Testing Ancestral Remains: the Barrymore Project (René Gapert & Jim Barry)
Channel: Genetic Genealogy Ireland
Date: 2016-10-26

This is the first privately-sponsored project to extract ancient DNA from ancestral remains. Jim Barry raised the money for this project himself and gained permission from the National Museum of Ireland to recover and test the remains found in the Barrymore Mausoleum in Castlelyons, Co. Cork.  The preliminary results presented here are consistent with the hypothesis that the remains located there include those of James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore (1667-1748). René & Jim will discuss how the DNA was extracted and the results thus far.

A PDF of René's slides are available on ResearchGate and Academia.edu ... 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309284215_Testing_Ancestral_Remains_The_Barrymore_Project_-_Forensic_Anthropology
And
https://www.academia.edu/29268450/Testing_Ancestral_Remains_The_Barrymore_Project_-_Forensic_Anthropology

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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.