I wasn't aware of English "passing through" Ireland, but certainly many Scots did. My dictionary says: Scotch-I·rish (sk¼ch"º"r¹sh) n. 1. The people of Scotland who settled in northern Ireland or their descendants, especially those who emigrated to America. --Scotch-I·rish adj. Of or relating to the Scotch-Irish. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Although we modern persons tend to take our electric lights, radios, mixers, etc., for granted, hundreds of years ago people did not have any of these things, which is just as well because there was no place to plug them in. Then along came the first Electrical Pioneer, Benjamin Franklin, who flew a kite in a lighting storm and received a serious electrical shock. This proved that lighting was powered by the same force as carpets, but it also damaged Franklin's brain so severely that he started speaking only in incomprehensible maxims, such as 'A penny saved is a penny earned.' Eventually he had to be given a job running the post office." --Dave Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: Viola Seward <olla@i29.net> To: <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:12 AM Subject: [SHAW] Shaw Families From Different Countries!!! > Hello Shaw family listers. You know when we have family that comes from > say Ireland. Our first thought is they are Irish. But thats wrong!! You > see my gggrandfather and family came to America from Ireland. But left > England to go to Ireland. Glad i knew my Shaws were English or i may > have searched Ireland. Then had some one found my actual family i would > have denied them because mine came from Ireland. Making them Irish. So a > lot of twists and turns but families moved back then just like they do > today. > Good luck. > Viola. > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > http://www.pivot.net/%7eeureka/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/ > >

From what I have read about the history of Ireland Mike is correct about the Scots in Ireland. Also, during the plantation of Ireland in the 1600's (the British planted people in Ireland, not vegetation!) many people from England were placed in northern Ireland to have a stronger presence there to better gain control of the Island. Many Shaws from England were included. The best clue I have found is that the Scottish settlers were Presbyterian. My Shaws were Anclican, Church of England and kept that religion when they went to Canada in 1820. They apparently were always loyal to the crown as they always supported Gr Britain, even in the 1837-1838 uprising. Would be interested in any other ideas on this subject. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Shaw" <mikeshaw@texoma.net> To: <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW] Shaw Families From Different Countries!!! I wasn't aware of English "passing through" Ireland, but certainly many Scots did. My dictionary says: Scotch-I·rish (skŒch"º"r¹sh) n. 1. The people of Scotland who settled in northern Ireland or their descendants, especially those who emigrated to America. --Scotch-I·rish adj. Of or relating to the Scotch-Irish. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Although we modern persons tend to take our electric lights, radios, mixers, etc., for granted, hundreds of years ago people did not have any of these things, which is just as well because there was no place to plug them in. Then along came the first Electrical Pioneer, Benjamin Franklin, who flew a kite in a lighting storm and received a serious electrical shock. This proved that lighting was powered by the same force as carpets, but it also damaged Franklin's brain so severely that he started speaking only in incomprehensible maxims, such as 'A penny saved is a penny earned.' Eventually he had to be given a job running the post office." --Dave Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: Viola Seward <olla@i29.net> To: <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:12 AM Subject: [SHAW] Shaw Families From Different Countries!!! > Hello Shaw family listers. You know when we have family that comes from > say Ireland. Our first thought is they are Irish. But thats wrong!! You > see my gggrandfather and family came to America from Ireland. But left > England to go to Ireland. Glad i knew my Shaws were English or i may > have searched Ireland. Then had some one found my actual family i would > have denied them because mine came from Ireland. Making them Irish. So a > lot of twists and turns but families moved back then just like they do > today. > Good luck. > Viola. > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > http://www.pivot.net/%7eeureka/index.html > http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlanark/ > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== To contact the SHAW List Administrator: ListMom2@hotmail.com