Ireland: ancient DNA
97
Y-DNA
samples
32
mtDNA
samples
People whose remains archaeologists found and whose DNA labs have read. The date is the middle of the dating interval, radiocarbon or by archaeological context. Branches link to branch pages where one exists. All archaeological cultures
Y-DNA
By period #
Y-DNA
Branches #
- Neolithic British Isles 43
- Medieval Irish 27
- Iron Age Irish 9
- Bronze Age British Isles 7
- Gaelic 3
- Viking Age Irish 3
- Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherer 2
- Historical Irish 2
- Chalcolithic British Isles 1
Paternal lines of the ancients #
Source: FamilyTreeDNA Discover.
| Sample | Culture | Site | Date | Branch | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killuragh 6 KGH6 | Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherer | Killuragh, Limerick | 4,708 BCE | I-V4921 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Sramore 62 SRA62 | Mesolithic Hunter-Gatherer | Cave, Sramore, Leitrim | 4,051 BCE | I-S2519 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 4 PN04 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,792 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 5 PN05 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,779 BCE | I-L1193 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 107 Poulnabrone107 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,755 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Primrose 17 prs017 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,715 BCE | I-L1195 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Primrose 12 prs012 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,700 BCE | I-Y3712 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Primrose 18 prs018 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,693 BCE | I-S2770 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Primrose 3 prs003 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,693 BCE | I-Y3712 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Ashleypark 3 ASH3 | Neolithic British Isles | Ashleypark, Tipperary | 3,659 BCE | I-FT344600 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 13 Poulnabrone13 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,622 BCE | I-S2639 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 112 PN112 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,608 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 2 PN02 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,596 BCE | I-FTF95739 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Primrose 16 prs016 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,589 BCE | I-FT380000 | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Primrose 10 prs010 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,572 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Annagh 2 ANN2 | Neolithic British Isles | Natural Cavern, Annagh, Limerick | 3,571 BCE | I-Y3712 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Carrowmore 4 car004 | Neolithic British Isles | Carrowmore | 3,567 BCE | I-CTS616 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Cowah 448 CH448 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage Tomb, Cohaw, Cavan | 3,567 BCE | I-L1498 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Ashleypark 1 ASH1 | Neolithic British Isles | Ashleypark, Tipperary | 3,551 BCE | I-BY40093 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Jerpoint 14 JP14 | Neolithic British Isles | Jerpoint West, Kilkenny | 3,533 BCE | H-FTF158 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 768 PB768 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,525 BCE | I-FT344602 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 443 PB443 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,524 BCE | I-FT354500 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Baunogenasraid 72 BG72 | Neolithic British Isles | Baunogenasraid, Carlow | 3,517 BCE | H-FT375085 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Primrose 7 prs007 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,510 BCE | I-P214 ? | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Poulnabrone 3 PN03 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,510 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 6 PN06 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,509 BCE | I-FT344600 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 672 PB672 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,492 BCE | I-FT344600 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 2031 PB2031 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,481 BCE | I-FT344600 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 581 PB581 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,463 BCE | I-L1193 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 7 PN07 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,460 BCE | I-FT370113 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 1327 PB1327 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,457 BCE | I-Y3712 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Annagh 1 ANN1 | Neolithic British Isles | Natural Cavern, Annagh, Limerick | 3,455 BCE | I-FTF96158 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Primrose 13 prs013 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,453 BCE | I-FT380380 | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Ardcroney 2 ARD2 | Neolithic British Isles | Linkardstown, Ardcroney, Tipperary | 3,451 BCE | I-FT354500 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 186 PB186 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,443 BCE | I-FT344602 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Poulnabrone 12 PN12 | Neolithic British Isles | Portal Tomb, Poulnabrone, Clare | 3,433 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Glennamong 1007 GNM1007 | Neolithic British Isles | Natural Boulder Chamber, Glennamong, Mayo | 3,338 BCE | I-FTF96158 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Primrose 9 prs009 | Neolithic British Isles | Primrose Grange | 3,315 BCE | I-FT380000 | Sánchez-Quinto et al. 2019 |
| Millin Bay 6 MB6 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage-like Megalith, Millin Bay (Keentagh Td.), Down | 3,242 BCE | I-L1193 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Parknabinnia 675 PB675 | Neolithic British Isles | Court Tomb, Parknabinnia, Clare | 3,221 BCE | I-FT344602 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Newgrange 10 NG10 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage Tomb, Meath | 3,201 BCE | I-Y3709 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Glennamong 1076 GNM1076 | Neolithic British Isles | Natural Boulder Chamber, Glennamong, Mayo | 3,185 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Carrowkeel 532 CAK532 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage Tomb, Carrowkeel, Cairn K, Sligo | 2,942 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Carrowkeel 531 CAK531 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage Tomb, Cairn K, Sligo | 2,751 BCE | I-FT380380 | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Carrowkeel 68 CAK68 | Neolithic British Isles | Passage Tomb, Carrowkeel, Cairn K, Sligo | 2,553 BCE | I-Y3709 ? | Cassidy et al. 2020 |
| Pollnagollum 911 PG911 | Chalcolithic British Isles | Pollnagollum, Fermanagh | 2,242 BCE | R-L21 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Killuragh 1 KGH1 | Bronze Age British Isles | Killuragh, Limerick | 2,191 BCE | I-L1193 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Moyveela 381 MV381 | Bronze Age British Isles | Moyveela, Galway | 2,163 BCE | R-L21 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Bolinready 79 BR79 | Bronze Age British Isles | Bolinready, Wexford | 1,985 BCE | R-P312 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Sliguff 27 SG27 | Bronze Age British Isles | Sliguff, Carlow | 1,917 BCE | R-DF13 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Ploopluck 6 PP6 | Bronze Age British Isles | Ploopluck, Kildare | 1,907 BCE | R-Z290 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Treanmacmurtagh 116 TR116 | Bronze Age British Isles | Treanmacmurtagh, Sligo | 1,886 BCE | R-FGC11134 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Inchagreenoge 134 IG134 | Bronze Age British Isles | Inchagreenoge, Limerick | 1,155 BCE | R-S1026 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Knowth 10 KNW10 | Iron Age Irish | Knowth, Meath | 112 BCE | R-DF5 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Claristown 14 CT14 | Iron Age Irish | Claristown | 200 CE | R-A212 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Ballyglass Middle 44 BM44 | Iron Age Irish | Kiltullagh hill, Mayo | 250 CE | R-DF23 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Rossnaree 2 RNR2 | Iron Age Irish | Rossnaree, Meath | 395 CE | R-S7200 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Derrynamanagh 9 DM09 | Iron Age Irish | Derrynamanagh, Galway | 430 CE | R-M222 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Hill of Ward 14 HW14 | Iron Age Irish | Hill of Ward, Meath | 478 CE | R-P310 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Derrynamanagh 8 DM08 | Iron Age Irish | Derrynamanagh, Galway | 500 CE | R-M222 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Lehinch 28 LH28 | Iron Age Irish | Lehinch, Offaly | 509 CE | R-Z290 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Courtmacsherry 37 CM37 | Iron Age Irish | Courtmacsherry, Cork | 601 CE | R-CTS3087 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Ballybunnion 54 BB54 | Gaelic | Ballybunnion, Kerry | 629 CE | R-CTS3087 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Ship Street Great 12 VK545 | Viking Age Irish | Ship Street Great, Dublin | 765 CE | R-DF105 ? | Margaryan et al. 2020 |
| Ballyhanna 197 Sk197 | Gaelic | Graveyard, Ballyhanna, County Donegal | 832 CE | R-DF105 ? | Jackson et al. 2023 |
| Islandbridge VK546 | Viking Age Irish | Islandbridge, Dublin | 850 CE | R-L448 ? | Margaryan et al. 2020 |
| Eyrephort 55 VK543 | Viking Age Irish | Eyrephort, County Galway | 850 CE | R-S2895 ? | Margaryan et al. 2020 |
| Kilteasheen 18 KIL018 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | I-M423 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 22 KIL022 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-A22 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 34 KIL034 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-BY112370 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 33 KIL033 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-BY122668 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 4 KIL004 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-BY21033 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 47 KIL047 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-BY21033 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 25 KIL025 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-BY75760 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 9 KIL009 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF104 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 37 KIL037 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF104 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 14 KIL014 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF105 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 41 KIL041 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF105 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 44 KIL044 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF105 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 26 KIL026 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF13 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 43 KIL043 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-DF13 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 27 KIL027 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-FT155025 | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 16 KIL016 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-FT353845 | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 32 KIL032 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-FT371190 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 35 KIL035 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-FT371190 | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 15 KIL015 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-L21 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 19 KIL019 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-M222 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 38 KIL038 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-P310 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 45 KIL045 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-P310 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 2 KIL002 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-P312 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 24 KIL024 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-P312 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 30 KIL030 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-S841 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 20 KIL020 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-Z2186 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Kilteasheen 7 KIL007 | Medieval Irish | The Bishop’s Seat, Kilteasheen, Roscommon | 950 CE | R-Z290 ? | Gretzinger et al. 2022 |
| Ballyhanna 331 Sk331 | Gaelic | Graveyard, Ballyhanna, County Donegal | 1,145 CE | R-FT77253 ? | Jackson et al. 2023 |
| Knockadoon 275 KDI275 | Historical Irish | Knockadoon, Limerick | 1,542 CE | R-S5459 ? | Cassidy 2018 |
| Lagore 14 LG14 | Historical Irish | Lagore, Meath | 1,579 CE | R-DF105 ? | Cassidy 2018; Klunk et al. 2022 |
Maternal lines of the ancients #
Source: YFull; no culture given.
| Sample | Site | Date | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82491 | Limerick | 4,701 BCE | U5b2a |
| 82877 | Clare | 3,805 BCE | H1 |
| 83378 | Clare | 3,801 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 82791 | Clare | 3,796 BCE | U4a2f2 |
| 84184 | Tipperary | 3,659 BCE | T2c1d1 |
| 83384 | Clare | 3,616 BCE | U5b2b3c |
| 82872 | Clare | 3,613 BCE | U5b1c1a2 |
| 82785 | Cavan | 3,567 BCE | H1 |
| 83383 | Tipperary | 3,551 BCE | K2a9 |
| 82573 | Kilkenny | 3,532 BCE | T2c1d1 |
| 82574 | Carlow | 3,517 BCE | K1a4a1 |
| 82717 | Clare | 3,512 BCE | T2c1d-a |
| 82797 | Clare | 3,509 BCE | H4a1a1 |
| 82715 | Clare | 3,507 BCE | K1b1a1 |
| 82876 | Clare | 3,506 BCE | K1a1c1a1b |
| 83377 | Clare | 3,506 BCE | H |
| 82728 | Clare | 3,503 BCE | K1a2b |
| 82530 | Clare | 3,502 BCE | H1 |
| 82879 | Clare | 3,500 BCE | U5b1c |
| 82719 | Clare | 3,497 BCE | T2b |
| 82786 | Limerick | 3,455 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 82727 | Tipperary | 3,451 BCE | J2b1a |
| 82721 | Clare | 3,437 BCE | X2b-a |
| 83385 | Clare | 3,410 BCE | H |
| 83387 | Mayo | 3,224 BCE | K1-a4 |
| 82870 | Mayo | 3,224 BCE | H1c |
| 82265 | Meath | 3,130 BCE | U5b1-a1 |
| 82718 | Sligo | 2,942 BCE | J1c3 |
| 83386 | Sligo | 2,751 BCE | H1 |
| 82726 | Sligo | 2,553 BCE | H |
| 82401 | Dublin | 750 CE | H1bb7a |
| 82442 | Galway | 850 CE | I2g1 |
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