Mago Notes One

 Mago is a given name of my Irish great grand father. My cousin Kevin once asked me why I thought the name was special and why I thought it had Phoenician connections.I don't remember giving him much of an answer. 


I may have asked cousin Kevin how many people he knew with great grandfathers named Mago. I may have asked him what he knew of Hannibal or told him that in Spanish mago means magician.


I guess Kevin and Richard, and Mary are each a name with its special meanings. However, I've this feeling that Mago is especially meaningful.


With this post I begin a series of notes on Mago. If you encourage me I will try to provide sources for information I give here, otherwise you may have to call me a damn lier or to take me at my word.


For example, I may say that there was a son of Mago with King Author in Cornwall. Or, that I once knew a woman related to Mellon related to Merlin. I don't know how I came by this info, but if you don't care I don't either.


Other things I say here may be easier for you to check up on. For example, I say that Hannibal's brother Mago knew how to ride an elephant. That's special and there is quite a bit of info on Hannibal available.


One of the things I intend to do On future "Mago Notes" is to repeat what I have seen, heard, or envisioned of the name or word Mago among the Phoenician and among the Irish and try to point out some associations.


I bet that if you checked the www you could find pictures of Mago's Cliffs at the side in County Clare.