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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In June 2018 Irish Origenes was commissioned to do a Y-DNA Case Study report for a Mr David McGinnis from Oregon in the USA.
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UPDATED August 2020, NEW (5th) McDonald Case Study Added!
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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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The Plantation Surnames of Ireland (Scots-Irish) Map is now available to purchase (click here).
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PART II: The origin of the Gaels has remained a mystery until the advent of modern commercial ancestral DNA testing.
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