On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 18:22:58 GMT, russj41@concentric.net (MacHamish)
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)?
>
>Thanks for pointing that out, John.  While I do have Scottish ancestors, I'm
>about as American as one can get.  I do share one Scottish trait, though.  I
>can be as bloody minded as any Scot on this newsgroup.  Perhaps it's a
>reflection of the Clan Gunn motto, "Aut Pax, Aut Bellum" (either peace or
>war).
>
>>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.
>
>You're right.  Thence to America as the greatest frontiersmen and indian
>fighters of all the early settlers.
>
>
>MacHamish M