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From: "Diarmid Campbell" <>
Subject: Re: [CAMPBELL] James Patrick CAMPBELL of N.Ireland/Co Tyrone/Ardboe area
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:50:18 -0000
References: <200401200024.i0K0OVM02448@franklin.concentric.net>


J.P.,

Some of the Catholic Campbells from Lough Neah were originally MacCumhails
according to MacLysaght's Irish Surnames (or is it Family Names of Ireland?)
The former I think.
It might be worth trying under that name. The name change was to have
something to look less intimidating on your CV (to put it into modern terms)
and many Highland Scots with 'Mac' names did the same - for example when
Isobel MacTavish arrived in Canada she began to use Isobel Thomson (Mac
Tavish being a colloquial form of Mac Thamais or son of Thomas). In
Scotland this was because the Lowland Scots had a prejudice against anyone
with a Mac name, thinking they would only have the Gaeelic I suppose, but
also because of earlier cattle raids by Highlandres on the Lowland farms.

Diarmid
(Campbell, Kilmelford, Argyll, Scotland)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Blaul" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 12:24 AM
Subject: [CAMPBELL] James Patrick CAMPBELL of N.Ireland/Co Tyrone/Ardboe
area


> My great greatgrandparents James Patrick CAMPBELL and Mary DILLIN
> were from Northern Ireland, County Tyrone, the Ardboe area, which is near
> Coagh. He was a fisherman of Lough Neagh and died at age 40 in a boat
> accident in November 1880.
> I am a descendant of his son Patrick James CAMPBELL and his sister
> Mary CAMPBELL also went to the US. However, not sure about the
> details of what happened to the rest of the family. I do not know when
> Mary DILLIN CAMPBELL passed away or if she remarried. Also, if there
> were other children who stayed in (Northern) Ireland.
> I have so many questions:
> 1) Are there experts regarding the fishermen of Lough Neagh and
> the historic aspects of fishing at that time?
> 2) Does anyone have CAMPBELL or DILLIN ancestry from that
> area? They would have been Roman Catholic.
>
>
> The ancestors seem impossible to trace.
> I have names in my lists (from my grandmother)
> that do not seem to match birth records. Children of
> James Patrick CAMBPELL (1840-1880) seem to be:
> Bridgit ??? (no birth record so far, but was sister per my grandmother)
> James ??? (no birth record so far, but was brother per article)
> John 1864-
> Sara 1865-
> Eliza 1870-
> Mary 1871- (no birth record so far, but was sister per my grandmother)
> Catherine 1872-
> Patrick James 1874-1940
> Annie 1879-
>
>
> Appreciate any help!
>
> J.P Blaul
>
>
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