 'When he came to Tyrconnell the inhabitants took off his head, because they would not have their country discovered.' Such was the fate of the English Map Maker
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 Irish and Scottish Origenes have launch a NEW FREE website (www.origenesmaps.com) dedicated to the Origenes maps series, where one can zoom in and
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 (Updated December 2021) When commercial DNA testing began it focused completely on Y-DNA STR testing. While Y-DNA STR results can routinely be used to pinpoint a paternal origin
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 A NEW history of the human colonisation of Ireland as revealed by commercial ancestral Y-DNA testing (UPDATED Oct 2021).
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 In about 10% of Irish Y-DNA Case Studies it is possible to link one's paternal ancestors to a single Irish townl
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 I live in Galway City, and it is said (on many websites) that the medieval walls of Galway City carried the inscription ‘From the ferocious O’Flahertys O Lord Deliver Us.’ There was never such a sign, it is a local myth!
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 The challenge with modern commercial ancestral mtDNA testing is linking a specific maternal Eve with a precise geographical location.
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And linking them with ancestral surnames!
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Where did your Dublin City Ancestors come from?
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