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Subject: Re: [DNA-R1B1C7] DNA-R1B1C7 Digest, Vol 1, Issue 14
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 09:35:56 EDT
In a message dated 6/5/2007 3:14:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
It's pretty amazing how these pseudo legends get started. Ever hear the
one
about Nial 'of the Nine Hostages' kidnapping St. Patrick in Britain? Funny
how the Tripartite Life of Patrick, which mentions numerous sons of Nial,
never mentions that.
John
There appears to be some truth to the Legends If you cross reference
multiple sources One is the Indo-Euro language Tree and Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree 2007,
The old Testiment. The list goes on. That is why we in the DNA studies EBA
Y-DNA haplogroup R is mainly represented in two lineages. Lineage R1a is
thought to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black and
Caspian Seas. It is associated with the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication
of the horse (approximately 3000 B.C.E.). This lineage is currently found in
central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Eastern
Europe. A well-known individual of the R1a lineage is Somerled founder of Clan
Donald. Lineage R1b originated prior to the end of the last ice age where it was
concentrated in refugia in southern Europe and Iberia and is the most common
in European populations. It is especially common in the west of Ireland where
it approaches 100% of the population. This haplogroup contains the Atlantic
modal STR haplotype.
_Milesian Tree_ (http://www.mcmenemy.org/2004/milesian.htm) Milesin
Tree
Legend has it that the most of the Irish are descendants of Milesius. After
the arrival of the monasteries in Ireland, the monks attempted to record all
of the pedigrees and legends that had previously been passed down by word of
mouth.
St Patrick was one of the people appointed to review these records and
remove any errors
from all the chronicles, genealogies, and records of the Kingdom.
The numbers on the list below are supposed to be the generations of
descendants from the first man, Adam. This list begins with Milesius, but monks are
thought to have extended this back to Adam. It is generally accepted that
Irish pedigrees are fairly accurate back to the 6th or possibly the 5th century.
_Milesian Tree_ (http://www.mcmenemy.org/2004/milesian.htm)
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