Hi themacmo,
My late father had a friend called "Dan McGinnis" whom I think was in some way related, maybe a cousin of his. They chummed up after both their wives died. I was a kid at the time and have little recollection, although I do remember there was an Irish connection. I referred to him as "Mr McGinnis" so I can't believe he was a close relative. He lived in Glasgow until his death sometime in the 1980s, survived by two daughters (again, that's a distant memory.). BTW, I never heard back from the poster Anthony whose grandfather may have been my uncle. I guess we will have to wait till he reconnects with this site. I have applied for a copy of my grandfather's Irish birth cert based on the information I have and am awaiting a response. Cheers, Ted159