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Showing posts with label McCain History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McCain History. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Burial Stone of Duncan McCain circa 1510

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burial stone of Donnchadh Mac Eáin   J ames McKane of Wiarton, Ontario, has commissioned this magnificent art work, which is a facsim...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

The History of the McCains

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Mongavlin Castle, Donegal, where the McCains settled in Ireland   Amazon is running a sale on Finding the McCains, A Scots Irish Odys...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

The MacAlpins and the McCains

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Note to all the Clann Mac Eain folk, this is very interesting and on-going research in our origins pre 1000 AD.  We share paternal ancestry...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Finding the McCains

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  Finding the McCains Finding the McCains , is an account of a man’s 40 year odyssey to find the McCain family in Ireland.   Se...
Monday, September 29, 2014

McCain Deep Ancestry

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There are several DNA projects researching the deep ancestry of the Mid Argyll Kinship Group to which the McCains belong.  This kinship gro...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

McCain families in Scotland 1432-1610

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Map of the McCain families in Scotland circa 1432 through early 1600s. 
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The McCains in Ireland

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The map shows locations of the McCain families in Ireland in the 1800s.  The families represented here have participated in the DNA project ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

McCain Lands in Scotland.

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This map a bit blurry as I had to enlarge it, sorry about that, but... it shows well the lands of the McCains in Scotland.  The green area...
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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Argyll Lord 1000 AD

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Argyll Lord Circa 1000 AD  (c) Ulster Heritage Above is clan member Donovan McCain in the dress of a Gaelic lord in mid Argyll circa 100...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Duncan Mor McCain's Sword

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I have received several inquires about the symbols on the burial slab of Donnchadh Mór Mac Eáin, anglicised Duncan Mor McCain ; I post an an...
Friday, July 6, 2012

The Laggans Redshanks

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  For those McCains interested in the why and how we migrated to Ulster from the Scottish Highlands, there is a new title available fr...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Clan Donald and the McCains

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I have been absent from posting and other duties of late due to my mother being in hospice and passing away; slowly things are returning to...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

1607 McCain

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Redshank circa 1607 Photo is of Irish archaeologist and actor, Dave Swift, in a recent BBC production portraying a Scottish Redshank in ...
Monday, June 11, 2012

William McCain the Soldier 1630

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Mongavlin Castle ;  copyright 2012 James McKane Above is a recent photo of Mongavlin Castle, near Porthall, Donegal.  It is here that th...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

McCain Family DNA Research Update

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A short update for all our McCain families.  First, thank you to all the McCain gents that upgraded their DNA kits to the 111 markers.   Thi...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

McCain Clan Research March 2010

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The research on the McCain 'clan' is still ongoing and new data is being discovered. At present, the research is concentrating on l...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

McCain Clan Research 2009

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In 2009 there has been some amazing, even stunning, information about the McCain clan revealed both with primary source finds and new Y chr...
Thursday, March 20, 2008

The McCain Clan

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The McCains are a small Irish clan that were for a long time an enigma. We knew who they are and where they lived, but much of their histor...