In 2019, the genealogy company Ancestry said that 10 million of their 15 million members had at least some Irish heritage, ranging from 100 percent to 5 percent. These numbers were confirmed by a ...

DNA samples from Stone Age and Bronze Age bodies ago helped discover the origins of Irish people. With a vial of saliva and a little cutting-edge science, AncestryDNA can tell you if you’ve got any ...

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Prof Portmann found out he is one hundred percent Irish A man from Arizona believes he is one of the first people to be awarded an Irish passport based solely on a DNA test. Prof John Portmann was ...

I have a confession to make. I have been living a lie. The fraud has persisted for over a half a century, although it has only come to light this past year. And I need to come clean about it before ...

The DNA of a 150-year-old potato has forced scientists and historians to re-examine the commonly held theory about the origin of the infamous Irish potato famine. During the 1840s, more than one ...