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US Army, Retired

Just to let you know a little about myself. I am Retired Army and now have time to work on my family research. I have been working on this project for several years, and have found it to be rather frustrating at times. Before you get started on family research there is one thing you really must learn -

"PATIENCE"

I have completed my Y-DNA testing and have found that I have no blood ties to the O'Brien Clan as most O'Briens only dream of. My Y-DNA testing shows an other than Irish bloodline even though my family has resided in Ireland for 3-4000 years. That's right - my family has been in Ireland longer than the O'Brien Clan.

An additional bloodline test is called a Haplogroup. When testing for your ancestral bloodline, most Y-DNA companies like Family Tree DNA will give an estimated guess as to what your ancestral bloodline would be. My ancestral bloodline was estimated to be R1a (Irish, Scottish or English). This guess was probably based on my name 'O'Brien'.

When I requested deeper testing of my Haplogroup to confirm this ancestral bloodline, the results cameback as Norwegian (I2a) and later extended to I2a2b1. This was most depressing to say the least. There are additional Haplogroup tests that can determine how deep your ancestral bloodline can go which I have done.

As it turns out, my deep Haplogroup test has been confirmed as I-L161. This means that my ancestral bloodline has resided in Ireland for 3-4000 years (approximately 1897 to 1700 B.C.) and predates the Milesians whom our current nobilities descend from. The Milesians arrived in Ireland around the year 500 B.C. and drove out most of the Thuata de Danann bloodlines. My ancestral bloodline has been determined to have arrived between 2000>1000 B.C. The only race that resided then was the Thuatha de Danann (1897 - 1700 B.C.). Therefore, my bloodline is considered very rare in Ireland.

Yes, I am Irish! My bloodline goes back farther than the Dal gCais and most other Irish families that descend from the Irish King Ollil Olum from the 5th Century A.D.

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A few research pointers:

All the answers will not be found on the Internet.

All the answers will not be found at all of the hundreds of genealogical societies, county offices, public libraries, etc.

The internet has many and varied locations that may aid you in your research.

Census reports will not be found on the internet. They can be checked at your local LDS Library.

Newspaper articles can be requested from the State Library through your local Public Library with an interlibrary loan. (I found my grandfathers marriage (1880) and divorce notice (1888) this way).

Some Geneological Societies will be able to come up with census information if the area is small enough.


For more information about the Canadaian Genealogy Project, click here.

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