Scientists Finally Discover Irish Genetic Origins

Situated off the North-Western coast of Europe, Ireland's geographic position promotes genetic uniformity and isolation.Research on ancient Irish genomes indicates that the current Irish genetic landscape was formed approximately 3,500 ago during the Irish Bronze Age.Significant historical migrations to Ireland include the Norse Vikings in the late first millennium, the Norman invasion in the 12th century, and the Plantations of the 16th and 17th centuries.The effect of these migrations on the modern Irish genome remains largely unknown.Y-chromosome and mitochondrial haplotypes common in Ireland show genetic continuity with those found in other western European populations.

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[greyswandir]

I am so sick and tired of having to defend my ethnicity as Irish. I grew up with an Irish name, speaking Irish, playing Irish music in school, and have lineage stretching back centuries, but because I was born in the North if have to deal with ignorant punks telling me what I am. Go hifreann leat go leir.

[MICHAELCAMPBELL]

I remember as a kid in Ireland, that brown eyes were very rare .
Not anymore

[josephinemonahan]

He never mentioned that Dublin 7 had the highest percentage of fair haired, blue eyed people in the country owing to the original Viking settlement there😁

[jimmymcjimmyvich]

I have to admit that I havn't a bulls notion what you were on about but the pictures looked nice.

[Simonmc]

we do not use the colonial term British Isles in Ireland

[eddiestaunton]

There's nothing isolated about Ireland in terms of Genetics, my DNA is the same as a third of Swedish men today because I've Anglo Norman Heritage, we are very diverse and it made us better and stronger people. The Native Irish are tougher again and could not be conquered by the Normans even after the Normans had just conquered the Saxons

[tconnolly]

Very interesting video although the ai voice kept saying "Gaelics" for whatever reason.
I see there have been some criticisms about this being too complicated for the ordinary viewer to understand.
I think you were trying to bridge the gap between being comprehensive and being accessible.
But when you were trying to be so comprehensively accessible I actually think you could have spent an extra minute or two explaining certain points just a little more comprehensively and that would have actually made the whole thing a little more accessible too.
But good job overall although I did go, oh no! when the travellers ended up as a the briefest of footnotes at the very end.

[jamesbradshaw]

I have been told that my family are Irish to the backbone, from head to toe, we are connected to several of the great kings and warriors of Ireland including Niall Noígíallach, Niall of the Nine Hostage, with this proof I think that I will start looking for any land or castles that still belong to our family but are in the use of other peoples hands, I will be fair and reasonable when I come knocking, me and my gang will not act like the brutal invading English/British did, I will not drive or push people off our lands immediately, I will look around and only take over the most beautiful parts which have got good scenery, I will also at places with good boating and fishing but I will not be greedy, I will also share my new found places with others who wish to come and see and stay for a day or two but I will not be offering and foods, no meals, I and not a good cook, so bring your own lunch

[Scaleyback]

Here's a thought which I find interesting. When as youngster in the armed forces I had a good drinking mate who was Jewish, his ancestors came to this country running from some long forgotten progrom in Europe he had only heard vague tales about. As far as he was concerned he was a Londoner end of story.
He explained to me that Jewishness can only be handed down through the female line and explained why. The Jews being the pragmatic race they are figured out it takes a clever person to work out who their father is or might be but it's a lot simpler to know who the mother how's that for ancient logic, pragmatism, realism.
On leave from my unit I just happened to be talking to my Dad about my mate and I mentioned his name (a rare name in Britain) He asked me to ask my mate if he was related in any way to a Jewish lad he served alongside in the forties who also had that name. On asking my mate it turned out our Dad's had been shared more than a few falling down waters in the same unit all those decades ago also.

[MrSmegfish]

My other Grandad was a Tobbogan..he moved to Ireland but it was downhill from then on

[seamusomeara]

Judging by your opening map of Europe why is there no Irish in the North East of Ireland

[dulciemidwinter]

My great granny was Irish. My grandad (her son) and my dad (his son) had green eyes, so do I but my sisters are grey/blue like my Nannas.

[waynemcauliffe-fvyf]

Culture is the main thing mate. My Irish ancestry predicates me for whiskey. Uisce Beatha

[pauldunneska]

I got 100% Irish Gaelic DNA according to my Ancestry.DNA test.

[StephenGallagher-mmuq]

Scientists discover what the dogs on the street know

[jpatpat]

This video ignores ancient Irish history and legends, like Tuatha te Danaan: the tribe of Dan ex Israel were great traders and seafarers who travelled with the Phoenicians. The prophet Jeremiah took the Judean princess there Tea Tephi. It is a very interesting background

[KingKenny]

When mentioning the Scots, in terms of relationships with Ireland, there should be an explanation on the distinction between the people of the Lowlands and Highlands. Culturally, linguistically and ethnically.

[annepoitrineau]

Fra Northwest most likely includes the bretons, who are also celts.
Also, you do not mention the Celtic clusters from Spain, which other genetic studies show to be present in Irish ancestry.

[Argentina]

I am ukranian 4% Irish and I live in Australia, that part of my blood saves my life

[authoryou]

Portugal & Spain weren't mentioned, yet I remember reading once that the Irish came from the Iberian peninsula.