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<t>Dear John, I have looked at the parish records for Ballachulish and did not find your James or Isabelle. I then looked in surrounding areas. Also no result. Casting the net a wee further I did find a marriage record for James Livingston to Isabelle Clerk, dated 30th April 1837 on Lismore. These a...

OK- I've now found another 3 McLean families who've tested and look to be Isles I1c cousin's. This I believe supports evidence that we have found an enclave of Isles I1c in the old area of the Abbots. I'll keep digging! All the best! Grant.

<t> We have a hint of Isles I1c not only in co. Down, as represented by the McAleavey family in the old homelands, but I should mention we have located an Isles I1c McLean family. As we know the McLeans are recorded as descending from one of the Abbots of Lismore. To bring the readers of this forum ...

Hello Donald, I hope I am a friend of the Clan! All the best! Grant.

<t>Hi Donald, My understanding is that two branches of the MacDonnsleibhe survived the Norman invasion of co.Down. One went to Donegal, as you mention, the other to Scotland. I believe Woulfe may have mentioned this. In terms of Donegal I am not sure that this house has survived in the male line. I ...

Hi Bob, Wonderful to hear from you! Have you tried searching the vital records found at Scotlands People; http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ All the best! Grant.

<t>Hello Sam, You must be near the location of the Skirmish of Babylon Hill, where in 1642 Sir Ralph Hopton an officer of Charles I. Stuart, defended against Cromwell's troops. 20 Royalists fell that day. Hopton personally attended on the person of the King at York in July 1642. Hopton was appointed...

Yes please do email me on both accounts at; southness@austarnet.com.au All the best! Grant.

Hi Samuel! Good to hear you enjoy the forum. The forum is growing all the time and I suspect we have a wee following of folk who are reading our posts on a regular basis now. Where do your Livingstones hail from? All the best! Grant.

<t>I'd like to reply to this with several basic points. Given the history of the area- co.Down and Antrim should be seen as an extention of west coast Scotland. The traffic was traditionally seasonal. Iam not surprised that Y-DNA in old lineages is found both in Ireland and Scotland from this area. ...