my father spells it "McAs" and my uncle "MaCas", both sons of the same family, but i think my dads birth certificate was made out wrong, so i find myself a ...
Kia ora Hayden My name is Jackie McCaskill from New Zealand and our branch of the family are mainly dark skinned having integrated with Maori a few generations...
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Al, My understanding of the Ulster Chronicle is that it was an older document that is now lost. However, much or all of the material from it may have been...
I was working on my own recollection of my research, done several years ago. I have to admit that the time frame i was working on was exceedingly rough. But i...
http://www.kavanaghfamily.com/dermot/dm1.htm (1169) Asgall, the Viking-Irish King of Dublin, managed to escape with some of his Viking followers. As they...
It seems that we are talking about the same thing, then - just the question remaining about what the original Norse name was, what it meant and where it came...
Hello All - I finally got back the rest of the DNA test results that I ordered some time ago. Not surprisingly, they show a match or near match with others...
I was wondering if anybody had come across any information on this fellow, referred to as "of the Rhu an Dunain family". I came across him in a historical...
Hello, everyone. It is has been quite a while since I last posted on our site. I hope ya'll are well, happy, and prosperous! I met another McKaskill recently...
Thank you so much for sharing this site with us. The photos are beautiful. The script is also very informative too. Makes me wish I could go there. Barb Hayden...
Hi All Thanks for sharing that,Hayden,these latest pics of the old homestead have finally galvanisd me into action,and so I am going to make a point of...
Hi Lewis, I hope you are the Lewis nephew of Norman JP at Lochinver and now perhaps in a nursing home. What news of him? My email address is ablair2@.......
Lewis - When you go to Glen Brittle, Rubh an Dunnain is out 2 hours or so by foot from the beach as I recall. Wear hiking boots and be prepared for cold and...
Hayden Thanks for that.I am so glad that you enjoyed your trip to Skye.I should have perhaps said that I am from the Highlands and worked all over the north of...
Hi Allan Indeed I am the same.I am sorry to tell you that Norman passed away suddenly in the nursing home in Ullapool earlier this summer.Very sad,the last 2...
Hi Lewis, I am sorry too. I first met Norman at a Clan Macleod Gathering here in Vancouver in the 1990s, where he was giving a talk on his family tree. We kept...
Greetings, All - The MacAskill Sept Society will be holding its annual gathering next weekend (Sept 14-16, 2007) in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. If you were...
Hi Allan That's very interesting,sounds like you had a great trip all those years ago.Norman was very enthusiastic about our family background. Dad's email is...
Lloyd I would be interested in knowing more about the McKaskle Sept society, could you send me a copy of the newsletter? Is there a web site? Mac McKaskle 1306...
I will put you on the mailing list for the fall newsletter when it comes out. The MacAskill Sept Society does not have a web site yet but we will be...
Mac, are you part of the TX McKaskles related to C W McKaskle of Houston? He was my grandfather. The spelling you and I share is fairly unique. Thanks, Hayden...
McCaskills, MacAskills, McKaskles and others of related spellings - The MacAskill Sept Society will be holding its Annual North American Gathering the first...
Hi Lloyd!   Sounds good, but I will not be able to attend. I might suggest that of those in attendance you get addresses and email addresses of those...
Thanks, Bill - Let us know of any interest in holding the Gathering in Texas next year. It has been suggested before but would take several people to ...
You could always combine it with the Austin Celtic Festival on LadyBird Lake.? Seeing how the director of the largest Celtic Fest in Central Texas is a...
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That sounds like a winner to me. Shirley McAskill Cypress, Texas ... From: windhover@... <windhover@...> Subject: Re: [MacAskill] 2008 Annual Gathering...
Well, normally I don't find these daredevil bike or skateboard videos very entertaining, but clicked on this because of the MacAskill name and after a minute...
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Donnelle, Glad you sent me this. Great video! I don't think I've eer seen anybody ride a bike like that. We've got another family site open, if you'd care to...
Hi Jerry! Sure, send the invite and I'll join up! Donnelle In a message dated 4/24/2009 7:04:50 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jerrywmc@... writes: Glad you...