----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Ogg-Moss" <koggmoss@sympatico.ca> To: "The Pict" <thepict@blueyonder.co.uk> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [PERTH] Mac and Mc > Somebody out there can correct me if I'm wrong, but this is how it was > explained to me. Mac, Mc and M' are all the same and are Gaelic for "son > of". The Irish "O' is Gaelic for "grandson of" and more or less meams > belonging to a certain family or clan. As explained to me , the surname is > Duff, the clan is MacDuff. I was also under the impression that Mac was > Scottish and Mc was Irish; or Mac was Protestant and Mc was Roman Catholic. > Not so!!! Kathleen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "The Pict" <thepict@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 11:54 AM > Subject: [PERTH] Mac and Mc > > > > Can anyone tell me the difference between the Mac and Mc attached to > > surnames. > > > > I had the impression that Mac was Scottish and Mc was Irish. > > > > Could it be that the Mc was carried to Ireland from Scotland or am I > > completely wrong ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Ken Stearn > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PERTHSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > -------------------------------------------------- > > Send all messages to PERTHSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > > ONLY use the 'request' address to > > subscribe or to unsubscribe from the list. > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/PERTHSHIRE.html > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > >