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30 Aug 08 - 10:09 PM (#2426574) Subject: BS: irish pronunciation From: Janie hello all I am currently researching my family tree and found a rellative in Ireland. His Name is Busell Skaggs and I was wondering how this (Busell) was pronounced. |
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30 Aug 08 - 11:12 PM (#2426589) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: Janie Above post was made by my son, Stan. He didn't think to indicate he was some one else using my cookie. (Busell was born in Derry, Ulster Province, circa 1640.) |
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30 Aug 08 - 11:12 PM (#2426590) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: Janie Oops. 2nd post is from Janie. Janie |
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30 Aug 08 - 11:16 PM (#2426595) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: katlaughing LOL, figured that, Janie. :-) Just a guess, based on This Guide it may be "Boo-Shel" as I see an "S" before an "e" becomes "Sh" and an "u" is "oo". Now, let's see what the ones who really know this stuff have to say!:-) |
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31 Aug 08 - 05:45 AM (#2426664) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: GUEST,Oakville Are you sure it's not Bushell or Bussell ? |
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31 Aug 08 - 10:13 AM (#2426766) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: Janie In the records and research available, it is spelled with one s, but (as I'm sure Kat can verify) but we can't say what the correct original spelling was. (Lots of variation in how names get spelled. We have records of Fannin, Fanning and Fannon that are clearly the same family, and sometimes the same people, for example. Janie |
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31 Aug 08 - 04:58 PM (#2427037) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: Janie Thanks Kat. Until some one Irish comes along and sez different, we'll call him Grandpa Boo-shel, then! Janie |
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31 Aug 08 - 05:32 PM (#2427069) Subject: RE: BS: irish pronunciation From: katlaughing You're welcome, Janie and Stan. I figured Mick or somebody would come in by now. How about I bump it up top for a bit and see who comes by? Way-hay up she rises! (I know I spelled them differently!) |
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31 Aug 08 - 06:26 PM (#2427105) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: MartinRyan "Bushell" is fairly well known as a surname in Ireland. It's pronounced as written, with the first syllable stressed and the "e" weak i.e. Bush-ill. I've never heard it as a first name - nor heard of Bussell in either sense. I'll have a look around.... Regards |
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31 Aug 08 - 06:30 PM (#2427112) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: MartinRyan Mind you, a quick Google produces THIS - so what do I know?! Regards |
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31 Aug 08 - 09:50 PM (#2427244) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: GUEST Busell Skaggs must surely be of English or Lowland Scots origins rather than Gaelic? So the rules about pronounciation that are referred to above would not be relevant in this instance. |
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01 Sep 08 - 02:32 AM (#2427372) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: MartinRyan GUEST Sorry - I should have spelled that out, I suppose (sic). Definitely not Gaelic. Regards |
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01 Sep 08 - 04:28 PM (#2427961) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: katlaughing Huh, how about that, Janie!? |
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02 Sep 08 - 09:45 AM (#2428692) Subject: RE: irish pronunciation From: Janie Thanks! |