James "Jim" McCartney (7 July 1902 – 18 March 1976) and Mary Patricia McCartney (née Mohan) (29 September 1909 – 31 October 1956) were the parents of musician, author and artist Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Wings, and photographer and musician Mike McCartney, who worked with the Scaffold.Like many families in Liverpool, the McCartney and Mohin families are of Irish descent.