Or, if you are in the New Haven area, go to the museum. We did in the fall and were very moved - and impressed. A great exhibit, telling an amazing story. It is a nice building in a very accessible location. Sue On 2/13/2015 7:43 AM, Jane Harrington via wrote: > Thanks for sharing the mining accident database, Bill. Very interesting to > study. > > I want to also share something that I just became aware of (for those who > might be slow in the discovery, too), and that is the digital image archive > at Quinnipiac's Great Hunger Museum. I've never seen images pulled together > like this. In trying to imagine what my Beara ancestors' lives were like > during the Great Hunger, I have found newspaper/periodical drawings by J > Mahoney to be most helpful. But to find more than a few of the most famous > images, I've had to scour the archive at NLI in Dublin, which is not very > convenient for me! This database has them all, plus those of all other > artists of the time. Though Mahoney didn't get all the way to our parts, > his West Cork images are probably very telling of what things looked like > on the Beara. This link should get you there: > > https://repository.quinnipiac.edu/collections/access/home.do > > Jane Harrington > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for sharing the mining accident database, Bill. Very interesting to study. I want to also share something that I just became aware of (for those who might be slow in the discovery, too), and that is the digital image archive at Quinnipiac's Great Hunger Museum. I've never seen images pulled together like this. In trying to imagine what my Beara ancestors' lives were like during the Great Hunger, I have found newspaper/periodical drawings by J Mahoney to be most helpful. But to find more than a few of the most famous images, I've had to scour the archive at NLI in Dublin, which is not very convenient for me! This database has them all, plus those of all other artists of the time. Though Mahoney didn't get all the way to our parts, his West Cork images are probably very telling of what things looked like on the Beara. This link should get you there: https://repository.quinnipiac.edu/collections/access/home.do Jane Harrington

Dear friends of Beara, In today's Irish Genealogy News, Claire Santy looks at the UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1700-1950. The article can be found at http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2015/02/irish-ancestors-who-worked-in-mine s-or.html Of particular interest to Beara researchers are the records from Allihies. Even though it was a copper mine, its incidents still are included in the database. Perhaps this will prove useful to some of you. Bill Gawne

Jane,    I enjoyed reading the article that you wrote. Very interesting and makes me want to subscribe, perhaps, to that magazine.   I have Harrington relatives from Bere Island myself and an uncle who once worked those copper mines so it was very interesting to me.  Thank you.  Patrick O'Leary  Boston On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 6:11 PM, jkissinger via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: Hello Jane, Very nice article on your GG Grandparents. Could the  daughters be  Mary and Julia? Appreciated the Bere Island article and photos. Thank You, Jack Kissinger > Virginia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kevin, My Sullivans are from Dromateebara, a townland of Adrigole.  I also have a Harrington connection from that area. Mark Sullivan New Hampshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "greenane via" <beara@rootsweb.com> To: "Carola Murray-Seegert" <cmurrayseegert@aol.com>, "beara" <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 10:44:21 AM Subject: Re: [BEARA] DNA matches and Beara / Sheepshead contact Hi Carola, I can tell you that there was very little interaction between peninsulas . I lived on the south side of Bere Island and I don't remember anyone venturing across the Bay.As young lads we talked about doing it but it never materialized.We had a lot of respect for that bay Good luck with your digging Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carola Murray-Seegert via" <beara@rootsweb.com> To: "Dr. Finbar O Mahony" <fin.omahony@gmail.com>, beara@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 8:50:45 AM Subject: Re: [BEARA] DNA matches and Beara / Sheepshead contact Finbar mentions the Sheepshead peninsula, where I have DNA matches. Can anyone tell me how easy it was to travel between the Beara and Sheepshead peninsulas in the days before motorized transport? Was it possible to follow the coastline in a curragh or other small craft? I ask because I'm wondering how closely the Sullivans of Sheepshead might have been connected to those living on the Beara, and whether there would be anything like Riobard's great work on the Beara to help me trace Sheepshead family. DNA results suggest that my paternal gggf Timothy J.Sullivan (b. abt 1819) came from the Kilcrohane area, since my brother and I match living descendants of Donovans, O'Donovans and Sullivans from Laherndota as well as Coughlans from Kilcrohane itself. Carola Murray-Seegert (Researching CONROY - Fuhir, Beara; SULLIVAN, Kilcrohane, Sheepshead) On Feb 4, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via wrote: > Hello again > > One suggestion is to start a Facebook page for Beara DNA. There is a > similar page for Cork DNA which focuses on the city. > > There are other groups in the USA who have West Cork connections but they > focus on one family who are descendants of one man (the Aomos Collins page > springs to mind). > > At present there is an Allihies FB page and an Allihies - the Copper Road > page. Either of these pages could consider hosting the Beara DNA > information exchange or a separate Beara DNA page could be launched.Both of > the pages mentioned could explain the spread of sporadic matches that > people have from Beara to Waterford. There are other explanations but that > is one where those experience in mining and transportation followed that > route (and some followed the brewing apparently). > > If interested in finding family links through DNA testing , then you should > opt for aautosomal DNA test. These are the Family Finder Test from FTDNA, > the 23andme test is an autosomal test and there is the Ancestry Test. here > is a link for information purposes only. I have tested with all three but > am just a user of these tests and not representative of any company. > > http://www.myheritage.com/all-dna-tests > > To share the information those interested could > > (a) test their autosomal DNA (generally just requires you to spit into a > tube) > (b) load your results to gedmatch > (c) share genealogical information. > > A spreadsheet of Beara connections/ matches will help and there are free > genealogical spreadsheets or tools available for this purpose . > > Consider setting up a Beara specific DNA project at FTDNA. There is a > facility for doing this at Family Tree DNA....just look at there projects > page at www.ftdna.org > > I bought the three volumes of Riobard's Annals of Beara so that is a great > help. > > This will help pool all the work massive done by Riobard O Dwyer, by Bill > Gawne and others over the years. > > It might even help me (and others) to find out the basis of links to the > Sullivans, the Downings/Downeys/ Sheehans / Murphys ....and I have matches > to all of them. > > It is a great way to honour our "lost" connections. > > So, test :-) > > I hope to get down to the Sheepshead and Beara in April and will have some > 23andme and FTDNA kits with me so as to test a few unsuspecting volunteers. > > Finbar > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Nancy Avis <npavis@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan >> and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and Barbara -we are >> probably related because they were from Cahirmore too >> Mary Downey (or Downing) >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> >> *To:* Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s >> >> F... >> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July >> 10, 1870 & >> Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. >> >> Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 >> >> Any connection? >> >> Best wishes. >> Barbara Neus >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> F... >>> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July >> 10, >>> 1870 & >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < >>> beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Kevin >>>> >>>> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >>>> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a >> number >>>> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >>>> >>>> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA >> pages >>>> fro specific areas and families. >>>> >>>> Finbar >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if >>>>> there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >>>> Gedmatch >>>>> info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of >> Adrigole. >>>>> Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >>>> use >>>>> this thread? >>>>> Kevin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Was 't there a regular boat service for at least some time between Castletownbere and Bantry? My mother used to talk about the Princess Beara which was the mane of the ship. Not exactly Sheepshead, but closer. Maggie Sent from my iPad > On Feb 5, 2015, at 10:44 AM, greenane via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Hi Carola, I can tell you that there was very little interaction between peninsulas . I lived on the south side of Bere Island and I don't remember anyone venturing across the Bay.As young lads we talked about doing it but it never materialized.We had a lot of respect for that bay > Good luck with your digging > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Carola Murray-Seegert via" <beara@rootsweb.com> > To: "Dr. Finbar O Mahony" <fin.omahony@gmail.com>, beara@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 8:50:45 AM > Subject: Re: [BEARA] DNA matches and Beara / Sheepshead contact > > Finbar mentions the Sheepshead peninsula, where I have DNA matches. Can anyone tell me how easy it was to travel between the Beara and Sheepshead peninsulas in the days before motorized transport? Was it possible to follow the coastline in a curragh or other small craft? I ask because I'm wondering how closely the Sullivans of Sheepshead might have been connected to those living on the Beara, and whether there would be anything like Riobard's great work on the Beara to help me trace Sheepshead family. > DNA results suggest that my paternal gggf Timothy J.Sullivan (b. abt 1819) came from the Kilcrohane area, since my brother and I match living descendants of Donovans, O'Donovans and Sullivans from Laherndota as well as Coughlans from Kilcrohane itself. > > Carola Murray-Seegert > (Researching CONROY - Fuhir, Beara; SULLIVAN, Kilcrohane, Sheepshead) > >> On Feb 4, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via wrote: >> >> Hello again >> >> One suggestion is to start a Facebook page for Beara DNA. There is a >> similar page for Cork DNA which focuses on the city. >> >> There are other groups in the USA who have West Cork connections but they >> focus on one family who are descendants of one man (the Aomos Collins page >> springs to mind). >> >> At present there is an Allihies FB page and an Allihies - the Copper Road >> page. Either of these pages could consider hosting the Beara DNA >> information exchange or a separate Beara DNA page could be launched.Both of >> the pages mentioned could explain the spread of sporadic matches that >> people have from Beara to Waterford. There are other explanations but that >> is one where those experience in mining and transportation followed that >> route (and some followed the brewing apparently). >> >> If interested in finding family links through DNA testing , then you should >> opt for aautosomal DNA test. These are the Family Finder Test from FTDNA, >> the 23andme test is an autosomal test and there is the Ancestry Test. here >> is a link for information purposes only. I have tested with all three but >> am just a user of these tests and not representative of any company. >> >> http://www.myheritage.com/all-dna-tests >> >> To share the information those interested could >> >> (a) test their autosomal DNA (generally just requires you to spit into a >> tube) >> (b) load your results to gedmatch >> (c) share genealogical information. >> >> A spreadsheet of Beara connections/ matches will help and there are free >> genealogical spreadsheets or tools available for this purpose . >> >> Consider setting up a Beara specific DNA project at FTDNA. There is a >> facility for doing this at Family Tree DNA....just look at there projects >> page at www.ftdna.org >> >> I bought the three volumes of Riobard's Annals of Beara so that is a great >> help. >> >> This will help pool all the work massive done by Riobard O Dwyer, by Bill >> Gawne and others over the years. >> >> It might even help me (and others) to find out the basis of links to the >> Sullivans, the Downings/Downeys/ Sheehans / Murphys ....and I have matches >> to all of them. >> >> It is a great way to honour our "lost" connections. >> >> So, test :-) >> >> I hope to get down to the Sheepshead and Beara in April and will have some >> 23andme and FTDNA kits with me so as to test a few unsuspecting volunteers. >> >> Finbar >> >> >>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Nancy Avis <npavis@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan >>> and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and Barbara -we are >>> probably related because they were from Cahirmore too >>> Mary Downey (or Downing) >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From:* Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> >>> *To:* Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s >>> >>> F... >>> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July >>> 10, 1870 & >>> Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. >>> >>> Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 >>> >>> Any connection? >>> >>> Best wishes. >>> Barbara Neus >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> F... >>>> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July >>> 10, >>>> 1870 & >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < >>>> beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Kevin >>>>> >>>>> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >>>>> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a >>> number >>>>> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA >>> pages >>>>> fro specific areas and families. >>>>> >>>>> Finbar >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if >>>>>> there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >>>>> Gedmatch >>>>>> info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of >>> Adrigole. >>>>>> Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >>>>> use >>>>>> this thread? >>>>>> Kevin >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes >>>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carola, I can tell you that there was very little interaction between peninsulas . I lived on the south side of Bere Island and I don't remember anyone venturing across the Bay.As young lads we talked about doing it but it never materialized.We had a lot of respect for that bay Good luck with your digging Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carola Murray-Seegert via" <beara@rootsweb.com> To: "Dr. Finbar O Mahony" <fin.omahony@gmail.com>, beara@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 8:50:45 AM Subject: Re: [BEARA] DNA matches and Beara / Sheepshead contact Finbar mentions the Sheepshead peninsula, where I have DNA matches. Can anyone tell me how easy it was to travel between the Beara and Sheepshead peninsulas in the days before motorized transport? Was it possible to follow the coastline in a curragh or other small craft? I ask because I'm wondering how closely the Sullivans of Sheepshead might have been connected to those living on the Beara, and whether there would be anything like Riobard's great work on the Beara to help me trace Sheepshead family. DNA results suggest that my paternal gggf Timothy J.Sullivan (b. abt 1819) came from the Kilcrohane area, since my brother and I match living descendants of Donovans, O'Donovans and Sullivans from Laherndota as well as Coughlans from Kilcrohane itself. Carola Murray-Seegert (Researching CONROY - Fuhir, Beara; SULLIVAN, Kilcrohane, Sheepshead) On Feb 4, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via wrote: > Hello again > > One suggestion is to start a Facebook page for Beara DNA. There is a > similar page for Cork DNA which focuses on the city. > > There are other groups in the USA who have West Cork connections but they > focus on one family who are descendants of one man (the Aomos Collins page > springs to mind). > > At present there is an Allihies FB page and an Allihies - the Copper Road > page. Either of these pages could consider hosting the Beara DNA > information exchange or a separate Beara DNA page could be launched.Both of > the pages mentioned could explain the spread of sporadic matches that > people have from Beara to Waterford. There are other explanations but that > is one where those experience in mining and transportation followed that > route (and some followed the brewing apparently). > > If interested in finding family links through DNA testing , then you should > opt for aautosomal DNA test. These are the Family Finder Test from FTDNA, > the 23andme test is an autosomal test and there is the Ancestry Test. here > is a link for information purposes only. I have tested with all three but > am just a user of these tests and not representative of any company. > > http://www.myheritage.com/all-dna-tests > > To share the information those interested could > > (a) test their autosomal DNA (generally just requires you to spit into a > tube) > (b) load your results to gedmatch > (c) share genealogical information. > > A spreadsheet of Beara connections/ matches will help and there are free > genealogical spreadsheets or tools available for this purpose . > > Consider setting up a Beara specific DNA project at FTDNA. There is a > facility for doing this at Family Tree DNA....just look at there projects > page at www.ftdna.org > > I bought the three volumes of Riobard's Annals of Beara so that is a great > help. > > This will help pool all the work massive done by Riobard O Dwyer, by Bill > Gawne and others over the years. > > It might even help me (and others) to find out the basis of links to the > Sullivans, the Downings/Downeys/ Sheehans / Murphys ....and I have matches > to all of them. > > It is a great way to honour our "lost" connections. > > So, test :-) > > I hope to get down to the Sheepshead and Beara in April and will have some > 23andme and FTDNA kits with me so as to test a few unsuspecting volunteers. > > Finbar > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Nancy Avis <npavis@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan >> and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and Barbara -we are >> probably related because they were from Cahirmore too >> Mary Downey (or Downing) >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> >> *To:* Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s >> >> F... >> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July >> 10, 1870 & >> Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. >> >> Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 >> >> Any connection? >> >> Best wishes. >> Barbara Neus >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> F... >>> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July >> 10, >>> 1870 & >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < >>> beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Kevin >>>> >>>> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >>>> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a >> number >>>> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >>>> >>>> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA >> pages >>>> fro specific areas and families. >>>> >>>> Finbar >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if >>>>> there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >>>> Gedmatch >>>>> info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of >> Adrigole. >>>>> Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >>>> use >>>>> this thread? >>>>> Kevin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Finbar mentions the Sheepshead peninsula, where I have DNA matches. Can anyone tell me how easy it was to travel between the Beara and Sheepshead peninsulas in the days before motorized transport? Was it possible to follow the coastline in a curragh or other small craft? I ask because I'm wondering how closely the Sullivans of Sheepshead might have been connected to those living on the Beara, and whether there would be anything like Riobard's great work on the Beara to help me trace Sheepshead family. DNA results suggest that my paternal gggf Timothy J.Sullivan (b. abt 1819) came from the Kilcrohane area, since my brother and I match living descendants of Donovans, O'Donovans and Sullivans from Laherndota as well as Coughlans from Kilcrohane itself. Carola Murray-Seegert (Researching CONROY - Fuhir, Beara; SULLIVAN, Kilcrohane, Sheepshead) On Feb 4, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via wrote: > Hello again > > One suggestion is to start a Facebook page for Beara DNA. There is a > similar page for Cork DNA which focuses on the city. > > There are other groups in the USA who have West Cork connections but they > focus on one family who are descendants of one man (the Aomos Collins page > springs to mind). > > At present there is an Allihies FB page and an Allihies - the Copper Road > page. Either of these pages could consider hosting the Beara DNA > information exchange or a separate Beara DNA page could be launched.Both of > the pages mentioned could explain the spread of sporadic matches that > people have from Beara to Waterford. There are other explanations but that > is one where those experience in mining and transportation followed that > route (and some followed the brewing apparently). > > If interested in finding family links through DNA testing , then you should > opt for aautosomal DNA test. These are the Family Finder Test from FTDNA, > the 23andme test is an autosomal test and there is the Ancestry Test. here > is a link for information purposes only. I have tested with all three but > am just a user of these tests and not representative of any company. > > http://www.myheritage.com/all-dna-tests > > To share the information those interested could > > (a) test their autosomal DNA (generally just requires you to spit into a > tube) > (b) load your results to gedmatch > (c) share genealogical information. > > A spreadsheet of Beara connections/ matches will help and there are free > genealogical spreadsheets or tools available for this purpose . > > Consider setting up a Beara specific DNA project at FTDNA. There is a > facility for doing this at Family Tree DNA....just look at there projects > page at www.ftdna.org > > I bought the three volumes of Riobard's Annals of Beara so that is a great > help. > > This will help pool all the work massive done by Riobard O Dwyer, by Bill > Gawne and others over the years. > > It might even help me (and others) to find out the basis of links to the > Sullivans, the Downings/Downeys/ Sheehans / Murphys ....and I have matches > to all of them. > > It is a great way to honour our "lost" connections. > > So, test :-) > > I hope to get down to the Sheepshead and Beara in April and will have some > 23andme and FTDNA kits with me so as to test a few unsuspecting volunteers. > > Finbar > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Nancy Avis <npavis@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan >> and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and Barbara -we are >> probably related because they were from Cahirmore too >> Mary Downey (or Downing) >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> >> *To:* Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s >> >> F... >> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July >> 10, 1870 & >> Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. >> >> Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 >> >> Any connection? >> >> Best wishes. >> Barbara Neus >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> F... >>> My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July >> 10, >>> 1870 & >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < >>> beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Kevin >>>> >>>> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >>>> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a >> number >>>> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >>>> >>>> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA >> pages >>>> fro specific areas and families. >>>> >>>> Finbar >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if >>>>> there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >>>> Gedmatch >>>>> info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of >> Adrigole. >>>>> Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >>>> use >>>>> this thread? >>>>> Kevin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carola. What a surprise that you are looking for the Conroy's from Furhir. My husband was William Conroy born in Furhir. William passed away a few weeks ago. He was ill for a long time. There are no more Conroy's living in Ireland they all emigrated to the USA. They settled in California and my family live in Chicago. My husband has only one sibling left alive and she lives in Chicago as well. Would love to know your connection to them. Wendy. {Conroy}

Hello again One suggestion is to start a Facebook page for Beara DNA. There is a similar page for Cork DNA which focuses on the city. There are other groups in the USA who have West Cork connections but they focus on one family who are descendants of one man (the Aomos Collins page springs to mind). At present there is an Allihies FB page and an Allihies - the Copper Road page. Either of these pages could consider hosting the Beara DNA information exchange or a separate Beara DNA page could be launched.Both of the pages mentioned could explain the spread of sporadic matches that people have from Beara to Waterford. There are other explanations but that is one where those experience in mining and transportation followed that route (and some followed the brewing apparently). If interested in finding family links through DNA testing , then you should opt for aautosomal DNA test. These are the Family Finder Test from FTDNA, the 23andme test is an autosomal test and there is the Ancestry Test. here is a link for information purposes only. I have tested with all three but am just a user of these tests and not representative of any company. http://www.myheritage.com/all-dna-tests To share the information those interested could (a) test their autosomal DNA (generally just requires you to spit into a tube) (b) load your results to gedmatch (c) share genealogical information. A spreadsheet of Beara connections/ matches will help and there are free genealogical spreadsheets or tools available for this purpose . Consider setting up a Beara specific DNA project at FTDNA. There is a facility for doing this at Family Tree DNA....just look at there projects page at www.ftdna.org I bought the three volumes of Riobard's Annals of Beara so that is a great help. This will help pool all the work massive done by Riobard O Dwyer, by Bill Gawne and others over the years. It might even help me (and others) to find out the basis of links to the Sullivans, the Downings/Downeys/ Sheehans / Murphys ....and I have matches to all of them. It is a great way to honour our "lost" connections. So, test :-) I hope to get down to the Sheepshead and Beara in April and will have some 23andme and FTDNA kits with me so as to test a few unsuspecting volunteers. Finbar On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Nancy Avis <npavis@yahoo.com> wrote: > My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan > and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and Barbara -we are > probably related because they were from Cahirmore too > Mary Downey (or Downing) > ------------------------------ > *From:* Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> > *To:* Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM > *Subject:* Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s > > F... > My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July > 10, 1870 & > Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. > > Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 > > Any connection? > > Best wishes. > Barbara Neus > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: > > > F... > > My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July > 10, > > 1870 & > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < > > beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello Kevin > >> > >> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and > >> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a > number > >> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. > >> > >> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA > pages > >> fro specific areas and families. > >> > >> Finbar > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> > I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if > >> > there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share > >> Gedmatch > >> > info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of > Adrigole. > >> > Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could > >> use > >> > this thread? > >> > Kevin > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes > >> > in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hello Jane, Very nice article on your GG Grandparents. Could the daughters be Mary and Julia? Appreciated the Bere Island article and photos. Thank You, Jack Kissinger > Virginia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

My great grandmother was Georgina Sheehan Avis, daughter of Denis Sheehan and Ellen Spring. Denis' parents were Denis Sheehan and  Barbara -we are probably related because they were from Cahirmore tooMary Downey (or Downing) From: Barbara Neus via <beara@rootsweb.com> To: Dr. Finbar O Mahony <fin.omahony@gmail.com>; beara@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s F... My  Irish  grandparents  were: Marianne  O'Sullivan  Sheehan  b.. July 10, 1870  & Patrick  J. Sheehan  b. Sept.  4, 1848.  Cahermore  residents. Marianne's mother  was  Mary  (Dendie) Murphy.  b.  about  1842 Any  connection? Best  wishes. Barbara  Neus On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: > F... > My  Irish  grandparents  were:  Marianne O'Sullivan  Sheehan  b.  July 10, > 1870  & > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < > beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> Hello Kevin >> >> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a number >> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >> >> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA pages >> fro specific areas and families. >> >> Finbar >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list.  Curious if >> > there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >> Gedmatch >> > info and possibly connect.  My people are from the townland of Adrigole. >> > Sullivan's.  If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >> use >> > this thread? >> > Kevin >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Jane, and all reading along, That's a good little bit you wrote, Jane. Thanks for the link to it and the longer story about Bere Island. Bill Gawne -----Original Message----- From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Harrington via Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 6:35 AM To: beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] BEARA Digest, Vol 10, Issue 5 Hello to All-- You'll find a short-short piece I wrote about my Beara great-great-grandparents (John Harrington and Julia Sullivan) in the current issue of Irish America magazine. It is on the "Photo Album" page. If you don't get the magazine, you should be able to peruse it at the following link: http://issuu.com/irishamerica/docs/ia.february_march_2015 There is also a piece on Bere Island in this issue. I just got my copy yesterday, so haven't read it yet. Looks good, though. Sláinte! Jane Harrington Virginia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

F... My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b.. July 10, 1870 & Patrick J. Sheehan b. Sept. 4, 1848. Cahermore residents. Marianne's mother was Mary (Dendie) Murphy. b. about 1842 Any connection? Best wishes. Barbara Neus On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:23 AM, Barbara Neus <barlin760@gmail.com> wrote: > F... > My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July 10, > 1870 & > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via < > beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> Hello Kevin >> >> I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and >> Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a number >> of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. >> >> Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA pages >> fro specific areas and families. >> >> Finbar >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if >> > there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share >> Gedmatch >> > info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of Adrigole. >> > Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could >> use >> > this thread? >> > Kevin >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

F... My Irish grandparents were: Marianne O'Sullivan Sheehan b. July 10, 1870 & On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Dr. Finbar O Mahony via <beara@rootsweb.com > wrote: > Hello Kevin > > I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and > Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a number > of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. > > Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA pages > fro specific areas and families. > > Finbar > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if > > there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share > Gedmatch > > info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of Adrigole. > > Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could use > > this thread? > > Kevin > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello to All-- You'll find a short-short piece I wrote about my Beara great-great-grandparents (John Harrington and Julia Sullivan) in the current issue of Irish America magazine. It is on the "Photo Album" page. If you don't get the magazine, you should be able to peruse it at the following link: http://issuu.com/irishamerica/docs/ia.february_march_2015 There is also a piece on Bere Island in this issue. I just got my copy yesterday, so haven't read it yet. Looks good, though. Sláinte! Jane Harrington Virginia

Hello Kevin I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a number of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA pages fro specific areas and families. Finbar On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if > there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share Gedmatch > info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of Adrigole. > Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could use > this thread? > Kevin > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Dalton - Both Denis and John Sullivan obtained land grands in Vernon Co. (formerly Bad Ax) on 1 Jun 1858. If interested I can email you copies. Contact me at csaunders65 at gmail dot com. Mike On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Dalton OSullivan via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Dalton OSullivan > Sent: Jun 13, 2014 12:12 PM > To: "dalton_o3@hotmail.com" > Subject: Fw: Re: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? > > -----Forwarded Message----- > From: Dalton OSullivan > Sent: Mar 25, 2014 12:10 PM > To: Dalton O'Sullivan , beara@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? > -----Original Message----- > >From: Dalton OSullivan > >Sent: Mar 24, 2014 3:25 PM > >To: beara@rootsweb.com, Bill Gawne > >Subject: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? > > > > > > My GGgrandfather was Denis Sullivan, an Allihies, Cork copper miner > who > > married Catherine Flynn August 31 1834 in Allihies Parish, Kerry > Diocese. > > Priest Fr. Devine; Witnesses: Daniel Causkey and Eugene Sullivan. > > In or about 1835 they moved to Co Waterford, near her parents, to > start > > family and work Knockmahon/Bunmahon copper mines. Children baptized > > in Kill Parish: John 1838; Mary E. 1836; Margaret 1841; James > Patrick > 1843; > > Denis 1844 died as baby. > > In 1847 family left for USA. New Orleans, up river to Galena Il, > Lafayette > > Co. WI > > to work in mines per 1850 Federal Census. > > About 1856/57 thy obtained a Federal Land Grant 2 miles from > Hillsborough WI > > -- > > (S.W. quarter of the N.E.quarter of Sec. 11 in Township No 13 of > Range > No. 1 > > East > > in Bad Ax County. Land was owned by the family through 1930) > Children > born > > in US > > Catherine 1848 Hazel Green Lafayette Co.; Ellen 1850; David 1852; > Joanna > > 1855; > > Joseph 1856. > > My Ggandfather John married Mary Ann Dalton Feb.24, 1867 (likely > introduced > > by > > farm neighbor John Dalton) at St. Bridget's Church in Lyndon > Station, > Juneau > > Co. WI > > by Fr. Peter Montague. > > Lam foisteanac abu > > Dalton O'Sullivan San Francisco, CA0 > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

-----Forwarded Message----- From: Dalton OSullivan Sent: Jun 13, 2014 12:12 PM To: "dalton_o3@hotmail.com" Subject: Fw: Re: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? -----Forwarded Message----- From: Dalton OSullivan Sent: Mar 25, 2014 12:10 PM To: Dalton O'Sullivan , beara@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? -----Original Message----- >From: Dalton OSullivan >Sent: Mar 24, 2014 3:25 PM >To: beara@rootsweb.com, Bill Gawne >Subject: [BEARA] Sullivans -- Some connections? > > > My GGgrandfather was Denis Sullivan, an Allihies, Cork copper miner who > married Catherine Flynn August 31 1834 in Allihies Parish, Kerry Diocese. > Priest Fr. Devine; Witnesses: Daniel Causkey and Eugene Sullivan. > In or about 1835 they moved to Co Waterford, near her parents, to start > family and work Knockmahon/Bunmahon copper mines. Children baptized > in Kill Parish: John 1838; Mary E. 1836; Margaret 1841; James Patrick 1843; > Denis 1844 died as baby. > In 1847 family left for USA. New Orleans, up river to Galena Il, Lafayette > Co. WI > to work in mines per 1850 Federal Census. > About 1856/57 thy obtained a Federal Land Grant 2 miles from Hillsborough WI > -- > (S.W. quarter of the N.E.quarter of Sec. 11 in Township No 13 of Range No. 1 > East > in Bad Ax County. Land was owned by the family through 1930) Children born > in US > Catherine 1848 Hazel Green Lafayette Co.; Ellen 1850; David 1852; Joanna > 1855; > Joseph 1856. > My Ggandfather John married Mary Ann Dalton Feb.24, 1867 (likely introduced > by > farm neighbor John Dalton) at St. Bridget's Church in Lyndon Station, Juneau > Co. WI > by Fr. Peter Montague. > Lam foisteanac abu > Dalton O'Sullivan San Francisco, CA0 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Unfortunately, no connection. My gedmatch is A768548. Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 17:00:37 +0000 Subject: Re: [BEARA] Autosomal DNA - Beara Gedmatch Kit #s From: fin.omahony@gmail.com To: kevmac90@msn.com; beara@rootsweb.com Hello Kevin I have Sullivan connections and links with them to Beara (Allihies and Eyeries) and also with the names Murphy, Sheehan, Collins. I have a number of family kits on Gedmatch and you could try F115485 and F190332. Maybe a Facebook page for Beara DNA would help? We have could of DNA pages fro specific areas and families. Finbar On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Kevin MacKinnon via <beara@rootsweb.com> wrote: I did a quick search and found some DNA info on this list. Curious if there is a place where people with ancestors from Beara can share Gedmatch info and possibly connect. My people are from the townland of Adrigole. Sullivan's. If there is no other place to share info, maybe we could use this thread? Kevin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message