McCain's Corner: Celtic Life Internation Magazine
McCain's Corner: Celtic Life Internation Magazine: A note to one and all; there is a review of my new book Finding the McCains in the October 2015 edition of Celtic Life magazine. Th...
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McCain's Corner: BBC Ulster, the Kist o' Wurds program: Barry R McCain on the Thacker Mt Trail My BBC interview will be on today, evening in the UK, at 1:30 PM (13:30) on BBC Ulster Radio. Th...
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BBC Radio Ulster, Kist o Wurds program
Barry R McCain(Update.... a Rugby match on BBC is running long, our program rescheduled for Wednesday 30th at 19.30 hour UK time and that is 1:30 PM CDT. The show can is archived for a couple of...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Iníon Dubh
McCain's Corner: Iníon Dubh: Iníon Dubh (said, Nee-an doo) is one of the most remembered and beloved heroines in Irish history. Iníon Dubh was her pet name which means ...
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Henry McWhorter
Henry McWhorter 1760-1848 was born in New Jersey son of Gilbert McWhorter (1742 -1767) who was a linen-weaver by trade, hailed from Northern Ireland and settled in New York. His father died leaving...
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William McIntosh Jr 1778-1825
McIntosh and MenawaReal history is always more complex and multilayered than the history told by the modern media and even in most basic academic history books. The relationship between the...
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Scots Irish Surnames
Below is a list of families participating in the Scots-Irish DNA Project as of November 2015. There are now over 900 participating families. The surnames are very typically 'Scots-Irish.' The...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Y-DNA test When No Paternal Relative Is Available ...
McCain's Corner: Y-DNA test When No Paternal Relative Is Available ...: This post will again address genetic genealogy for Irish, Scots, and Scots-Irish, when no male relative is available to DNA test....
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Three Centuries of Life in a Tyrone Parish, A history of Donagheady from 1600...
Three centuries of life in a Tyrone parishA history of Donagheady from 1600 to 1900Many of the Scots-Irish that migrated to the Colonies in the 1700s came from the Tyrone parish of Donagheady. This...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Irish & Scots Female Ancestor Names in Primary Sou...
McCain's Corner: Irish & Scots Female Ancestor Names in Primary Sou...: As you progress with your genetic genealogy research you will eventually reach a point where records were not written in...
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Cornbread, a Scotch Irish Icon
In the 18th Century when many thousands of Ulster's sons and daughters came to New World to settle on the frontier, they brought with them their folkways, music, etc., and also their foods and methods...
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Finding the McCains, A Scots Irish Odyssey... In Time For Christmas
An Irish Christmas Present, Finding the McCainsMongavlin Castle, Donegal, IrelandA wonderful read that covers 40 years of travel in Ireland; it includes stories and insights into the relationship...
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Scots-Irish DNA Project Update 2 Jan 2016
'Young Frontiersman' by H. David Wright The Scots-Irish DNA project has reached 1,000 participating families. This list below shows families participating in the Scots-Irish DNA project. It is NOT a...
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How to Participate, the Scots-Irish DNA project
Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas It is easy to participate in the Scots-Irish DNA project. The project's home is with Family Tree DNA of Houston, Texas. It is a Y chromosome project and the goals are to...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: DNA Test Sale with Family Tree
McCain's Corner: DNA Test Sale with Family Tree: Barry R McCain with Ian McKean and Ivan Knox, two of his Irish cousins located using DNA testing For a very short time, until midnight ...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Viking, a profession for many Gaels
McCain's Corner: Viking, a profession for many Gaels: Gaelic Lord and warrior circa 1000 AD (c) Ulster Heritage Gaelic Lord and warrior circa AD 1000 in Argyll. Mid Argyll was one of t...
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Ozark Mountains lore and history
A highly recommended book by Joshua Heston, of Branson, Missouri. In The State of the Ozarks, Joshua Heston is following the footstepsof Ozark folklorist icon Vance Randolph. With a keen eye and...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Irish & Scots Female Ancestor Names in Primary Sou...
McCain's Corner: Irish & Scots Female Ancestor Names in Primary Sou...: Irish & Scots Female Ancestor Names in Primary Sources As you progress with your genetic genealogy research you will...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: The Gaelic Wise Woman of Claddagh 1913
McCain's Corner: The Gaelic Wise Woman of Claddagh 1913: This is the oldest colour photo of an Irish 'wise woman' and was taken in 1913. The woman's anglicised name is Nan (Anne) O...
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John Wayne, Scots-Irish Icon
In one interview in the early 1950's John Wayne described himself as 'just a Scotch-Irish little boy.' John Wayne, or as he was known before his fame, Marion Morrison, was born in Winterset, Iowa. His...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Old Christmas January 6 2018
McCain's Corner: Old Christmas January 6 2018: The Old Christmas on January 6 Do you remember the Old Christmas, back when Christmas came on January 6? Old Christmas i...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: Genetic Genealogy When No Paternal Relative Is Ava...
McCain's Corner: Genetic Genealogy When No Paternal Relative Is Ava...: Genetic Genealogy When No Paternal Relative Is Available County Meath In genetic genealogy surname studies we use the Y...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: The Lone Star Flag Part II
McCain's Corner: The Lone Star Flag Part II: Mary Long's Long Star Flag 1819 In The Lone Star Flag Part I, we learned that the Lone Star flag dates back to 1810 and events in...
View ArticleMcCain's Corner: The Lone Star Flag, part 1
McCain's Corner: The Lone Star Flag, part 1: Republic of West Florida 1810-1811 I have a great interest our heritage and people. This includes many different aspects of ...
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Scottish Heritage Event, Laurinburg NC, 5 through 7 April
Scottish Heritage Weekend, 5-7 April; Laurinburg NCI will be speaking at the 30th Charles Bascombe Shaw Memorial Scottish Heritage Weekend. This symposium runs from April 5 through April 7. The event...
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