 A number of years ago a study by an Irish research lab failed to detect any Viking DNA in a small sample of Irish people with Viking-associated surnames.
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 Surnames evolve over both time and distance, and change usually at the whim of an administrator who simply records an unfamiliar surnam
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 I’ve been busy recently doing Case Studies and working on a Surnames and Y-DNA Map of Scotland. But this McCauley Case Study is of particularly interest to me and hence I’d like to share its results.
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 Its not everyday that you get to meet someone with whom you share a common male ancestor from approximately 1000 years ago. The accompanying picture is of Joe Dooley (right) and I (Dr Tyrone Bowes) and our
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 Had a great time in Portland and Seattle on my mini speaking tour of the Pacific Northwest, even managed to make a brief appearance on Seattle TV.
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 I recently gave a talk on commercial ancestral DNA testing that was aimed at encouraging Galwegians to participate.
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 Sometimes a quite remarkable Y-DNA Case Study comes along that I will try my best to get published in a Genealogical magazine.
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 I recently completed one of the most in-depth genetic genealogy Case Studies for a gentleman based on the Isle of Man called Bill Henderson.
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 It was with great pleasure that I gave a talk to the Coleraine Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (www.nifhs.org/
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 About 1 in every 100 people in Ireland is called Murphy.
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