Being a real "Irisher" from the Old Country I can tell you that there are
various regional accents in Ireland.
Mr. Mc Beevee's is a generic stage Irish accent, but definately Irish and
not Scots. Haven't come across any Beevees in Ireland but it could be.
If his accent was from Northern Ireland there would be a Scottish tint to
it since so many Scots settled there long ago but definately recognizable.
as far as the MC:
In the hierachy of Irish names:
Beevee would be the original family name.
His son would be Mac Beevee (mac being "son"). The Scots keep the MAC, but
the Irish shorten it to Mc
and his son would be O'Beevee (grandson or descendant of Beevee).
Don't tell Earnest T., but "Bass" is originally an "Englisher" name.
Happy belated St Patrick's Day
Ed O'Dwyer
http://sodabread.info
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