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From: Paul Conroy <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Birch
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:18:33 -0400
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Sandy,

I'm fluent in Irish Gaelic - or at least used be - and I think "Harg" might
be a Anglicization of "Carraig" (=Rock). Have you checked any "Carrick"
names for matches?

Cheers,
Paul

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 4:36 AM, Sandy Paterson <
> wrote:

> Thanks Don
>
> I exchanged a few e-mails with a McIlhagga a while back. He had kindly
> agreed to a DNA test in order to check for a link to McHarg. His DNA is
> nothing like McHarg. He seems to have followed the pursuit even after the
> test, and it seems that by May 2009, no DNA link had been found.
>
> I've e-mailed him again to see whether anything has changed to his
> knowledge.
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Don Milligan
> Sent: 22 March 2011 14:26
> To:
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [R-M222] Birch
>
> Hi Sandy:
>
> You may want to investigate a possible connection between McHarg and McHago
> and MciIlHagga. One of my Milliigan ancestors married a McHago in Co.
> Antrim in the 1600's, I believe. It is possible that her McHago ancestry
> is
> connected to Ayrshire in Scotland. Don M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 6:47 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [R-M222] Birch
>
> A far better genealogist than I am has suggested that McHarg may have
> derived from MacGiolla Chairge, and refers to the annals of Fernmag or
> Fernmaighe :
>
> For 1062, Ruaidri, mac Con Cairge, tanaisi Fernmhaighe
>
> In Scotland, McHarg is found mostly in the Galloway, Dumfries area, with a
> hot-spot in Kirkudbright (pronounced Kirkoobree).
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson
> Sent: 22 March 2011 09:31
> To:
> Subject: [R-M222] Birch
>
> I found something in O'Hart. He has Finfailig as one of Fergus Mor's sons,
> and O'Dugan as a direct descendant of Finfailig. I then found a DNA project
> for Duggan (the chap that I match 35/37 spells his surname Dougan). The
> Duggan site has 14 haplotypes, 5 of which look like M222 plus a 6th that
> looks like M222 in that it has DYS385=11,13 but it has DYS392=13.
>
> Add my Dougan to the Duggans and we have 7 M222's in Dougan/Duggan/Dugan
> out
> of 15 haplotypes.
>
> Interesting.
>
> McHarg remains a mystery to me but I think I must do some more digging.
>
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of
> Sent: 21 March 2011 18:46
> To:
> Subject: Re: [R-M222] Birch
>
> In a message dated 3/21/2011 4:22:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> Do you know of any connection between Dougan and Mac Buircce?
>
>
>
> No. not really. MacLysaght mentions several groups with the name in
> Munster and Connacht with no real info on any of them (O Duggan).
>
>
> John
>
>
>
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