Category archives for Clans

Irish Mapping DNA Project – March 2020 Update

Feature article on Irish DNA Mapping

A summary and update on the Irish Mapping DNA Project has been completed. Within the Project, Y-DNA results are grouped based on the Y SNP Phylogenetic Tree branches deemed important in the Irish context. Assignment to these groups is limited to those who have taken SNP-based Y DNA tests. STR-only results are not assigned to […]

DNA, Clans, and Monarchy

A presentation on the DNA, Clans, and Monarchy of Ireland was given in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2018. This material updates earlier presentations on DNA vs Irish Annals and The Y DNA of the British Monarchy. See the DNA, Clans and Monarchy Presentation Slides Updates include: Modern genetic genealogy DNA findings in the context of […]

The Irish Septs

Traditional Pedigree Chart of the Cinel Eoghain of Airleach with descent from Niall Nioghiallach by David Austin Larkin.

Editors Note: David Austin Larkin (aka Dáithí Ólorcáin) of Queensland, Australia is a longtime researcher of Irish genealogy and has published a number of helpful and informative books on Irish genealogy based on an extensive review and compilation of the Irish annals and pedigrees.    David summarized that work in 2007 with a compilation of thirty-two […]