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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Am Baile Link

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Link to the Am Baile webpage describing the stone of Donnchadh Mór Mac Eáin page available in English and Scot's Gaidhlig.
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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, March 1, 2013

Glencoe McCains, Revisited...

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One of the questions which gets asked often is..... is our McCain family, or clan, connected to the Glencoe McCains.  No, we are not.  We ar...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

A McCain in Snow

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Donovan McCain in the mountains near Ft Collins CO Donovan McCain of Oxford, Mississippi, on a recent trip snowshoeing in the mountains...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Squire James McKane of Ontario

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Squireen Jim McKane The Canadian McKanes' answer to Ivan Knox of the Finn Valley is our own Jim McKane of Wiarton, Ontario.  Jim is ...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

The Kilted McCains

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Barry R McCain circa 1975
Monday, September 3, 2012

McCain Art Work

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McCain Family Icons, by Chris and John McCain of California Above is a very nice creation by Chris and John McCain of California.  It ha...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

McCain Autosomal DNA

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I have had several inquires into the Family Finder test that we are now using.  Below is an overview of the autosomal DNA testing with the M...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

McCain DNA Results

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Here is the link to the McCain DNA results:   McCain DNA Results 'Our' McCain family is listed as the 01 McCain family.  On the Ul...
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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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Thomas McKean The Signer

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Thomas McKean  Next on the agenda is Thomas McKean The Signer of the Declaration of Independence.   He is often linked to our McCain fam...
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...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Joe McKane and Jim McKane In Kilmichael Glassary

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A photo taken just a few days ago of Dr Joe McKane of Glasgow and Jim McKane of Wiarton, Ontario, at the original homeland of the McCain...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Thomas McKane

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Thomas McKane, County Antrim, circa 1940s The McCain Project has gathered some very interesting photos of our folk from around the world....
Friday, March 23, 2012

Donations Needed

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The McCain clan blog and the McCain family DNA project are seeking donations.  There is a lot, an awful lot, of volunteer work that goes on ...

Chris McCain of California

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Chris McCain  The McCain Family DNA Project continues to locate members of our particular McCain clan.  This is the nature of genetic ge...
Thursday, March 8, 2012

The McCain Surname

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McCain, McCane, McKane, McKean, McKeen, and McKain are just various anglicised forms of the Gaelic surname Mac Eáin. Most of our families ha...

Jim McKane Our Webmaster

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Jim McKane of Wiarton, Ontario, Canada Our webmaster for both the McCain DNA Project and the Ulster Heritage Project is Jim McKane.  Here...