[Ads-l] G. MacKay and Co.

[Paul A Johnston, Jr]

You probably know more than I do on this one, Wilson!


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> From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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> On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 11:49 AM, Paul A Johnston, Jr <
> paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
> 
> > McKees are MacKays too
> 
> 
> _mac Aoidh_ vs. _mac Aodh_, in Irish Gaelic, wherein _aoi_ = [i] and
> _ao_ =
> [e].
> 
> As far as I know - which is not very, admittedly - Paul's statement
> is
> entirely correct. Some include "McGee" as a member of the set.
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> -Wilson
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