I have read of many families doing this DNA. It is my understanding it can only be done through the male DNA however, so that leaves us women out, which is a shame. Thanks, however, for the interesting history lesson. You are right on the mark with many of your observations and obviously have studied a great deal. I am reading IRELAND by Frank Delaney currently, and although it is a novel, it incorporates many of the observations you make, so has a lot of historical significance about the Irish people for those of us trying to understand our roots. We all will come to a road block in our personal searches, but these histories give us a general feel for the times and place our ancestors all passed through! Good luck! Thanks again, Diane Researching Spooner, O'Grady, Kearney in Tipperary Curley, Farrell in Clare

For Diane, Not true.... DNA studies can be done through the female line. Go to FamilyTreeDNA at http://www.ftdna.com/ and read about their mtDNA testing. It is listed on the left margin. Mike O'Brien Administrator for the O'Brien DNA Project ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Apel" <dianeapel@comcast.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 5:09 AM Subject: Re: [TIP] DNA - A wee bit of history. >I have read of many families doing this DNA. It is my understanding it can >only be done through the male DNA however, so that leaves us women out, >which is a shame. > > Thanks, however, for the interesting history lesson. You are right on > the mark with many of your observations and obviously have studied a great > deal. I am reading IRELAND by Frank Delaney currently, and although it is > a novel, it incorporates many of the observations you make, so has a lot > of historical significance about the Irish people for those of us trying > to understand our roots. > We all will come to a road block in our personal searches, but these > histories give us a general feel for the times and place our ancestors all > passed through! > > Good luck! Thanks again, Diane > > Researching Spooner, O'Grady, Kearney in Tipperary > Curley, Farrell in Clare > > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== > Join us for a chat about researching families in Tipperary (and > everything else!). 'Open House Sessions' every Thursday/Friday (depending > on your location). Starting at 11pm Thursday Tipperary Time. This means > the time will be 11pm in England; 6 pm in New York and Montreal; 3pm in > California and Vancouver; 7am (Friday) in Perth; 10am (Friday) in Sydney; > 12 noon (Friday) in Wellington. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/chat/index.htm > >

Thanks for the nice comments Diane. Actually there is a DNA that the female may participate in.....as well as the male....called MtDNA. This is passed on to the children....both male and female....by the mother. The male is unable to pass this on though. This is tracking the maternal DNA back to the Seven Daughters of Eve. A book by this name was put out by a Professor..the name eludes me I am afraid. This DNA, however, does not help much in genealogy. It takes in all the female line. So....taking my MtDNA....my mother was a GOVAN, her mother was a MAYALL, her mother was a BRIDGFORD, her mother was a HONEYBONE, and her mother was Harriet STEVENS. By this time we are back to late 1700s...early 1800s. The MtDNA carries on right back to the beginning of time and shows where abouts your maternal side began. Interesting perhaps but not exactly helpful for genealogy....I think. Hooray, Warren. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Apel" <dianeapel@comcast.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:09 AM Subject: Re: [TIP] DNA - A wee bit of history. >I have read of many families doing this DNA. It is my understanding it can >only be > done through the male DNA however, so that leaves us women out, which is > a shame. > > Thanks, however, for the interesting history lesson. You are right on > the mark > with many of your observations and obviously have studied a great deal. I > am > reading IRELAND by Frank Delaney currently, and although it is a novel, it > incorporates many of the observations you make, so has a lot of historical > significance about the Irish people for those of us trying to understand > our roots. > We all will come to a road block in our personal searches, but these > histories give > us a general feel for the times and place our ancestors all passed > through! > > Good luck! Thanks again, Diane > > Researching Spooner, O'Grady, Kearney in Tipperary > Curley, Farrell in Clare > > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== > Join us for a chat about researching families in Tipperary (and > everything else!). 'Open House Sessions' every Thursday/Friday (depending > on your location). Starting at 11pm Thursday Tipperary Time. This means > the time will be 11pm in England; 6 pm in New York and Montreal; 3pm in > California and Vancouver; 7am (Friday) in Perth; 10am (Friday) in Sydney; > 12 noon (Friday) in Wellington. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/chat/index.htm > > >

Hello, The Seven Daughters of Eve was written by Professor Bryan Sykes from the Genetics Department of Oxford University & it is a most interesting read. Professor Sykes has written a second novel Adams Curse which relates to the YChromosone & this is the male line, it is worth reading. Robyn Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mokurai" <mokurai@jigsawdesigns.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:22 AM Subject: [TIP] DNA - A wee bit of history. > Thanks for the nice comments Diane. > > Actually there is a DNA that the female may participate in.....as well as > the male....called MtDNA. This is passed on to the children....both male > and female....by the mother. The male is unable to pass this on though. > This is tracking the maternal DNA back to the Seven Daughters of Eve. A > book by this name was put out by a Professor..the name eludes me I am > afraid. This DNA, however, does not help much in genealogy. It takes in > all the female line. So....taking my MtDNA....my mother was a GOVAN, her > mother was a MAYALL, her mother was a BRIDGFORD, her mother was a > HONEYBONE, and her mother was Harriet STEVENS. By this time we are back to > late 1700s...early 1800s. The MtDNA carries on right back to the beginning > of time and shows where abouts your maternal side began. Interesting > perhaps but not exactly helpful for genealogy....I think. > > > Hooray, > > > Warren. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane Apel" <dianeapel@comcast.net> > To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:09 AM > Subject: Re: [TIP] DNA - A wee bit of history. > > >>I have read of many families doing this DNA. It is my understanding it >>can only be >> done through the male DNA however, so that leaves us women out, which is >> a shame. >> >> Thanks, however, for the interesting history lesson. You are right on >> the mark >> with many of your observations and obviously have studied a great deal. >> I am >> reading IRELAND by Frank Delaney currently, and although it is a novel, >> it >> incorporates many of the observations you make, so has a lot of >> historical >> significance about the Irish people for those of us trying to understand >> our roots. >> We all will come to a road block in our personal searches, but these >> histories give >> us a general feel for the times and place our ancestors all passed >> through! >> >> Good luck! Thanks again, Diane >> >> Researching Spooner, O'Grady, Kearney in Tipperary >> Curley, Farrell in Clare >> >> ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== >> Join us for a chat about researching families in Tipperary (and >> everything else!). 'Open House Sessions' every Thursday/Friday (depending >> on your location). Starting at 11pm Thursday Tipperary Time. This means >> the time will be 11pm in England; 6 pm in New York and Montreal; 3pm in >> California and Vancouver; 7am (Friday) in Perth; 10am (Friday) in Sydney; >> 12 noon (Friday) in Wellington. >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/chat/index.htm >> >> >> > > > ==== IRL-TIPPERARY Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe: Send email to IRL-TIPPERARY-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > Put ONLY the word unsubscribe in the message. > For digest the address is IRL-TIPPERARY-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > [If you take the LIST you can't unsub from the DIGEST & vice versa] > >