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Re: James McGihon (Can this be spelt as McKeon?)
Posted by: Mary Powell (ID *****7997)	Date: July 03, 2005 at 06:08:51
In Reply to: James McGihon (Can this be spelt as McKeon?) by Cheryl Everall	of 311

Correct pronounciation of Mc Keon is like the 'eo' in 'George'not - as I heard in New York 'Mc Kee-on'.
Taking the Belfast accent into account I think your 'Mc Gihon' is more likely to be 'Mc Gahon'-quite common in the north of Ireland,there may be variations in spelling. Hope this helps.

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Re: James McGihon (Can this be spelt as McKeon?) Cheryl Everall 7/03/05

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