New 'Hickey' Case Study added

Something in the Ayr?

Maybe there is something in the DNA that makes those with ancestral links to the Scot

Scottish Origenes Presentation at Family Tree DNA Conference

I was invited by the world’s largest commercial ancestral DNA testing Company 'Family Tree DNA' to give a talk entitled 'Pinpointing a Geographical Origin' at their

Commercial ancestral DNA test reveals a 400 year old family secret

In 1603 Clan MacGregor fought and defeated Clan Colquhoun at the battle of Fruin Glen.

The Gallowglass 'Do You Belong To A Warrior Clan'

For nearly 100 years after the arrival of the Normans in 1169AD the old world of Gaelic Ireland was in retreat.

A Medieval Ethnicity Map of Scotland

The Royal house of Scotland sprang from the Kings of the Scots, who constituted only one of the 6 peoples inhabiting the modern lands of Scotland.

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I ask all my customers to allow me to publish their Case Study on line, and thank you to Mr. Hickey for allowing me to do so. Each Case Study is unique and with each one I learn something new. With this Case Study one gets a glimpse of a trade in mercenary warriors from Galloway in Scotland called Gallowglass that went on for nearly 400 years. Click here to jump to Case Studies and read the complete story.

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