Recent content by Elian

Very interesting history there Robert. I am thinking an NPE somewhere along the line a very long time ago in my case as well. I do a have split it seems in various people from my father's side hailing from different areas in Ireland. Dublin and Tullamore and then Wexford, Waterford, Cork and...

What did you expect your Ydna would be Robert? I had only read up on the R1b-M222 line fully believing that is the halogroup my ydna would fall under. I'm still learning. I don't as yet fully understand the STRs. I have seen where people have specific SNPs tested but I don't know how they decide...

I had posted a thread about this very issue recently. I have an Irish surname and I1-M253 with 'Ultra Norse' haplotype L813+, and matches in all the areas shown on the map you posted, but also further north in Larne and further west in Sligo. I had also been pressing the idea for a while that...

I gave Ken Nordtvedt access to my results on FTDNA website and after reviewing them, this was his response: "Your haplotype is of the UN (ultranorse) clade, L813+. This clade is found primarily in Norway. I’m pretty sure that’s where its founder lived." These are my actual STR results. I...

I had wondered about that possibility myself except for the fact that the largest portion of my matches are in Norway. The ones in Ireland are rather conspicuously located in areas with heavy Viking presence and the same with Scotland and England, Iceland, Isle of Man, Shetland, Normandy...

I found and have been reading a very old Irish book called Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib(The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill) or "War of the Irish Against the Foreigners" My family name, Molloy is mentioned in the book. A Molloy was apparently an Irish chieftain but he allied himself to the Norsemen...

I was informed tonight after my results were looked at that I fall into a category called "Ultra Norse" clade L813+ I wonder if there are any other SNPs related to this that I ought to have tested? I don't know enough about it to know what to choose if so.

Thank you Aberdeen. I am looking at all the info on my ftdna profile but other than my matches I have no idea how to make any sense out of the STR Panel or the SNPs section. I would like to order some specific SNP tests but I don't know enough about any of it to know what to order etc. I do...

Well, just this morning another genetic geneaologist looked at my detailed results and said he does not see any original Irish ancestry due to the lopsided percentages of matches from Norway. He said it appears to him that somewhere along the line there was what he called a "non paternal event"...

Well, my results finally began to come in today from FTDNA. Predicted Haplogroup I-M253. However, I am not sure as yet what I am actually looking at. I know that it is early and they will evolve over time as more come in. Thus far it appears the highest nummber of matches are in Norway and...

That all makes perfect sense Aberdeen. I had forgot to mention that within the autosomal results from 23andMe, my percentages were highest in Scandinavian but French and German were also 2 mentioned in the mix though at a much lower %. I had expected German to be much higher since on my mother's...

I did not see your reply Maleth. As to the surname info you posted, I have also been told the same. So many things could have happened over the centuries that directly relating our ancestral dna to our surname can be dicey. What's so funny about it all was my initial reaction. I found myself...

Thank you for the reply sparkey. Are you an electrician per chance? Lol, with a name like 'sparkey' I thought maybe so because I am an electrician myself. I have been reading thesse forums for quite some time long before I ever joined and I see there are quite a few very knowledgeable people...

I had the 23andMe dna testing done and was found to be I1 Ydna. I have a 67 marker test in process from FTDNA which I have been waiting for results on since last December. They say they are extremely backed up. I went for the 67 marker test because for many years my famiy on my father's side had...