Scots or Irish Descent
If you are searching for your Scots or Irish family, you can try these two areas.
For those search Scots' ancestors log onto http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.ukhttp://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
For Irish, Trinity College in Dublin have a number of records under the Irish Diaspora. See http://www.tcd.ie/CISS/background.phphttp://www.tcd.ie/CISS/background.php
For those interested in the origin of the name have a look at "The Galloglass: The migration of Scottish mercenaries to medieval Ireland " (http://www.tcd.ie/CISS/projects.php#P6)