I saw that yesterday on my Yahoo Home Page...the article compared him to Ghengis Khan with all the descendants. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 5:09 AM Subject: Descendants of "Niall of the Nine Hostages" (DNA) > Hello, > > This morning on the "Netscape home page / News" is an article on the > "millions of descendants of "Niall of the Nine Hostages." Residents > of NY / USA are found to descend from him ! And, I would suspect some > from MA / USA would descend from him ! > > http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=hp-tos-feat-h-02&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20060117%2F1036496424.htm&sc=romta > > DNA testing by universities and other research facilities sure are > "finding" lots of interesting information ! > > One comment made is that we are the first generation in the world where > "POWER" does not equate with "many progenity." > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt >