It is in the province of Connaught where the Gaelic Irish are. Mayo is as far West as you can get in Ireland. This was part of The National Geographic Genographic Project and only Co. The east coast of Ireland wouldn't be a surprise as they had a few settlements and of course Dublin but they weren't known for going so far west. It wouldn't be a surprise if there was some Viking ancestry around a place like Waterford and Wexford where they had a settlement but what is unexpected is that the west coast of Ireland would have any Viking ancestry. ![]() When I do Ancestry testing, I'm very interested in how much scandanivian they find. One time I was discussing ancestry with someone who was from Britan and was told I LOOK Scots. The closest Scots line, my great grandmother, origionated as scandanivian, and my g grandfather's is anglo-scandanivian. I traced the family names I have, which on my main line is all, and found all are either anglo or other mixed with scandanivan or derivites of scandanavian. In places where the Angles and Saxons had earlier settled, they were close enough they shared much in their cultures and could understand each others languages. In essense, once they were done plundering in came the farmers, and many of the raiders would have been as well. They found graves where the funeralry symbols of both Scandanivan and locals are intermixed, and even the clothing was combined, and evidence of numerous intermarriages. I remember a documentary on the escavation of one of their settlements in costal Britan. I would be surprised in in Ireland where there were Viking settlements if there wasn't a measureable influence in the DNA. ![]() This is why norse linage is very strong on the eastern side of Britan, where the Danelaw existed since the Danes who lived there mostly stayed working their farms. ![]() If they built a settlement, they brought in farmers, and often when the raids ceased, they merged into the population. The west of Ireland has always been a bit isolated from the influences of the Engish and other invaders. Galway but I didn't think it would have too much impact on the surrounding population. My father said that there was a Viking settlement in Loughrea in Co. Yes it is strange that Viking dna is so far west. Castlerea in Co Roscommon has been used as a blue print for very Irish people. Even when they were testing for dna in the past the west was always thought to be very indigenous Irish. I'm Irish and was always under the impression that Viking power in Ireland was limited to the east coast. It would be inexplicable were there not Viking DNA in County Mayo. You're surprised that their genetic legacy managed to move 150 miles to the west, across country with no significant barriers whatsoever, in that time span? All it would take is a few individuals moving a dozen or so miles to the west once every few generations. This third book in the Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles is packed with adventure, battles, triumph, and tears, and at the end of it a new course will be set for Bellicus.The Norse arrived in Ireland over 1200 years ago. ![]() Small-minded men don't always look at the bigger picture though, and, when Bellicus and Duro seek to form a pact with an old enemy, events take a shocking and terrible turn that will leave the companions changed forever. The reason it cannot be assumed that longphorts were solely for military purposes as that would assume. Although these longphorts were used as bases for Viking raids, the term had additional meanings and these sites had multiple purposes. In Dun Breatann, Bellicus believes the disparate northern tribes must put aside their differences, become allies, and face the Saxon threat together, under one High King. longphuirt) is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure or shore fortress. In the south, the Saxons' expansion seems unstoppable despite the efforts of the warlord Arthur, while north of Hadrian's Wall various kings and chieftains are always looking to extend their borders. The Romans have gone and warriors from many different places seek to fill the void the legions left behind. Bellicus the Druid and his friend Duro, a former Roman centurion, have already suffered a great deal in recent years but, for them, things are about to get even worse.īritain is changing.
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