Just who do we think we are?

This site was originally set up by Mike McMonagle for and on behalf of the branch of McMonagles whose family home has been in Milton, Glasgow, Scotland since 1957. The site was a means of coercing Mike's seven surviving brothers and sisters to keep in touch after some had married and dispersed throughout the UK and, in the case of Moira, as far as upstate New York. It did the trick and we are all in regular contact through all mediums.

Before long we found that there was a huge amount of interest from McMonagles and their kith and kin from all over the world. We had guestbook entries from Australia to Zimbabwe and a great interest from North America. It was obvious that the stance of the site had moved beyond the role of updating the brothers and sisters when addresses changed, birthday reminders and that little bit about our family origins. Our family tree was a 'mere twig' in comparison to the 'mighty oak' started by Stevie McBride on behalf of his wife Anne McMonagle - a first cousin of this site's originator. Stevie's activity on this front has been amazing and lasting. people often give up after some hurdles but not the McBride fella. He thinks if it was that easy it wouldn't be so interesting.