The North East Galway DNA Project (Martin Curley)
Channel: Genetic Genealogy Ireland
Date: 2018-11-21

Martin will be discussing the North East Galway DNA Project. This project is open to everyone with Galway ancestry and encourages people to share their autosomal DNA data via Gedmatch so that connections can be made. The project is centred around the Galway Genealogy DNA group on Facebook but there are a number of subgroups that focus on particular areas of northeast Galway, including the following:
Mountbellew PLU DNA & Genealogy
Menlough & Killascobe DNA and Genealogy
Clonberne & Kilkerrin DNA and Genealogy
Tuam PLU DNA & Ancestry
Glenamaddy PLU Ancestry & DNA
Portumna PLU Genealogy and DNA

Martin will discuss how the combination of Gedmatch and Facebook is helping people reconnect with their Galway roots.

Furthermore, the lessons learnt from this project willl have direct applicability to similar projects both within Ireland and globally.

This lecture was presented at Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2018 in Dublin. Please note that these GGI2018 videos are copyrighted to the presenter and should only be used for personal study. They are not to be used for any other purpose without the presenter's express permission. Also, please note that because this is a rapidly advancing field, the content may quickly become outdated.

The lectures were sponsored by FamilyTreeDNA (at www.ftdna.com) and organised by Maurice Gleeson, a volunteer from ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy at www.isogg.org). ISOGG volunteers provided free DNA advice and support for members of the public at the conference.