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Mid Argyll Kinship Group

Mid Argyll circa 1570 (c) Ulster Heritage 2015Several years ago Y chromosome DNA results revealed that a large group of families from mid Argyll share the same paternal ancestry.  The Mid Argyll...

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Increasing Use of SNPs in Genetic Genealogy

This update will address the growing importance of SNP testing in genetic genealogy.  We have now reached the point that SNPs are relative to genetic genealogy in addition to providing data on deep...

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Autosomal DNA Test Sale

 Autosomal DNA tests utilize DNA from the 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes. Autosomal DNA is inherited from both parents. Therefore, an autosomal DNA test may be taken by either a male or a female....

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Scots-Irish Surnames; a list of families in the Scots-Irish DNA Project

The Scots-Irish DNA Project now has 761 participating families.  Below is a roster of the participating families.  As you can see the families are a combination of Lowland and Highland Scottish...

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The Scots-Irish DNA Project

Here is a link to the Scots-Irish DNA Project which has information on the project and links to both the 'Join' page and the 'Results' page.   I post this in response to several hundred inquiries I had...

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Genetic Genealogy for Irish and Scots

My recent book Finding the McCains, a Scots-Irish Odyssey has garnered excellent reader reviews and peer reviews, of which I am very pleased.  There is an aspect of the book that is important to family...

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Y-DNA test When No Paternal Relative Is Available II

This post will again address genetic genealogy for Irish, Scots, and Scots-Irish, when no male relative is available to DNA test.  Why is a male needed?   In surname studies we use the Y chromosome, it...

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Summer Sale on Finding the McCains, a Scots Irish Odyssey

 Loughcrew, County MeathFinding the McCains, a Scots Irish Odyssey, is now in the Ingram wholesale system and for sale through all book stores.  And, with that in mind, Barnes & Noble, is running a...

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Billy the Kid Was a Gaelic Speaker

Yesterday my brother sent me an interesting magazine article on Billy the Kid.  The article was written by Chuck Usmar, a writer, historian, and scholar, on the life of Billy the Kid.  I learned from...

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Summer Sale on Finding the McCains, a Scots Irish Odyssey

The good folks at Amazon are doing a Summer Sale on my new book for the stellar price of US $14.96.   Very good time to purchase.   The book is getting excellent peer and reader reviews.  I am pleased...

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The Second Sight among the Scots Irish

Sarah Pearl Tweedy circa 1905The phenomenon of Second sight has fascinated me for many years.  I was exposed to the Second Sight early in my life, before I even knew what it was.  My grandmother had...

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Mo Shinsir Gaeil

an scríobhnoir i nDún na nGallBhí suim agamsa i mo shinsir Gaeil nuair a bhí mé thart ar 12 blain d'aois, nuair a bhí mé ag léamh leabhar faoi stair.  Sa leabhar sin, bhí na Sasanaigh Eilíseach ag cuir...

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An Ruaille Buaille

an tábhairneTagann an pótaire seo isteach sa tábhairne agus labhraíonn sé le fear an tí.  "Gloine uisce beatha go gasta, le do thoil, sula dtosaíonn an ruaille buaille." gloine uisce beathaDéanann fear...

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Anglicized Surnames; the many forms of John

Knowing the Gaelic form of our surnames is a very helpful in genetic genealogy research.  There are many surnames in Ireland and Scotland that include the name that we say in English as "John."...

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SNP Testing, Summer Sale from Family Tree DNA... Only $79

Some good news from Family Tree DNA regarding SNP testing.  They are running a special summer sale of interest to those in the R1b groups.   It includes 139 downstream SNPs from R-M269.  This is an...

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Epigenetics

Epigenetics is the study, in the field of genetics, of cellular and physiological phenotypic trait variations that are caused by external or environmental factors that switch genes on and off and...

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Billy the Kid Update

This post in connection to my others on Billy the Kid.  I had posted before on the fact that Billy the Kid was a fluent Gaelic speaker and had even function as an interpreter for a young woman from...

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Highlanders in West Ulster, 1569-1630

In the sixteenth century Scottish Highlanders settled in the Laggan district of east Donegal. They were called Redshanks. Their story is told in the book The Laggan Redshanks.  The history of the...

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Celtic Life Internation Magazine

A note to one and all; there is a review of my new book Finding the McCains in the October 2015 edition of Celtic Life magazine. This magazine is the premier magazine for those of Celtic ancestry...

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BBC Ulster, the Kist o' Wurds program

Barry R McCain on the Thacker Mt Trail(Update.... a Rugby match on BBC is running long, our program rescheduled for  Wednesday 30th at 19.30 hour UK time and that is 1:30 PM CDT.   The show can is...

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