IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
FTDNA have announced and indeed are now displaying the SNP Classifications on all their confirmed SNP results. This should have no dramatic effect on results, for instance R1b1c7 will now be R1b1b2e, R1b1c will be R1b1b2, this Haplotype is by far the most common in Ireland we expect or hope to see a greater breakdown of this Haplotype. There are new additions to the Irish breakdown of R1b1, by far the biggest grouping is of confirmed SNP results, which is R1b1b2 and then in the following order, R1b1b2e, R1b1b2g, R1b1b2h and R1b1b2d. These can all be examined on our various results presntations. We have added additional informational fields of a historical and Genealogical nature to enhance the results tables. The purpose of these fields is to put some historical context to the DNA results and compliment the surnames historical, regional and county location (irrespective of the last known ancestor). This is most apparent with the I Haplogroup, where a significant grouping is centred around Gaelic Irish surnames from the South Ulster area.If you know your surname is a variant of another that is not documented anywhere the admins would be grateful for this information and we will do our best to highlight that fact.
Important: The results on this site are not autogenerated. If your existing results have been updated by additional markers or by an SNP confirmation, contact the Admins.
Our Complete results are here: IHDP Complete Results These results contain over 4386 Irish surname results. The R1b1 table contains over 3800. Please inform us of any changes or suggestions for improvement.
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Tá fáilte romhat! Greetings and Welcome to the Irish Heritage DNA Project
There have been many cultures that have influenced Ireland over the centuries, Ireland was once composed of clans, ruling powerful dynasties all with their closely related sept's and ties of kinship, to which many surnames were connected. Most DNA surname researchers are not aware of the place of origin for their Irish surname, nor aware of how powerful an aid to this research that traditional genealogical techniques provides.
"Ireland has one of the oldest systems of patrilineal hereditary surnames in the world. While paternally inherited hereditary surnames are the norm right across Europe, early medieval Ireland was probably the first culture to adopt their usage, with some appearing in the early 10th century AD." Y-chromosomes and the extent of patrilineal ancestry in Irish surnames" Brian McEvoy and Daniel G. Bradley at Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
Both y-DNA and Irish surnames follow the same paternalistic pattern, it is possible to utilise in modern Irish genealogy the paternal co-inheritance of both Y-chromosome DNA and Irish surnames.
The Y-chromosome is proving to be a powerful aid in unravelling Irish kinship and Irish family history. Molecular genealogy is demonstrating in many studies, to be a useful and dynamic aid to genealogical and historical research. IHDP is actively promoting its use and deployment in the field of Genealogy.
The Irish Heritage DNA Project welcomes everyone who has a direct male line with Irish ancestry to join the project. Please Note: There is a separate mt-DNA Irish Project exclusively for mt-DNA research only. IHDP accepts and encourages any mt-DNA tester who also has a Y-DNA test to join us here at I.H.D.P. IHDP welcomes all Genographic participants and will try to accommodate non-FTDNA testers as well.
We also recognize that many surnames do not have a DNA project currently. This project provides a place for those testers until which time they wish to join or create their own surname project.
There is a full membership DNA results listing available for viewing and downloading on the DNA Results page, this also includes non-FTDNA test results. There is a new results presentation for all members, this is due to the large membership of IHDP. The results are available to view/download in a variety of formats. We are constantly working on a better means of results presentation. On the results pages you will find these new arrangements explained in some detail.
The following link is to a breakdown of R1b1b2e by genealogical and historical breakdown, the page contains all the R1b1 b2e members of IHDP from the NW of Ireland. The measurement reference is the actual 13 marker signiture used by the Trinity Researchers of the Niall of the Nine Hostages/NW Irish IMH, to see the analysis click here R1b1b2e (R1b1b2e) Analysis. Glenn Nolen's Important Observations on Irish R1b1b2a2g (R1b1b2h*) (R1b1c10) - Glenn Nolen - Origins of the Irish and Scottish: Corca Luighe (Corca Laoidhe) and Dál Riada (Dál Riata) - Rb1b2a2g (R1b1b2h*) (R1b1c10).
Also we have done an R1b1b2 (R1b1c) analysis and generated an MJ Network chart of the North Leinster area, this presentation is hosted here: North Leinster Area
The purpose of the project is to:
- Have a home for anyone of Irish descent on the male line who may not yet have a surname project to join.
- To create a Y-DNA Database of people with Irish ancestry or heritage which can be utilized in Irish genealogical research.
- Encourage testers to also join a surname project or to create their own.
- Y-DNA results are helpful to this project, any Irish surname is accepted and the list of surnames on this website is not all inclusive nor finite.
- To make available IHDP's extensive database to all IHDP members to help identify Irish Haplotypes and aid their research.
- To help members interpret and get the most out of their DNA results.
- To actively promote Irish research in this field.
If you have any questions or problems, just email any of the administrators directly.
Important News, Updates and Forthcoming Events
IHDP News Centre - Only the current month news is displayed here, to browse through the news archives click here:
IHDP News Centre Archive
Some Scientific Papers relating to Irish DNA are posted here: Irish DNA Documents
Haplogroup I scientific paper posted:
Here is a research paper on the I Haplogroup that members may find informative:
Phylogeography of Y-Chromosome Haplogroup I Reveals Distinct Domains of Prehistoric Gene Flow in Europe
Eoganacht and Dal Cais research by Trinity: PATRILINEAL KINSHIP STRUCTURE OF EARLY MEDIEVAL IRELAND
October 15th - Some interesting facts and figures - including the top nine unique Haplotypes in the IHDP database and the regions they are associated with.
December 1st - The Irish Census of 1911 is published online, you can search: 1911 Irish Census
2008 - Happy New Year to all IHDP members
January 3rd - Complete update of all results. - Note if your results are incorrect please contact Austin Rock.
March 1st - Complete results update
March 13th - Updated the following result tables, Master, R1b1c and R1a update
March 17th - All results tables have been updated.
March 23rd - Updated R1b1c, Master Table, R1a and I Haplogroup tables, also the R1b1c7 table
March 29th - Updated Complete Results set as well as the R1b1c tables.
April 1st - Updated Complete table, R1b1c and J Haplogroup tables.
April 10th - Updated Complete table containing 4,056 results, R1b1c table, R1b1c7, I Hg, R1a. Haplogroup tables.
April 24th - Updated Complete table containing 4,056 results, R1b1c Haplogroup tables.
May 5th - New Haplogroup designations announced and implimented by FTDNA.
May 6th - IHDP have implimented the new HG designations in their results tables. The DNA Results table, R1b group, R1a group and I group tables have all been implimented and arereflected on this website.
May 13th - IHDP have implimented the new HG designations in their results tables. The DNA Results table, R1b group, R1a group and I group tables have all been implimented and arereflected on this website.
May 26th - All DNA Results tables, have been updated with new HG designations implimented and these are now reflected on this website.
June 16th - DNA Master Table of results amended, R1b1 Table and Focus on R1b1b2e (R1b1c7) tables
June 17th - Complete update to all results Tables including the Focus on R1b1b2e (R1b1c7) tables
June 30th - Complete update to all results Tables including the Focus on R1b1b2e (R1b1c7) tables - also most 37-68 DNA upgrades and SNP's
July 14th - Complete update to all results Tables including the Focus on R1b1b2e (R1b1c7) tables - also most 37-68 DNA upgrades and SNP's have been reflected. IHDP is also looking for Irish Surname candidates with a likely result of r1b1b2h expected. This is for a related Irish DNA study on the Haplogroup R1b1b2h.
July 18th - Updated Master results and R1b1 tables, there are now 4,400 results.
July 21st - Updated Tables - DNA Results Complete Table, R1b1, some webpages updated - Haplogroup E Webpage has been extensivily re-written.
July 22nd - Webpages and content updated, DNA Results, Articles and Haplogroup E pages. Cork Examiner PDF of Article on finding your Irish Roots.
Contact Details: contact any of the administrators below about any issues or queries you may have:
Emily Aulicino - Margaret Jordan - Austin Rock - Barra McCain
Note: Irish Heritage DNA Project is not a commercial enterprise, it is self-funding and its administrators are Volunteers. IHDP accepts payments of no kind, its services are entirely free.
Caution: You may view, save or print the yDNA results or other information on this site. Common courtesy requires permission to use the yDNA data here for anything other than personal use and privacy laws may govern its use. If you do use the yDNA data please ensure that permission is sought and obtained for its use from the individual members concerned. When information is being used and permission obtained please acknowledge this source.
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