I double-checked the Griffith's CD and could not find a single McMenamin,
McMenamy, or any other variant of the name in Co. Cork. The surname appears
to be almost exclusively a north and west of Ireland name, and especially
prominent as Andy said in Donegal, Tryone and Mayo.
I did see a quite a few listings for a family named Menihan, Menigan,
Menhem,Menehan, Menahan,Manahan, Managhan, which is at least somewhat similar
to McMenimen. According to MacLysaght, this surname is O Manahan, from O
Mainc
I'm the list administrator for the McLaughlin list at Rootsweb. Whenever
someone posts a message to the list and they are not a subscriber, it bounces
and winds up in the administrator's mailbox. I often simply repost the
messages myself - but that's up to the individual adminstrator.
I just bought the Family Tree Maker Tithe Applotment Books CD. I don't
know if it's any good or not yet. And it only covers the counties in
northern Ireland. Probably those of greatest interest to the members of t
Ted,
You may or may not have gotten the last two messages I sent but both
seemed to have been returned by "Postmaster" with the following message:
"User
mailbox exceeds allowed size: cucullain@celtic.com ." Did you get them?
The very last one was sent yesterday and contained my land mail address so
that you could send me a copy of your paper. What's up? And how can I
contact you?
Bob
Alice - Andy's e-mail didn't mention that your name was McMenemie. I've
just gone through again all the 1999 Republic of Ireland phone books as well
as the phone book for Northern Ireland. The name McMenemie is not listed
anywhere. I've also never seen that form of the name in any past or present
Irish records. I would guess, as John McLaughlin did, that it was spelled
another way in Ireland by your ancestors and was changed after they left
Ireland. My own case is like that: my mother's surname in New
With the help of Adrian McMenamin of Belfast, I recently realized that
there was a substantial error in the table on the "Name" page of my web
site. That's the table that shows the distribution of the name McMenamin
and its variants throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland, as taken from the
1999 Irish phone books. I had shown no McMenamins in Northern Ireland and
many McMenemys. In fact, there are many McMenamins there and relatively few
McMenemys! Apparently when I entered the numbers, I inadverten
Hi everyone (it's been quiet lately!!!)
I've had a question from a new subscriber. Alice asks "How could I get info
on my family name in cork Ireland". Now, it seems to me that most of our
discussions have revolved around Co. Donegal and Mayo. Does anyone have any
connections to Cork? or any advice to help Alice?
Andy McMenemy
Kingston Gorse
West Sussex
I apologize for posting off-topic, but perhaps someone can help me with a
technical question.
Is it possible to send mail to a list if you are not subscribed to that
list? I just receive two pages from the city directory of Charleston (1898
and 1902). I had called and requested the pages to get info on my
g-grandfather, Edward McManaman. There are many other "Mc" names on these
pages (McMahon, McManus, etc.) and I would like to send e-mails to the
different lists, posting the related names in hopes it w
Andy,
The 1999 Republic of Ireland telephone book for Co. Cork lists 2
McMenamins, 1 McManamon and 1 McMenemy. You might suggest to Alice that she
write to each of them and ask for help in such things as how their ancestors
got there, who they were etc. I've written letters to scores of people
found in phone books, both in the States and in Ireland and Northern Ireland
and it's surprising how many answers you can get.
Also, "Donegal Ancestry," a nonprofit organization in Ramelton, Co.
Donegal, ans