Growing up in Newton Stewart in the late '40,s and '50,s my dad's favourite saying was that my mother's family, Diamond, came across from Ireland in a cattle boat.At the time I thought it was a family joke, however as I've looked into the family tree, it appears he was right. All the Diamonds appeared to have come from Derry originally. it appears his own side of the family also had lots of irish immigrants. To be honest I think our forebears nipped back and forward across the Sheuch as the political climate changed, Jim

Just as food for thought, have any of you considered that Scotia - from whence comes Scot and Scotland - is the old word for Ireland? Jack Butler -----Original Message----- From: sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-wigtownshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JParker594@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 11:45 AM To: sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIG LIST] Irish in your family ?? Growing up in Newton Stewart in the late '40,s and '50,s my dad's favourite saying was that my mother's family, Diamond, came across from Ireland in a cattle boat.At the time I thought it was a family joke, however as I've looked into the family tree, it appears he was right. All the Diamonds appeared to have come from Derry originally. it appears his own side of the family also had lots of irish immigrants. To be honest I think our forebears nipped back and forward across the Sheuch as the political climate changed, Jim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> saying was that my mother's family, Diamond, came across from Ireland in a > cattle boat.At the time I thought it was a family joke, however as I've looked It was one of the more economical ways. A fair bit cheaper than the packet, though you'd no idea how long either was going to take. > To be honest I think our forebears nipped back and forward across the Sheuch > as the political climate changed, How about the economic climate too! I'll bet eating was more important to most ordinary folk -- and mine were certainly in that category. Crawford.