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From: "Paul Conroy" <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Connachta Origins of M222
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:49:43 -0500
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John, Paul,
There is an alternate theory of where Tara - seat of the Irish high kings -
was actually located, that is Turoe in central Galway. This would accord to
where Ptolemy of Alexandria, writing in about 200 AD, said it was in his
geography of Ireland.

http://www.handofhistory.com/excerpts.html

This sounds plausible to me - but you probably know this history a lot
better, so what do you think.

Cheers,
Paul

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:25 AM, John Mclaughlin <> wrote:

> <The theory that M222 began with Nial was long ago abandoned, but in
> many minds M222 still has a strong Donegal strongest
> association.Obviously, the largest concentration today is in Donegal,
> but that does not mean it started there. Since Nial's Ui Neill and
> Brion's Ui Briuin Briefne were Connachta in origin, doesn't it follow
> that M222 spread north from somewhere in present day Connaght? But from
> where in Connaght?
> Just some random thoughts.
>
> Isn't that Prof. Byrne's theory? That the Ui Neill in the NW came to
> Donegal from Connacht? I think part of the theory has to do with the
> name of Conal gulban and a mountain of a similar name in Connacht.
> Wasn't Cruachan (Rathcroghan) in Roscommon the ancient capitol of the
> Connachta clans? That might be a possibility.
>
>
> John
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