Hi Rose, here in Scotland, Cairns and or Kearns are very common names, but generally they are Scottish families with Irish (Catholic) ancestry, not what are known as Scotch-Irish. Jim Coleman Cumbernauld, Scotland. -----Original Message----- From: rosemarie benson <irish_clones@hotmail.com> To: IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com <IRL-MONAGHAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 04 August 2000 11:35 Subject: [MONAGHAN~] CAIRNS >Hi, >Is the surname Cairns Irish or Scot ?? >Rose >Ashland,Ma >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >