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A Donegal McFadden modal?

First, some basics: M222 is a DNA marker unique to one man who lived a couple thousand years ago and his direct male descendants.  All men in this group are referred to as M222+.  One of those descendants is believed

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The Paddy-Owens and the Donegal Gallowglass

The inspiration for this web site came from my own genealogical research, which began in 2011 following the death of my grandfather.  My grandfather was an Irish native and immediate members of his family still reside today on land in

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