Mag Uidhir 6
09-19-2016, 06:07 PM
Recently, with the inclusion of more NGS testers being analyzed by YFull, it appears that Z16340 marks a logical point for the Menapii Tribe along the Dutch/Belgian coast.
I have a group at FTDNA called the Airgialla Mag Uidhir Project where 123 of 173 members are of the Airgialla II Ht. 27 NGS and some 60+ men have taken further SNP testing, 43 of which have tested the newer NGS SNPs to discover their branches within the greater Clan.
The subject line strikes me as a more appropriate "identity" for this group of men. It would appear that Fr. Pedar Livingston's statement of "possible Leinster origins for some of the Maguire line" falls in line with the latest NGS results. There have been many discussions about Airgialla I and Airgialla II Maguire origins. A I claims a Colla descent, where A II has a known pedigree link to a former ruling line through deceased Charles Robert Maguire's official title. I have ancedotally noticed a higher instance of A I men in the eastern portion of Ulster counties, where more A II men reside lakeside to Lough Erne and the western regions of Co Fermanaugh.
Very recently I ran a Family Finder test and the Heat Map generated is very indicative of a Menapii crossover which is surprising. Maternal side is predominantly German (mtDNA Hg T). Paternal Grandmother is primarily English. So, being 95% European is no surprise, neither is the 5% Middle Eastern centered on Turkey, it is related to the T origins.
It strikes me that we are gaining on our origins story. Thoughts?
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I have a group at FTDNA called the Airgialla Mag Uidhir Project where 123 of 173 members are of the Airgialla II Ht. 27 NGS and some 60+ men have taken further SNP testing, 43 of which have tested the newer NGS SNPs to discover their branches within the greater Clan.
The subject line strikes me as a more appropriate "identity" for this group of men. It would appear that Fr. Pedar Livingston's statement of "possible Leinster origins for some of the Maguire line" falls in line with the latest NGS results. There have been many discussions about Airgialla I and Airgialla II Maguire origins. A I claims a Colla descent, where A II has a known pedigree link to a former ruling line through deceased Charles Robert Maguire's official title. I have ancedotally noticed a higher instance of A I men in the eastern portion of Ulster counties, where more A II men reside lakeside to Lough Erne and the western regions of Co Fermanaugh.
Very recently I ran a Family Finder test and the Heat Map generated is very indicative of a Menapii crossover which is surprising. Maternal side is predominantly German (mtDNA Hg T). Paternal Grandmother is primarily English. So, being 95% European is no surprise, neither is the 5% Middle Eastern centered on Turkey, it is related to the T origins.
It strikes me that we are gaining on our origins story. Thoughts?
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