Here's a Genuki page. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/ and now a marked map with individual counties location. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Ireland.html - a historical map that might be of interest http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/map_index.html My father was born in Glasgow, Calton [Gorbals], my paternal grandmother's family were in Mull, Lanarkshire, & Stirlingshire. An online cousin has traced my father's CHESTERS line back to a few of the earliest births in Ireland. The timeline suggests they might have migrated to Scotland in the potato famine - http://www.gober.net/victorian/reports/irish2.html worth reading up on the history and matching it with your records. On the other hand, they might have gone to Ireland to find work England became the first country in the world to hit the Industrial Revolution. Soon factories were springing up in Dublin, Cork and Belfast and the cities were soon swelling with new residents. The population rose and many large buildings were constructed including magnificent churches. http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/history/16911789.html Another point is religion. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Long" <[email protected]> > If there are listers out there who know where in Ireland their family > originated, would you please share that information with the rest of us. It > may help if it shows a migration pattern to the Dunbartonshire area. >

Hello My Great grandmother's brother Duncan McDonald and family arrived in Bonhill around 1875 from Fortingall by way of Glasgow, probably looking for work. Kay