARHIG, CLUOSY, COORNEENAGH, BACHELOR, CHANCE, GOUGH, GARSOON, GAORAGH, GOULA, DEEL, DOROHY, REAGH (meaning Royalty,originally from the Tuosist Parish, Co. Kerry), McTIGUE, McSHANE (came in the early days of the copper mines), HURRIG, SKILTY, DUDLEY, BISHOP, CAIRDE, SHANDON (from a Sullivan man in the Eyeries Parish who boasted that his horse was the only one from home who could pull the load of butter all the way to the market at the top of Shandon Street, Cork City), SHAMROCK, GASTA, DRUMMOND, BARRUIL, RABACH. CUMBA/CUMBAW, sometimes written in the Church Records as COMBOY/COMEBOY is said to have originated with a section of Sullivans from Beara and South Kerry who fought as part of the Irish Brigade in the French Army about 300 years ago. Combat (pronouncd Cumba) is, or so I am told, the French word for fight; the same meaning as the English word combat. A few years ago I came across the name COMBO which was being used as a surname in a part of Montana. I said to myself "This surely must have been, at one time, the branch-name CUMBA/CUMBAW." So, as is my wont when something is puzzling me, I got stuck in. I searched and searched and searched, and I eventually found them. They were people from the Allihies Parish who had gone out mining to Butte, and later moved further north in Montana. ------ Riobard.