The Irish Roots Cafe and Hedge school features Irish Genealogy; History; travel and traditional Irish song, including old style Sean Nós singing. Founded by Michael C. O'Laughlin in 1978 with headquarters at http://www.irishroots.com/ Subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Some Sources for County Cork families: 1) Book of Irish Families, great and small (v.1 of the set) 2) Families of County Cork, Ireland. (v. of the set) 3) County Cork, Ireland, Genealogy & Family History (v. ) Irish Family Name of the Day: Cormick Related Spellings of the Name McCormick, McCormack, Cormac, Cormican, Cormicke, O’Cormick, etc... Varient Spelling Groups: #335, #1274, #2161 From The Guide to the Various Spellings of Irish Family Names http://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm History of the Name The name may come originally from O'Cormac, Mac Cormack, or may have Scottish origins when found in Ulster as well. The 1890 index shows McCormick as the preferred spelling in the Ulster counties of Antrim and Down. McCormack is favored in Dublin, Mayo, Roscommon and Limerick. The shortened form of Cormack is found in Kilkenny and Tipperary in much smaller numbers. In 1659 Cormac was a principal name of Kildare, O'Cormack a principal name of Cork and also found in Limerick, while McCormack was a principal name in Down also found in Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Roscommon. The name could also come from O’Cormacan or Cormican origins.... end of partial extract from the Book of Irish Families, great & small. copyright 2010, IGF, based in part upon The Book of Irish Families, great and small http://www.irishroots.com/id4098.htm The Free Master online index at www.Irishroots.com shows: Listings for the name times, here are a few examples: 1) Cormic in the 1659 Census of Ireland. 2) Cormick in ‘The Families of Co. Clare, Ireland’. 3) Cormick in ‘County Mayo genealogy & family History notes. 4) Cormick in ‘ Longford ‘’ 5) Cormick in ‘ Meath and Westmeath “ 6) J. Cormick in ‘ Fermanagh and Louth “ 7) ‘Cormicks Regiment’ in King James Irish Army List. You can use this free index to search for your family name: http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/21/45/ Remember to leave off the Mac or O when typing your name. https://twitter.com/IrishRootsCafe https://www.facebook.com/IrishSong http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelC...

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