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The Scots-Irish: Speakers
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Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish, Ulster Scots, Redshanks, Anglo-Celts, Scots-Irish genetic genealogy. His talks are on Ulster, West Highland and Scots-Irish, history and genetic genealogy. His sessions range from an hour to workshops for festivals, Highland or Irish Games, etc. His talks appeal to a wide variety of audiences with varying interests and levels of understanding. Topics include how to set up a Y-DNA project, how to analyze kinship match groups, and. Media and Speaking Engagements:. The Highland Sc...
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group: The Mid Argyll MacAlpins
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group. Saturday, May 2, 2015. The Mid Argyll MacAlpins. Kilmichael Glassary Parish, Mid Argyll. The Mid Argyll Kinship DNA Project is a genetic genealogy research project on a group of families that share the same paternal ancestry, primarily from the parish of Kilmichael Glassary in mid Argyll. Two of the families in the group are the MacAlpins (Mac Ailpín) and MacCains (Mac Eáin). The chronology of the common male ancestor of these two mid Argyll families is currently under study.
barryrmccain.blogspot.com
McCain's Corner: DNA Match Group & Derbhfine Names
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Commentary and observations on Irish and Scottish history, families, folklore, and Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Saturday, April 25, 2015. DNA Match Group and Derbhfine Names. If your Y-DNA match group has developed a strong geographic pattern this will allow you to research the primary sources of that location. Keeping with the Gaelic custom a surname often appears in a format that carried short genealogy in them based on the derbhfine (said jerub-finn-ah). An example of Gaelic surnames from thi...
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McCain's Corner: New Madrid Fault Says Hello
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Commentary and observations on Irish and Scottish history, families, folklore, and Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Monday, November 8, 2010. New Madrid Fault Says Hello. New Madrid Fault Areas of Influence. There was a quake on Sat Nov 9, 1968 that measured 5.4 on the richter. I was living in S IL at the time, very near the epicenter. It was quite a jolt and several aftershocks occurred immediately following. Sep 7, 2013, 12:15:00 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Irish Clans and Families.
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McCain's Corner: Iníon Dubh, Scottish Princess
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Commentary and observations on Irish and Scottish history, families, folklore, and Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Saturday, May 9, 2015. Iníon Dubh, Scottish Princess. Model and photographer Niamh O'Rourke and actor, archaeologist, Dave Swift portray Iníon Dubh and Redshank in a recent Irish photo shoot. Which will be published by Ulster Heritage Publishing later this spring. Below, the chapter on Iníon Dubh from the book Finding the McCains. Which is available on Amazon). The low lands on the wes...
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McCain's Corner: Warrior
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Commentary and observations on Irish and Scottish history, families, folklore, and Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Monday, February 21, 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Irish Clans and Families. Billy the Kid Was a Gaelic Speaker. Yesterday my brother sent me an interesting magazine article on Billy the Kid. The article was written by Chuck Usmar, a writer, hist. Scots-Irish Surnames; a list of families in the Scots-Irish DNA Project. Summer Tanagers in North Mississippi. Sarah Pearl Twee...
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McCain's Corner: Finding the McCains On Sale This Week
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Commentary and observations on Irish and Scottish history, families, folklore, and Irish and Scottish genetic genealogy. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Finding the McCains On Sale This Week. Barry R McCain with Austin Rock on top of Loughcrew. Purchase: FINDING THE MCCAINS. Labels: Finding the McCains. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Irish Clans and Families. Billy the Kid Was a Gaelic Speaker. Scots-Irish Surnames; a list of families in the Scots-Irish DNA Project. Summer Tanagers in North Mississippi.
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group: DNA Project Update
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group. Wednesday, November 6, 2013. This mutation of the Mac Eáin sub group may have happened circa 1450 to 1550. Pure speculation. It may be 'the' marker of families that descend from Donnchaidh Mór Mac Eáin, as his family used the surname McCain beginning in the late 1400s. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Mid Argyll Kinship Group. Highland Scots in West Ulster. Mid Argyll Group DNA Project Launched. The Mid Argyll MacAlpins. Burial Slab of Donnchadh Ruadh Mac Allein. The Mid ...
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group: June 2013
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Mid Argyll Group DNA Project Launched. The research into the Mid Argyll Kinship Group picking up pace with the creation of the Mid Argyll Group DNA project. The project will collect DNA results from those men are in the group, which means every man will have the same paternal ancestry. The project is only open to men that are a paternal DNA match to the group. The surnames in the DNA match group were in use. This project will have Dr Kyle MacLea as an admi...
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group: August 2013
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Mid Argyll Kinship Group. Monday, August 19, 2013. There is another DNA project that is researching our group it is the z9919 project. Our Mid Argyll Kinship group is a part of this study, we are designated z9919 A-1 in their nomenclature. The z9919 cluster is a relatively large genetic cluster with at least 300 members so far, well-known for their characteristic 459=9-9, YCA=19-19 pattern (double 9s at the 459 marker, and double 19s at the YCAII marker). I will post news on this as it comes in. Had a ve...
