On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 21:49:51 GMT, micheil@shaw.ca (Michil$(D??(Bn) wrote:

>On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:22:11 +0900, "John Yamamoto-Wilson"
><johndeletethis@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote:
>
>>Michi something (my computer's configuration won't read the last part of the
>>name) wrote:
>>
>>> [MacHamish's] surname's Irish
>>
>>What an odd thing to say. MacHamish is about as Scottish as it gets (check
>>any information on the Gunn clan, e.g.,
>>http://www.yourscottishname.com/gunn_clan.htm, or
>>http://www.geocities.com/sconemac/septgunn.html). Have you never heard of
>>MacHamish Scotch whiskey (http://www.geocities.com/jordan_m30/malts.html)?
>>
>>From what I can gather, the name exists in Ireland mainly in the north.
>>Without (admittedly) knowing much about it, I'd assume it was brought there
>>by Scottish Protestants.
>>
>>--
>>John
>>http://rarebooksinjapan.com
>>
>
>It is a common and perennial insult in Scotland to say that someone's
>name is Irish and that therefore they must be Irish; the Irish not
>having formerly been held in great esteem by Scots.

Bigot.

MacHamish M$(D??(Br