(amost 21) year old Scot in South Texas

[Scotexan21]

That is intresting information Deasan! I assume that my Uncle was then correct that the Cochranes did indeed migrate to Ireland at some point from Scotland and intermix with one of the clans there in Ireland before we left for the US.

[macwilkin]

That is intresting information Deasan! I assume that my Uncle was then correct that the Cochranes did indeed migrate to Ireland at some point from Scotland and intermix with one of the clans there in Ireland before we left for the US.

Generally, the majority of Scots who immigrated to Ireland from Scotland in the 1600 - 1700's did not intermingle with the "wild Irish", mostly due to religious differences -- Lowland and Borderer Scots were generally Protestant, and their Irish neighbours, Roman Catholic. Obviously, there are exceptions, such as the Scots from the Western Isles who served as galloglas, or mercenaries, for the Irish, but if they were Lowlanders, I doubt they were doing much fraternizing with the Irish.

Regards,

Todd