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Caithness / Re: Donald Gunn
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Another thought on the Sullivan name as a given name found in a History of Caithness.
"Formerly Caithness was particularly distinguished for its military spirit. At the time of the Irish rebellion the county furnished no fewer than three battalions of fencibles, two of which did duty in Ireland for several years."
Maybe Margaret (Ross) Keith's father served in Ireland and brought back an Irish wife (Margaret's mother) whose maiden name was Sullivan. It is also known that John O'Sullivan of Capanaccus Castle, County Kerry served alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie in the Jacobite Rebellion. Maybe he brought other Irish mercenaries with him. There is also a "Laird Sullivan" in the IGI for Shetland married to a Barbara Mowat. Is Laird a given name or does it mean "Lord?"
"Formerly Caithness was particularly distinguished for its military spirit. At the time of the Irish rebellion the county furnished no fewer than three battalions of fencibles, two of which did duty in Ireland for several years."
Maybe Margaret (Ross) Keith's father served in Ireland and brought back an Irish wife (Margaret's mother) whose maiden name was Sullivan. It is also known that John O'Sullivan of Capanaccus Castle, County Kerry served alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie in the Jacobite Rebellion. Maybe he brought other Irish mercenaries with him. There is also a "Laird Sullivan" in the IGI for Shetland married to a Barbara Mowat. Is Laird a given name or does it mean "Lord?"