Ulster Heritage Magazine: September 2012

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival

A reminder to all the 6th Dandridge Scots-Irish Music Festival is on 29 September. It features Bagpipe & Snare Drum Competitions, Irish Step Dance & Highland Dance Demos, Highland Games Athletic Demos, and will have tonnes of good music and food. Dandridge is located east of Knoxville is a scenic part of Tennessee. Link: Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival

Donegal Wins!

Donegal have won their second All-Ireland Football Championship title in a wave of emotion at Croke Park, beating Mayo 2-11 to 0-13 this afternoon. Comhghairdeas! Link: Donegal Wins

Surname Reports

Ulster Heritage Surname Reports

Reports on the etymology and orthography of a surname can reveal information on a family’s geographic origins and kinship group. A surname report is an excellent first step into deeper research into your family’s origin and history

Ulster Gaelic surnames can be of Native Irish, Gallóglaigh Scots, Redshank Scots, Lowland Scots, or Manx origins. Gaelic surnames have multiple anglicised forms, including phonetic and translated variations. In some cases different Gaelic surnames have been anglicised the same way.

For families who participate in the Ulster Heritage DNA Project, the surname reports incorporate DNA matches and can provide a better understanding of the results.

To order one contact:

UH Surname Reports

Speakers Available

Barry R McCain is available for speaking engagements on Ulster history and culture and for workshops on Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Mr McCain lives in Oxford, Mississippi.

Contact: Barry R McCain

Jim McKane is the webmaster for the McCain DNA Project, the Ulster DNA Project and the Ulster McKane website. He has a great deal of public speaking experience and he organizes and teaches classes on using computers for genealogy. Jim McKane is based out of Wiarton, Ontario, Canada.

Jim McKane