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I thought this map was interesting. I didn't think there were so many Viking derived surnames in Ireland.
http://www.worldirish.com/story/1748...across-ireland
The Blood of the Vikings only used 2 sites in Ireland to test. The sites were Rush (north of Dublin) and Castlerea in Roscommon and didn't find much Viking dna. Two sites are not enough I don't think. They tested 9 sites in Scotland and I think it was 11 in England.
There is a new study looking at families in Wexford, Limerick and Galway to look for Viking and Norman dna. I was always under the impression that there is not much Germanic dna in Ireland so it will be interesting to see if anything comes from these studies.
http://www.inhp.com/2012/10/16/do-yo...or-norman-dna/
I was wondering is someone could explain this study and does it show actual viking ancestry in this individual?
http://www.irishorigenes.com/content...irish-origenes
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