Hi Jim, It would probably have to be a late introduction to Isle of Man. Thanks for the Cornwall mention. This gives me a chance to correct the song from "The Quiet Man." It was "Isle of Inisfree" rather than "Carrickfergus." Gary Radcliffe West Covina, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Kernow62@aol.com Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:24 AM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BEANLAND, MEDFORTH, WAITES Gary, Also in another Celtic country, Cornwall. CARRACK, CARRICK carrek, rocky mass It is very unusual that a name is found in all these languages, this means the root word must be very old indeed, dating to before the split between the Goidelic & Brythonic forms of the language(s). I would indeed be surprised if the name exists or existed in Manx Gaelic as well. Jim Thompson > CARRICK - (Celtic) A crag, rock or headland. This word is also found in > Gaelic, Irish and Welsh. > I'm reminded of the Irish song that begins "I wish I was in > Carrickfergus....." I think it's from the > movie "The Quiet Man." ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237