To Francis Coakley.... or anyone with information
about subjects name.

I'm sorry I've taken so long to reply to your question. I was on the Isle of Mann when I wrote my inquiry and then left before I got your reply. I'm now home in the U S, California. You asked in what context I found the name.....It was passed down to me from my grandfather Edmund Quirk whose grandfather was born in Ireland. His name I don't have...yet. All I know of Cemer (my grandfathers spelling) Mac Quirk is that he was from the Isle of Mann and worked on a whaling ship somewhere. My grandfather also thought that he was captain of a ship...who knows. I did know that the mac prefix had disappeared early on. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much,

Patricia