Nancy...thank you for sharing that...I'm sure that's why my Quinn family went from Ireland to Scotland....I just wish I knew WHERE in Ireland they came from???? Barb Lewis ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Murphy <nancym@budget.net> To: <DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 8:01 AM Subject: Irish in Scotland > Dear List, > Here is something to consider.Many Irish,including mine,left Ireland > (after the famine) for Scotland to find work in the shipping industry > which grew up along the Clyde River. Receiving a wage was important to > them. In my family they started out living in Glasgow,in the Govan area > (Lanarkshire)and then moved to the Dumbarton area in Dunbartonshire to > work at another shipbuilding site. > > I hope this helps. > Nancy Murphy > > _______________________________________________________ Site Design, Hosting, and E-Commerce at www.webpipe.net