I have a line of my family tree line of a family that immigrated from Canada but his parents (whom I don't know their names) hailed from Ireland. The farthest back I can go is my 4th great grandfather named John McKee though I have sometimes seen it spelled John McKey.
You can have two brothers in the same family having different spelling of the same name. This is more true with the Gaelic names than any other. Usually what you have is a person versed in English rendering the word spoke to them and then writing that down. So you have MacKey, McKey, Mackey, Mackie but they all have the one source. It's the same with my name, there are about 5 variants.
The lake is called Pollacappul, the hole of the horse. Put this into the search bar of google maps 53.5616°N 9.88929°W. I was on the bridge between the two lakes. Kylemore and Pollacappul. Kylemore is the bigger of the two.
Ohhh, I LOVED visiting Kylemore Abbey when I was there. I know it's very touristy, but it is really beautiful and kind of what you picture when in Ireland, isn't it. Nice shot. The view from across the lake is something. Looks like a beautiful day. My dad was a John (but called Jack). We don't capitalize the K, but I notice on the newer plaque below the K isn't capitalized. When I was in Scotland I saw a lot of Mackie, but when I asked about it I was told it was pronounced with the long i at the end rather than the long e. A variant or completely different, I'm not sure. I'm curious where the headstones are? Near the Abbey? Thanks for sharing!
No-no. It's a graveyard outside Fethard, Co Tipperary. Put this into Google Earth, or your fav map app. 52.481846, -7.717774 I think it's the same all over. It's just like in those two headstones the K has softened round here, Machee. So the Mackey is sounded as one word, but as you travel north the compound is sounded more in the individual elements, Mac Key. And then it reverts somewhat in parts of Scotland. But I think it's one of the few names with a 'Y' that is neither an e nor an i, but someplace between them. What the French call Greek I, or Y. It was a lovely day up in Galway and Mayo, but on the way home the heavens opened and stayed so all Monday.
There's a possibility of a connection. This was in Rathcool Church, but the townsland is Ballintemple. And because the latter name is entirely Celtic I would say it's certain that the site was occupied long before 1000 AD.
I have a line of my family tree line of a family that immigrated from Canada but his parents (whom I don't know their names) hailed from Ireland. The farthest back I can go is my 4th great grandfather named John McKee though I have sometimes seen it spelled John McKey.
ReplyDeleteYou can have two brothers in the same family having different spelling of the same name. This is more true with the Gaelic names than any other. Usually what you have is a person versed in English rendering the word spoke to them and then writing that down. So you have MacKey, McKey, Mackey, Mackie but they all have the one source. It's the same with my name, there are about 5 variants.
DeleteBeautiful photo of the Abbey - so clean and crisp! Where are you standing and what is the body of water?
ReplyDeleteThe lake is called Pollacappul, the hole of the horse. Put this into the search bar of google maps 53.5616°N 9.88929°W.
DeleteI was on the bridge between the two lakes. Kylemore and Pollacappul. Kylemore is the bigger of the two.
Ohhh, I LOVED visiting Kylemore Abbey when I was there. I know it's very touristy, but it is really beautiful and kind of what you picture when in Ireland, isn't it. Nice shot. The view from across the lake is something. Looks like a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was a John (but called Jack). We don't capitalize the K, but I notice on the newer plaque below the K isn't capitalized.
When I was in Scotland I saw a lot of Mackie, but when I asked about it I was told it was pronounced with the long i at the end rather than the long e. A variant or completely different, I'm not sure. I'm curious where the headstones are? Near the Abbey?
Thanks for sharing!
No-no. It's a graveyard outside Fethard, Co Tipperary. Put this into Google Earth, or your fav map app. 52.481846, -7.717774
DeleteI think it's the same all over. It's just like in those two headstones the K has softened round here, Machee. So the Mackey is sounded as one word, but as you travel north the compound is sounded more in the individual elements, Mac Key. And then it reverts somewhat in parts of Scotland. But I think it's one of the few names with a 'Y' that is neither an e nor an i, but someplace between them. What the French call Greek I, or Y.
It was a lovely day up in Galway and Mayo, but on the way home the heavens opened and stayed so all Monday.
Interesting...
DeleteYa know, the documentation I have shows County Tipperary and Limerick as where my dad's side came from. It's so fun to see this. :)
There's a possibility of a connection. This was in Rathcool Church, but the townsland is Ballintemple. And because the latter name is entirely Celtic I would say it's certain that the site was occupied long before 1000 AD.
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