Family names and spelling are so interesting! Like you, I look at the old headstones and the spellings and wonder who really IS related to whom. My Scottish family name is Campbell and we come from the area around Dingwall in Ross & Cromarty. But I am sure we took on the name of the clan way back when after the Campbells emerged victorious from the latest battle. Rather like converting to Protestantism or Catholicism to save being burnt to death. Maybe our original name was Ding or Wall. Val, who definitely DOES need her Diet Coke now and dog needs her prance around the park Sent from my iPad > On May 14, 2015, at 8:55 AM, Dave H via <fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Vice versa Val. The place was named after them Magauran's > town/Ballymagauran and they were there long before counties came into > existence. > > Dave. > > enjoy your diet Coke!! > > > >> On 14/05/2015 16:45, Valerie Ackroyd via wrote: >> A lovely blonde eh DH?? Hmmm I am sorry but I will not weep into my Diet Coke for you. >> >> I wonder--do you think the McGovern family took their name from that area or vice versa? >> >> Val, who just transcribed a load of McGovern headstones--but they were in Sligo > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > ================================== > > https://www.google.ie/ > ================================== > http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FERMANAGH-GOLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I like the ones where letters were engraved backward.... an engraver who doesn't know which way the letter goes! ....and another that was engraved wrongly, quite recently! On 14/05/2015 16:59, Valerie Ackroyd via wrote: > Family names and spelling are so interesting! Like you, I look at the old headstones and the spellings and wonder who really IS related to whom. My Scottish family name is Campbell and we come from the area around Dingwall in Ross & Cromarty. But I am sure we took on the name of the clan way back when after the Campbells emerged victorious from the latest battle. Rather like converting to Protestantism or Catholicism to save being burnt to death. Maybe our original name was Ding or Wall. > > Val, who definitely DOES need her Diet Coke now and dog needs her prance around the park --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com