NEW!! Y-SNPs S168 & S169

EthnoAncestry is pleased to announce the release of two exciting new Y chromosome SNP markers, S168 and S169, each of which defines a new subgroup of within the S145+ group (“Pretani”).

S168 defines a subgroup which originated in Ireland over 1000 years ago and is particularly common in the southwest of the country, for example in Counties Clare, Tipperary, Limerick and Cork. It has been seen in Scotland and England, but much more rarely. It has been suggested that this type marks descent from the DalCassian clans, the descendants of Cormac Cas. Most prominent amongst these are the O’Briens, the descendants of Brian Boru, the famous High King of Ireland.

S169 defines a different subgroup which is also over 1000 years old and appears to originate in Ireland, but this time concentrated in Leinster in the east of the country, particularly the neighbouring counties of Wicklow, Kildare and Wexford. It is also found in Scotland and England at lower frequencies, mostly around the Irish Sea. In some cases it may indicate descent from the chieftains of the Lagin in Ireland.

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	$78
	$128

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