I also did one of those dna tests, but I pretty much knew where some of my family came from. On my mother’s side ... Irish & Italian, dads side ... English, my dad was born in England & came to US when he was about 7 yrs old & Scottish.
So test says I’m ...99.6% European (no surprise there), 84.6% Northwestern European, 71.8% British & Irish (they gave me a list of regions for both also), 5.6% Scandinavian & 14.7% Italian.
Though I for the most part knew where my family was from, it’s still interesting to learn about it. My dad told me long ago that he checked into his ancestry and said one of our ancestors was a pirate. And another ancestor I found on my own (if he’s an ancestor, has same last name & he was traveling to NJ where he lived until he died, which is where my father lived after coming from England & still lives & where I was born) was a survivor of the Titanic.
Dublin is an ancient "Viking" (Scandi) settlement. The Norse Men have lived in Eire for centuries. And interbred with the Celts, to make the population we, today, call "Irish".
So much I don’t know! You are a font of knowledge my friend! Actually Dublin is one of the regions my dna results mentioned. Cork, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Westmeath, Tipperary, Kilkenny & Leitrim are the other regions in Ireland it mentions.
Dublin was a "civilised" town, having been created by the Scandis. They created a barrier between Dublin and the rest of Eire, and the Celts were on the other side of the barrier.
So today, when we want to say that something is horrific, we say it is "Beyond the Pale".
Heh. "The Pale" is the fence that separated Dublin from the Celt savages.
I also did one of those dna tests, but I pretty much knew where some of my family came from. On my mother’s side ... Irish & Italian, dads side ... English, my dad was born in England & came to US when he was about 7 yrs old & Scottish.
So test says I’m ...99.6% European (no surprise there), 84.6% Northwestern European, 71.8% British & Irish (they gave me a list of regions for both also), 5.6% Scandinavian & 14.7% Italian.
Though I for the most part knew where my family was from, it’s still interesting to learn about it. My dad told me long ago that he checked into his ancestry and said one of our ancestors was a pirate. And another ancestor I found on my own (if he’s an ancestor, has same last name & he was traveling to NJ where he lived until he died, which is where my father lived after coming from England & still lives & where I was born) was a survivor of the Titanic.
Lots of English and Scots who were pirates. Some Irish too.
Do note that when these tests show "X% Scandinavian", if you are Irish, that just means... you're Irish.
Irish = Celt + Scandi.
I didn’t know that, see we learn something new everyday. Thanks for the knowledge!
Dublin is an ancient "Viking" (Scandi) settlement. The Norse Men have lived in Eire for centuries. And interbred with the Celts, to make the population we, today, call "Irish".
So much I don’t know! You are a font of knowledge my friend! Actually Dublin is one of the regions my dna results mentioned. Cork, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Westmeath, Tipperary, Kilkenny & Leitrim are the other regions in Ireland it mentions.
I should also add a fun one.
Dublin was a "civilised" town, having been created by the Scandis. They created a barrier between Dublin and the rest of Eire, and the Celts were on the other side of the barrier.
So today, when we want to say that something is horrific, we say it is "Beyond the Pale".
Heh. "The Pale" is the fence that separated Dublin from the Celt savages.
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-beyond-the-pale-actually-means