Irish

The range of Irish Origenes maps has been completed just in time for Saint Patrick's day 2019!

PART II: The origin of the Gaels has remained a mystery until the advent of modern commercial ancestral DNA testing.

The surname ‘O'Brien’ means 'descendant of Brian,' the most notable ‘Brian’ in Irish history being ‘Brian Boru.’ Brian Boru was born in the kingdom of Thomond

‘Vikings,’ ‘Foreign Helpers’ and ‘Raiders from across the Sea’

The beauty with the DNA approach to researching one’s ancestral origin is that the DNA does not lie!

Surnames evolve over both time and distance, and change usually at the whim of an administrator who simply records an unfamiliar surnam

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.

Firstly I’d like to thank Mr Henry for allowing me to share his Y-DNA Case Study Report. This study is interesting for a number of reasons.

Every successful Irish, Scottish, or

This has come as a big surprise to me as I was not confident in ever being able to Pinpoint a paternal origin within Ireland, Scotland, England, or Wales based on the results of Ancest