It is often said, probably quite wrongly that Mc has an origin in Ireland. If this were true, I believe it is known that people from Ireland settled in Mull many years ago. I would be interested to know how those with families using Mac and others using Mc are recorded in your records. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Phillips" <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Duke of argyll > Hi, > > For what its worth I tend to agree with James. > > If you look at the census records some areas where recorded as 'Mc' and > other areas 'Mac'. What I'm not sure off is why when children (and I guess > that in most cases it would have been children who learnt to read and write > first in a family) started to write they used 'Mc' or 'Mac'. I guess this > could have been down to the teacher. Just a thought. > > Ian --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com