I agree - thanks for the links regarding Orkney. My gggrandfather, Magnus Mail, came from Shetland, but his ancestor John Meal was said to have sailed there from Orkney before c. 1710. Margot -----Original Message----- From: caiside via Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:49 AM To: DSA2003 ; [email protected] ; Marge in SoCal Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Fwd: Origins of the Irish -- not Celtic? LOVE reading about the stuff on Orkney. I was just there this past September. Unfortunately the excavation at Ness of Brodgar was closed for the season, so I'll just have to go back! However the Orkney islanders are/were not Celts. They never spoke a Celtic language. Instead they were influenced by Vikings and Picts. Janet C ========================= https://www.facebook.com/groups/FermanaghGold/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message