Thanks for the links. My maternal grandfather is a MacLeod, one of the larger clans, and quite organized in gathering clan information. Needless to say, I know quite abit about that side, including the beginnings, and is what I consider myself to be. Also, thankfully, my direct Macleod ancestors kept good records of their movement and I have a good family tree back to the ancestor who left Scotland in the very early 1800's. My maternal great grandmother was a Burke from Ireland. We do not have much information on them nor the Burke beginnings. Through those links I found that the Burkes were Anglo-Normans who settled predominantly in Connacht around 1171. Infact Burke county in my home state of NC is named after Thomas Burke, a descendant of Irish emigrants, who held large estates in North Carolina, and was deeply involved in the American War of Independence.

Now I guess I need to buy a district kilt for the counties in Connacht. I believe it includes Roscommon, Mayo, and Cork.