This chart shows just the results within the Connaught Flannery Group and their relationship to each other. The sub-groups have been arbitrarily colour-coded as follows:-

An ancestral group for the largest group of Connaught Flannerys is suggested, but the star shape of the results is much less defined than the Munster counterpart, and may indicate either much greater antiquity, or a much faster mutation rate, or a cluster of less-related ancestral lines. In common with the Munster Group, the number of medians should decrease in time as the database grows, and branches will be regrafted accordingly. The Kilgarvan sub-group has been curiously divided by median vectors because of the extent of mutation, and should develop into a tighter cluster as more results are added. An ancestral group for the Ballaghaderreen sub-group is suggested.

It is important to note that virtually all of the families tested in this group have family records using both surnames Flannery and Flannelly. This is an especially common feature in County Mayo where the two surnames were largely interchangeable for many years. The variations and spellings found in the older records such as parish registers depended largely on the whim of the parish priest. For example, one parish priest might record all of the relevant families in his parish as Flannery, and then his immediate successor might record the very same families as Flannelly.

The confusion between surnames may have been compounded by the national schools established at the start of the nineteenth century where pupils in rural Irish-speaking areas of North Connaught were often taught to use Ó Flannghaile in Irish and Flannery in English right down to the mid-twentieth century.

The only reliable way to confirm the original surname of these families is to compare the haplotype of the group with that of neighbouring Irish Clans of either reputed or historically documented common descent (such as O'Malley, O'Dowd etc.). This task is currently in progress but may take some years while our kinsmen build up their databases to match ours.

Chart #6 "The Kiltullagh Flannery Group Results"

This chart shows just the results within the Kiltullagh Flannery Group and their relationship to each other. This group has been arbitrarily colour-coded purple.

The results are specific to the civil parish of Kiltullagh in County Galway, with families traced back to the townlands of Careenlea and Curraghbeg in the 1821 Census.

The Kiltullagh Flannery Group Results
[33 markers, MJ(0); 7 Jan. 2011]

kit	townland	civil parish	county	#1	#2	#3
13939	Curraghbeg	Kiltullagh	Galway	21874 (36)	164032 (35)	89365 (34)
21874 (M3)	Careenlea	Kiltullagh	Galway	13939 (36)	164032 (36)	89365 (35)
89365	-	-	Kilkenny	21874 (35)	13939 (34)	164032 (34)
128796	-	-	-	21874 (34)	13939 (33)	164032 (33)
156306	Erin Court	Dublin City South	Dublin	21874 (28)	13939 (27)	128796 (27)
164032	Bellayarha North	Bullaun	Galway	21874 (36)	13939 (35)	89365 (34)

Table showing Irish ancestral origins (if traced and documented) and closest matches (based on 37 markers)

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Chart #7 "The Templeboy Flannelly Group Results"

This chart shows just the results within the Templeboy Flannelly Group and their relationship to each other. This very tight-knit group has been arbitrarily colour-coded orange.

The results are specific to North Counties Mayo and Sligo so far, and preliminary research into available historical records indicates that the ancestral group probably originated in the parish of Templeboy, County Sligo. The distinctive compactness of the group may indicate either a more recent common ancestor, or a much slower mutation rate.

The Templeboy Flannelly Group Results
[33 markers, MJ(0); 7 Jan. 2011]

kit	townland	civil parish	county	#1	#2	#3
13652 (M4)	-	-	-	13723 (37)	62144 (37)	16083 (36)
13723 (M4)	-	-	-	13652 (37)	62144 (37)	16083 (36)
16083	Kincon	Kilfian	Mayo	13652 (36)	13723 (36)	62144 (36)
44218	Ardagelly	Templeboy	Sligo	13652 (36)	13723 (36)	16083 (36)
62144 (M4)	Cartron / Culleens	Kilglass	Sligo	13652 (37)	13723 (37)	16083 (36)
163788	Doonmadden	Templeboy	Sligo	13652 (35)	13723 (35)	62144 (35)

Table showing Irish ancestral origins (if traced and documented) and closest matches (based on 37 markers)

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Last updated 2 Jan. 2012.

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