Derek, I believe that many, even journeyman, researchers do not know that Islandmagee is not really an island, and that hundreds of years ago the McGees/Magees of that area were attacked and nearly wiped out. I never heard why they were attacked. Perhaps you have some updated information about those points. Thanks for sharing. donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hawthorne" <derek.hawthorne@ntlworld.com> To: <IRL-BELFAST-CITY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:34 PM Subject: [BELFAST] First Posting : - HAWTHORN, HAWTHORNE > My interests are > > HAWTHORN > > HAWTHORNE > > or anyone who had a connection with the above from ISLANDMAGEE who moved > to BELFAST > > Happy New Year > > Derek Hawthorne > Newtownabbey > Northern Ireland > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-BELFAST-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: 1/2/2008 > 11:29 AM > >