Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

First Americans

Irish_Dem

(57,422 posts)

15. My brother's YDNA testing shows ancient Irish origins.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Tue Mar 16, 2021, 04:01 PM

Mar 2021

It is a very rare YDNA and is pre-Celtic, Pre-Druid.
Many thousands of years ago. The aboriginal Irish tribes.
Same area where my grandparents were born and raised.
So we know that the male line was in that spot for thousands of years.

The point is that YDNA testing can show ancient origins.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

26 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

i have a question. haaland says she is 35th generation pueblo. [View all] mopinko Mar 2021 OP

I don't believe Pueblo Indian were nomadic. They lived in the same settlements for eons. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #1

yeah. mopinko Mar 2021 #4

Anasazi, a civilization that arose as early as 1500 B.C. Their descendants are today's Pueblo Indian Goonch Mar 2021 #2

Mathematically, this comes out of the 550 to 840 year range elias7 Mar 2021 #3

i was sorta going by my own tree. mopinko Mar 2021 #6

I can go back to the early 1400's and my English ancestors. GemDigger Mar 2021 #13

it's.not.an.ISSUE. mopinko Mar 2021 #14

I usually consider 20 yrs for a generation, but Irish men tended to marry later in life Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #16

yup. my ggramps was 42. mopinko Mar 2021 #19

Right, my grandfather was 35 when he married. And 20 yr span of children. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #21

I came up with the same numbers for 35 generations. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #18

That pretty well fits the timeline for wnylib Mar 2021 #26

Native American culture... 2naSalit Mar 2021 #5

the anisazi were sure firmly rooted. mopinko Mar 2021 #7

??? llashram Mar 2021 #8

I know. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #9

just interested in how many actual named ancestors she has. mopinko Mar 2021 #11

And you ask because why? n/t Bobstandard Mar 2021 #10

pure curiosity. mopinko Mar 2021 #12

My brother's YDNA testing shows ancient Irish origins. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #15

yeah, i'm tempted to do that. mopinko Mar 2021 #17

The DNA testing has been a lot of fun and I learned things I never Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #20

i've done the regular dna. mopinko Mar 2021 #22

Right, the DNA tells the story over family oral history. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #23

i found a cousin in oz mopinko Mar 2021 #24

So much fun to meet DNA cousins and learn family history. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #25