Many thanks Frances - I've only just skimmed through the link you gave. I am sure I read somewhere that the Irish people on the Isle of Man originated mainly from Ulster.

Will trawl through the many things I have saved on I of M when I have time. I read about I think faminine and religious persecution in Ulster in the early 1700s driving many to go to America.

Have to go for my tea now...Thanks again. Liz