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Thread #64952   Message #1070209
Posted By: Fiolar
11-Dec-03 - 09:18 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Black Irish: Etymological Consensus?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Black Irish: Etymological Consensus?
Guest: They did actually take two areas in Ireland for DNA testing. One was in the west of Ireland and the other was in a small town in Co Dublin. There was no evidence of Viking DNA in the west and less than was expected in the Dublin sample.