Genealogy Babbling :)

[Laird O'the Cowcaddens]

Sorry to hear of your trials and travails in the course of your research. I too am a MacNeill (Scottish bred & buttered,lol). There are a number of web sites affiliated both here and in Scotland. I don't want to hurt yer feelins, but I believe Griffith is Welsh ?? There is a chappie who is a regular on this site that bides in Wales, perhaps you could ask him to help. Oh, there is also another chappie in Boston ??? who has something to do with The Clan MacNeil organization here in the States. Best of luck in your search.

[Cynthia]

Sorry to hear of your trials and travails in the course of your research. I too am a MacNeill (Scottish bred & buttered,lol). There are a number of web sites affiliated both here and in Scotland. I don't want to hurt yer feelins, but I believe Griffith is Welsh ?? There is a chappie who is a regular on this site that bides in Wales, perhaps you could ask him to help. Oh, there is also another chappie in Boston ??? who has something to do with The Clan MacNeil organization here in the States. Best of luck in your search.

I'm a little hesitant to get too involved in McNeill searches at the moment as already someone is looking for that particular line and has help from the Clan MacNeil genealogist, I think.

My Griffith line may be Welsh. Before I say that for sure, I'll wait and see if they did come from there. For all I know, it could be an adopted name (I'm pretty sure it'll go back to Wales though, if you know what I mean).

There is a Griffith tartan (Welsh), and since that's my last name I figured why not? Although I love the whole concept and am pleased to find out there are Scottish names in my family (my father never knew and had heard they were from Ireland), it's probably the best way for me to celebrate a few different roots. That, and again, I want to see where all the names end up being from, etc.