The SORBS problem happened to me too: The Spam and Open Relay Blocking System (SORBS). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_and_Open_Relay_Blocking_System They blacklist a lot of IPs. It seems that if you make a 'donation', you get unlisted. If they think that you have a Dynamic IP, they accuse you of spamming. My ISP took care of it for me, but I had to use another email to post to this list for a while. Unfortunately, RootsWeb uses SORBS as a filter. They sent me the following. Gerry Hoy ============================================================================ ====== Hello, Thank you for contacting us. We apologize for the difficulties in posting. Many report that the sorbs issue gets resolved within about 3 days. Please continue to post till your message goes through. Thank you for your patience in this process. You will also want to see your list of subscriptions to see if you need to subscribe again if you have been unsubscribed. How to view my current mailing list subscriptions http://rootsweb.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rootsweb.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_ faqid=3185 Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with. Sincerely, David RootsWeb ListMaster -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Kelly Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:57 PM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] Con muighe na nGall O'Cathain SORBS failure (???), so trying to send to the list again. '---------------------- Many thanks, Charles. Con is the genitive of Cu/ - 'Hound' or 'Wolf'. (The Gaeil never lost the knowledge that dogs are a kind of wolf.) So I'm guessing that "Con Muighe na nGall" was taken from a genealogy where it appeared as "X mac Con Muighe na nGall", which means "X son of Cu/ Muighe na nGall". Cu/ = Hound/Wolf Muighe = of plain na nGall= of the Foreigners So the name means 'Wolf of the Plain of the Foreigners' or 'Hound of the Plain of the Foreigners'. Wolves were greatly admired by the Gaeil, much as the Masai honor lions. European folklore treats wolves as evil beasts, but not Irish folklore. Werewolves (literally 'men-wolves') were not regarded as uncommon (they're mentioned in Fe/ineachas as conriochta - 'of wolf form'). The early Irish church didn't like them but most Gaeil didn't regard them as evil by definition. As an example, the royal dynasty of the Osraighe are hereditary werewolves. I tried to find Muigh na nGall on Google. Couldn't find it or its alternate spelling Maigh na nGall. Muigh and Maigh are archaic words. Modern Irish words for 'plain' are machaire and ma/. I couldn't find any reference on Google to "Ma/ na nGall" but there is a Machaire na nGall on Gola Island, Co. Donegal (referenced in this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gola_Island ) That seems a bit off the beaten track so I'll try to check Onomasticon Godelicum when I get home tonight. Best, Jerry Cló an Druaidh / The Druid Press www.druidpress.com ________________________________ From: Charles Cain <cain@umich.edu> To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, June 29, 2011 10:41:07 AM Subject: [R-M222] Con muighe na nGall O'Cathain Cooey-na-Gall O'Cathain is actually Con muighe na nGall O'Cathain (As per an earlier report by John). Is there a literal translation of "Con muighe na nGall" (since the topic came up earlier)? Just interested how the word "foreign" is embedded in the name as my internet source suggested. Charles PS He must have had some serious mojo if he could send 140 families packing (to Scotland). Maybe I will try that sometime....gotta make a list... R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message