Hi Brenda, I'll be sending information derived from "The Celtic World" later tonight or tomorrow depending when I complete my transcription. Hopefully, information provided will answer your question. As you will see there is not a distinct dividing line between various ethnic groups. Cheers, Denis On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Brendan McClean wrote: > Is there any research out there that determines if Celtic peoples > and Germanic peoples are really on and the same? Esp. the Southern > Rhine land Germanic Tribes of lower (Alpine) Germany. > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Genealogy <dkbeachfam@aol.com> wrote: > Thanks Loretta, > > I'll check on availability and purchase your recommended book. It is > great to know that different authors came to similar or the same > conclusion regarding Celtic migration. I have Germanic lineage, too, > and am interested in determining if they are Celtic or Germanic in > origin, my goal is to locate a living male descendent who is willing > to submit a DNA sample for testing. > > Denis > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 7:23 PM, Loretta wrote: > > > Thanks Denis. Sounds like I have another good book to buy. On the > > same > > topic, another great book is "Saxons, Vikings and Celts - the > > Genetic Roots > > of Britain and Ireland" by Brian Sykes, Professor of Human > Genetics at > > Oxford Univerity. It's the result of a large DNA study of Ireland, > > Scotland, Wales, and England conducted by Oxford. It says > > basically what > > you're saying - that the Celts came to Ireland and Britain from > > continental > > Europe and, furthermore, that they were for a time the predominent > > people on > > the European continent. So your conclusion is also right - that > > people from > > Germany are just as likely to be Celts as Germanic. > > > > Loretta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Genealogy [mailto:dkbeachfam@aol.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:57 AM > > To: Elizabeth Cunningham > > Cc: Loretta; FERMANAGH-GOLD-L@rootsweb.com; > > cotyroneireland@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CoTyIre] Celtic eyes & Toes > > > > > > If any are interested in pursuing Celtic heritage and the > > geographical location of various Celtic Tribes, I would recommend > > reading "The Celtic World" edited by Mirand J. Green. The is book > > relates to almost all geographic locations where Celts were located, > > which may surprise many as they were located in Europe prior to > > Ireland, Wales, and England. Many tribes were located on the Rhine > > River Valley of present day Germany. One may find they have a Celtic > > lineage not Germanic or both if ancestors came from this region of > > Europe. > > > > Denis > > > > This book should be available in most libraries or via inter-library > > loan. It is a large text, 813 pages in hard bound edition. > > ISBN 0-415-05764-7 (hbk) > > ISBN 0-415-14627-5 (pbk) > > > > Denis > > > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Elizabeth Cunningham wrote: > > > >> Just about all my ancestors are German, and an aunt said that > >> having a > >> second toe larger than the first "was proof I was an Ault" So I > don't > >> know about the Celtic part. > >> > >> Elizabeth C > >> > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > ~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >