E, You say "there is no K in the Irish". But similarly there is no V in Irish Gaelic. But both comments are almost irrevelant as the word/name Kavanagh or Cavanagh is in English, not Irish or Gaelic. They are translations by sound into the English language from a Gaelic word written Caomhanach. (mh equating to " v " ). Michael

Thanks Michael, I recall that from my research and I have the coat of arms and some history on the name too. E. -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of dixymick@aol.com Sent: 08 January 2010 14:45 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Help needed finding him please. E, You say "there is no K in the Irish". But similarly there is no V in Irish Gaelic. But both comments are almost irrevelant as the word/name Kavanagh or Cavanagh is in English, not Irish or Gaelic. They are translations by sound into the English language from a Gaelic word written Caomhanach. (mh equating to " v " ). Michael The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message