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"Using a reference of 6,760 European individuals and two ancient Irish genomes, we demonstrate high levels of North-West French-like and West Norwegian-like ancestry within Ireland. "
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17124-4
I have an Irish name and I score 75% similarity to an ancient 0 AD Hixton4 sample which clusters with the Cornish and northern French samples. Wegenes also has me as about 75% French.
Also, Norwegian vikings were historically in Normandy France and there is some Norse in Ireland. So here is my tentative theory :
Celtic is not a race it is a culture. French nationalism is cultural and Anglo-Saxon nationalism is civic and the rise of the Anglo-Saxon Germanic type.
So to cut the chase :
Ireland = Normandy France or Brittany-Normandy France.
England = Denmark/Northern Germany.
Yeah, ok , that is a bit of an oversimplification but I find that it works in my mind.
French people have a clarity of mind that the Teutons lack.
The Anglo-Saxons had all kinds of pseudo-scientific theories about Irish racial inferiority to which I reply with :
Parlez-vous français?
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