I was wondering Jerry if I could "pick your brain" again. You have been so generous giving out information on various surnames. And this is information that otherwise most of us would have a hard time finding without a fee being involved or a trip to a specialized library. But you are obviously enjoying sharing your "wealth"! I would like to ask you what you know of the Murrays & Mulveys of Roscommon. And the Cahills of Clare. I am in no rush for an answer, so you can reply at your convenience. Is your study connected to Irish names only or do you have knowledge of Scots/English as well? I have Scots and English as well (my Dad's side) and a relative told me that my great great grandfather, when he emigrated was the only Scot on a street with all Irish in Cambridge MA and that he'd sit out on his stoop at night and play Boyne Waters on his flute much to his nieghbors dismay! Happy St. Patrick's Day Meg ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Hi Meg, Thank you. I'm of limited use on Scots genealogy but I have no expertise in English genealogy. Sorry I can't tell about the Ó Muireadhaigh / O'Murray yet. But on your Cahills of Clare side, it turns out you're another member of the Uí Fhiachrach, like me and MaryPat. Your Cahills are actually the Ó Cathail of the Cineál Áeda of the Uí Fhiachrach In Deiscirt (U.F. of the South) of the Uí Fhiachrach of the Connachta of the Féni. They were originally located in what is now the barony of Kiltartan, Co. Galway but are now found mainly in Co. Clare. In the pagan period, their ancestor-god was Conn. The Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh are a branch of the Muintir Eolais ('People of Knowledge') of the Conmaicne Réin of the Conmaicne ('Descendants of Conmac') of the Laighin. They were chiefs (the Irish word is rí = "king") of Muintir Chearbhalláin in Magh Nisi in the barony and county of Leitrim, and they were sometimes kings of all Muintir Eolais. In the pagan period, the ancestor-gods of the Conmaicne were Conmac ('Head-Son' or 'Wolf-Son', the wolf was regarded as a noble animal by the Celts, the equivalent in other cultures of the lion) or Lugaid mac Con and Fergus Mac Róich ('Super-Choice son of Great Steed'). Hope that's helpful, Jerry Kelly NA GAEIL MAGAZINE (coming soon to an internet near you) ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael c haell mulvey" <mmjjlemul@juno.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:15 PM Subject: [Irish-American] Murray/Mulvey - Roscommon > I was wondering Jerry if I could "pick your brain" again. You have been so generous giving out information on various surnames. And this is information that otherwise most of us would have a hard time finding without a fee being involved or a trip to a specialized library. But you are obviously enjoying sharing your "wealth"! > > I would like to ask you what you know of the Murrays & Mulveys of Roscommon. And the Cahills of Clare. I am in no rush for an answer, so you can reply at your convenience. > > Is your study connected to Irish names only or do you have knowledge of Scots/English as well? I have Scots and English as well (my Dad's side) and a relative told me that my great great grandfather, when he emigrated was the only Scot on a street with all Irish in Cambridge MA and that he'd sit out on his stoop at night and play Boyne Waters on his flute much to his nieghbors dismay! > > Happy St. Patrick's Day > > Meg > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. >