C O N T E N T S
A People Apart Page 2
Introduction. Foreword Page 3
Three Centuries of Names Page 4
Death Page 6
Apologies Page 7
History Matters Page 7
Instalments Page 8
Section 1: Immediate Family Page 9
Tongue Page 15
Section 2: Ancestors Page 16
Founder Immigrant Page 34
Names Influence Us Page 36
Section 3: Contemporary Relations Page 37
Ekenames Page 68
Carew & Wallace Christening Robes Page 69
Section 4: Name Meanings, Histories Page 70
Mac Attack Page 257
Victoria Crosses Page 395
Sources for Other Choices Page 396
Section 5:Celtic Saints Page 398
Section 6: Kin Tales Page 417
History Bits Index Page 447
My Earlier Related Work Page 456
Many Thanked Page 456
Postscripts Page 458
“A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its muniments, decorates the tombs of its illustrious dead, repairs its great public structures, and fosters national pride and love of country, by perpetual reference to the sacrifices and glories of the past.” [Nova Scotia’s Joseph Howe (1804-73)]
“I have found writing to be an imperfect means to inadequate ends, but…”
[Peter C. Newman]