Thanks for clarification. My family tree DNA did not show Irish, but ancestry DNA did which I wondered about. On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:39 AM, Sharon Huber via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Good heavens....I've known, since I started my research that my McCallum > family is actually Irish in derivation........Dalradia, the area of > Scotland my Protestant Irish family settled in could easily be the answer > to your situation as well. My Protestant family may have left Ireland > because they couldn't support a Catholic queen (my supposition). Northern > Ireland did not exist...where does one go rather than face extinction. I > suspect...but have no records to prove when my McCallum family left > Ireland......my mind suggests mid 1500's....just a thought. > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janis Eaglesham via > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:52 PM > To: Lynn Seamark; sct-islay@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] We' all Irish - not Scotish > > ​Thanks so much for checking into that! I was beginning to wonder if I'm > not who I think I am..lol​ > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 5:19 PM, Lynn Seamark via <sct-islay@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > Not really - just strikes me funny > > > > I called Ancestry - where I had my DNA tested - and yes there is nothing > > in my results that say "Scotish". I asked them why the term "Ireland" is > > applied to those with DNA from that area - see the explanation from the > > DNA page below: > > > > Ireland > > Primarily located in: Ireland, Wales, Scotland > > > > Also found in: France, England > > > > Ireland is located in the eastern part of the North Atlantic Ocean, > > directly west of Great Britain. A variety of internal and external > > influences have shaped Ireland as we know it today. Ireland's modern > > cultural remains deeply rooted in the Celtic culture that spread across > > much of Central Europe and into the British Isles. Along with Wales, > > Scotland, and a handful of other isolated communities within the British > > Isles, Ireland remains one of the last holdouts of the ancient Celtic > > languages that were once spoken throughout much of Western Europe. And > > though closely tied to Great Britain, both geographically and > > historically, the Irish have fiercely maintained their unique character > > through the centuries. > > > > > > > > I told the gentleman at Ancestry - that I was, and others were confused > > (not really offended, though that did come up) as to the use of the > > term "Ireland" and he stated that really the term "Celtic" was more > > proper. So then I asked him why Ancestry didn't use that term instead. > > I did tell him also, while laughing, that the use of the term "Ireland" > > for my Scotish DNA made me question years of research - since I could > > find no related Irish documents for our clan. This DNA label "Ireland" > > caused me stress - and probably others too. > > > > He agreed and said that he would write up a request to review it. > > Hopefully "Celtic" will be the new term for our DNA. > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > > Janis > > http://janiseaglesham.com/ > http://ginarubinart.com > www.stavefallsartistgroup.com > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >