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.


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