Cathy Swift - Emerging dynasties in a maritime world: hunting for Brian Boru’s genetic legacy
Channel: Genetic Genealogy Ireland
Date: 2014-10-23

The internet is revolutionising academic research, breaking down many pre-existing barriers between university life and the wider world.  Nowhere is this more true than in the field of genetic genealogy and it is local geographic and surname projects, and associated websites, run by citizen scientists, as well as university papers which are forcing the pace of change. This work is characterised by growing expertise in genetics and family history but the key research challenge for medieval historians is to investigate the origin and development of surnames in Ireland and Western Europe. This presentation investigates the processes of surname adoption through the pivotal figure of Brian Boru.

This lecture was presented at Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2014. Please note that these GGI2014 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 presenters 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 Also, please note that because this is a rapidly advancing field, the content may quickly become outdated.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 volunteers from ISOGG (International Society of Genetic Genealogy at www.isogg.org).