Why do some Scottish names begin with Mc and Mac? Scottish and Irish surnames that begin with "Mc" or "Mac" are derived from the Gaelic word "mac," which means "son of." These prefixes were often added to a father's name to create a patronymic surname, indicating a person's lineage...
However, that very year, Kitty met Charles Parnell, the Irish leader of the Home Rule movement, and began a stormy affair with him. Her husband tolerated the affair for a while. However, it eventually proved too much and in 1889, on Christmas Eve, William O’Shea filed for divorce, citi...
Canada.Captain John Morrison visited Nova Scotia as a military officer, sent to destroy French fortifications at Louisburg in 1759. By that time he had a family with six young children living in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was inspired by the lands of Nova Scotia and he moved there, be...