I have often wondered, is there any proof that the Kilgores came from NW Ulster? Does anyone out there know where that idea came from? Rita >From: DdHober@aol.com >Reply-To: KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com >To: KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [KILGORE] Re the Kilgore surname >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:54:36 EST > >I received this email from a friend. I asked her to look up the Kilgore >surname in her books and this is what she came up with. Hope it helps. > >Re Kilgore >MacLysaght in his Surnames of Ireland says of Kilgore: >(Mac) Kilgore: The Irish form of the name of this NW Ulster family is >probably Mac Giolla Gheairr, as Kilgar. Woulfe (a man who wrote the same >kind of book during the 1800s) however, suggests Mac Giolla Ghairbh >(garbh, >rough) hence Kilgarriff also, which is conjectural. He gives this >conjecturally also for Kilcourse. > > > >DdHober ><A HREF="http://members.aol.com/d2hober/civilwar.htm">Civil War >Resources</A> > > >==== KILGORE Mailing List ==== >You are about to enter the KILGORE ZONE! Beware of the wit and the zany >members and their doings! But they are ALL family! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp