> > > > Is there any connection between: > > Mac Duinnshléibhe and O'Duinn > > > > Which list the same person as: > > 1. *Cormac mac Duinn Sleibhi* > > 2. *Cormac o Duinn Sleibhi* > > > > Which could be translated as "Cormac Dunne of the > > Mountains", as opposed to > > "Cormac of the Mountain Fort" > Do I take it that Mac Duinnshléibhe does not yield O'Duinn? I found a Dunlavey at YSearch.org and he is I*. I wonder how he compares to the halpotype of the MacGuinness of Iveagh.

A Bernard a chara, You're right. Mac Duinnshléibhe does not yield Ó Duinn. The only connection is the coincidence of the adjective donn meaning 'brown'. Le gach dea-ghuí / Best, Jerry --- On Wed, 8/24/11, Bernard Morgan <bernardmorgan@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: Bernard Morgan <bernardmorgan@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [R-M222] MacLysaght and Woulfe and Mac Firbhisigh > To: "dna-r1b1c7" <dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 5:32 PM > > > > > > > Is there any connection between: > > > Mac Duinnshléibhe and O'Duinn > > > > > > > > > Do I take it that Mac Duinnshléibhe does not yield > O'Duinn? I found a Dunlavey at YSearch.org and he is I*. I > wonder how he compares to the halpotype of the MacGuinness > of Iveagh.     >          >