I need help to Decipher a Baptism Record Please

[Skoosh]

GM,  is that not "Nic"    slainte the noo!     Skoosh.

[grendlsmother]

Ahon - you're right - senility creeps ever onwards.  I'm so glad I said I wasn't an expert.

[patval]

Gaelic sounds rather complicated, I'm afraid I'm a bit baffled...    Do you think that I have got the correct interpretation of the baptism record:

Rory the son of Roderick McDonald who lived at Breachachy in Kilmorack Parish. Baptized a son named Hugh, the Godfathers were Andrew John's son and Fergus McDonald the son of Roderick McDonald   

If so it means I can assume that Hughs grandfather was Roderick McDonald...... and his uncle was Fergus...

Thanks
Patricia

[Skoosh]

Pat,  I think it says, Andrew son of Red Iain, the Fergus might also be Hugh.     Skoosh.

[Archivos]

I think it says:

At Kilmorak Jan: 3 1700
Rory McDonald bu Rory in Breaback
putted his son called hugh to be
baptized Godfathers Andrew Mc
Ean roy and Ferg[...] McConel bu
Rory

I don't know what bu means, but I would hazard a guess that Ferg McConel (it looks like should be Fergus, so let's just say it is!) and Rory McDonald are related somehow, in that they are both bu Rory.

I'd say bu meant something like 'also known as' or 'was' or something along those lines.

Edit:  Just checked Gaelic - English and bu does mean 'was'.

[patval]

Thank you, I can see that the word is most probably bu (was) and that makes sense, Where the 'Roderick' came from I am not sure  but there was a Roderick McDonald in Kilmorak in the 1650's.....

The wonders of Google..... apparently... the Gaelic language was the only language spoken throughout the Highlands of Scotland until as recently as 1850...... but how they managed without use of V or J,K,Q.W,X,Y or Z I can't imagine....

Regards
Pat

[Skoosh]

Pat, Gaelic can't be the only language which manages without these letters. Mc Conel means Macdonald, Roderick is a common name in Kilmorack/Urray, I won't attempt the pronounciation here.
Skoosh.

[grendlsmother]

Why not send a PM to someone on the Gaelic only board and see if they can help?   (not allowed to post on the board in English).

Skoosh - interesting about Conel - I have both Connel and McDonald in my lines but wasn't aware it was the same name.   Brick wall with Connel before 1770 so might be worth searching on McDonald.

[patval]

Thats an interesting point regarding English/Gaelic names.... Hugh and Ewan.... I have been told that they are the same name, one English the other Gaelic. Anyone have any input there?

regards Pat