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Re: Irish Travellers .
Feb 16, 2017, 17:23
tjj wrote:
tiompan wrote:
On a similar tack to DNA ,Ireland and oral history .This might be of interest .

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13197315.Macneil_clan_shocked_as_DNA_checks_force_rewrite_of_history/

I did mention it a wee while ago but can't find the ref.


Ah thanks, an interesting read and a bit more research to do. I do believe now I think about it that the McLeod's are also said to descend from the Vikings. Will do a bit more reading.




Looks like the Isle of Man had a major input .
http://www.clanmacleod.org/genealogy/macleod-genealogy-research/the-genetics-of-clan-macleod.html

It's a fast changing subject and books are out of date by the time they become available but Jean Manco's http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Blood_of_the_Celts/9780500051832 is worth a read for a much broader perspective than the Scots /Irish etc genetics , and it is still pretty much up to date despite missing out on the important Rathlin Island DNA which only became available 6 months after the first edition .
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