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 >>