Sorry. Forgot to say that there was a large Cornish settlement in the southern areas of Ireland, around Avoca and Bantry Bay. I believe that, in one of these areas, the old miners' cottages are now being used as holiday homes. Cheers Pat Pat Banks Perth Western Australia CFHS 03548 OPC for St.Levan and Mullion, Cornwall Researching: COCK Mullion, Cornwall GEORGE Illogan and Townshend, Cornwall OSBORNE St.Levan, Cornwall POLGLASE Breage and Kerthenwood, Cornwall MAGILL Co.Antrim MAWHINNEY Co. Antrim -----Original Message----- From: kevin malikowski paula talbot [mailto:doghouse1@brainerd.net] Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2005 8:37 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Sc-Ir] Is Mitchell Scotch/Irish? I am having much trouble searching the surname Mitchell. Does Mitchell seem to be a Scotch/Irish name??? I can only get as far as 1799 when James Mitchell was born in Alleghany Co. Pa. Being this was a large Scotch/Irish area I am thinking this is the way to direct my research. I have been stuck on this family for yrs. and yrs. Any suggestions?? Thank you, Paula

Pat Banks wrote: >Sorry. Forgot to say that there was a large Cornish settlement in the >southern areas of Ireland, around Avoca and Bantry Bay. I believe that, in >one of these areas, the old miners' cottages are now being used as holiday >homes. > >Cheers > >Pat > > >Pat Banks >Perth Western Australia > > > thats an interesting one. any traces of the Cornish language down there?