Have you ever done an Ancestry DNA? Do you have any Irish roots?

@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

I wouldnt either.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

17 Mar

I never did but I know there is some Austrian and Spanish in my DNA, but only a little, I am almost 100% Italian.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471500)

• Switzerland

18 Mar

@Happy2BeMe - All the ancestors I know from what my grandparents and great grandparents told me, were born in Italy from Italian descendants.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

That is very cool.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

@LadyDuck It is interesting to learn those things. All my ancestors were Scottish from as far back as I heard. I was suprised by the 23% Irish because I wasn't aware of any Irish roots.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223001)

• Chile

17 Mar

No and no. I know all about my European ancestry and the only part that is not clear to me is the part of my Peruvian maternal greatgrandmother. She could be of Spanish ancestry, but it is also possible that the are some bits of Native American blood (Quechua, Aymará?). I have Spanish, Italian, Croatian and German blood, being the Spanish and German the biggest part of it.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

You have a good mixed of ancestors.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223001)

• Chile

18 Mar

@Happy2BeMe Yes. That´s what America has done for us all. That´s why I´m not against immigration. I just want to select the good people.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

@marguicha we have a lot of immigrants in our city. Three of my co-workers are from Ukraine.

rebelann1949

@rebelann (112877)

• El Paso, Texas

17 Mar

I've never had a DNA test done but I know there is some Scottish, Native American, Spanish, French & German. Probably more but until those DNA tests are free I ain't doing one.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112877)

• El Paso, Texas

18 Mar

True, one is always fighting with another

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

You have a good mix of ancestors.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

@rebelann

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@ShyBear88 (59347)

• Sterling, Virginia

17 Mar

I have done one of those test my results of my British and Irish part of me is 16.7% out of the 66.8% of my European making. My souther European is 26.2% and most of that is be being of Spanish and Portugues decent (23.2% of me). The rest of me is Indigenouse Amerian (meaning Hispanic mixtures) and Sub-Saharan Afterican. I always knew I had some Irish in me because of natural red high lights just didn't know how much so.

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@ShyBear88 (59347)

• Sterling, Virginia

18 Mar

@Happy2BeMe Not really fun for me but it's just good to know for more of medical reasonings at times.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

That is cool. It is fun to learn about yoir heritage and ancestors.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37353)

• Toccoa, Georgia

17 Mar

I have never had one done, but I do know about my family tree on both sides and know that I have no Irish roots. I do have English and a little Scottish, and Greek.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

That is interesting.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180691)

• United States

17 Mar

Yay! We have some Celtic roots from my grandmother..but it they are Welsh. In my natural hair I had red glints. In one of my school pics my hair looked red.The majority of my roots are German and Scandavian.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

That is great. Its is fun to learn about our ancestors.

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@capirani (2840)

• United States

18 Mar

Yes I did the Ancestry DNA several years ago. My Irish has switched with Scottish which none of us even had a clue about. My Scottish is on my paternal side and I don't know which ancestors as so far I don't see any births coming from Scotland. My Irish is on my maternal side and I did the DNA test to follow up on the main Irish line. It is my huge brick wall.

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@capirani (2840)

• United States

19 Mar

@Happy2BeMe We can know our lineage to a certain point. However, once DNA is involved, it goes much deeper. For example, your Scottish g-g-grandfather in Scotland marries a young lady with Irish and German heritage. You recognize the Scottish, but if you don't know the heritage of every person in a blood relationship with everyone else, the mixtures can get very interesting. This is what I find so fascinating with the DNA part of genealogy. So many interesting things can be found out that you did not know about before.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

I am Scottish on both sides of my family as far back as I am aware that is why I was so surprised when the Irish percentage was a 23%

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

19 Mar

@capirani That is so true. My sister's husband found a cousin he never knew he had. Apparently his uncle got a woman pregnant many years ago and left. The daughter had did the DNA testing too and they reconnected and have been to visit each other. It was pretty cool.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7601)

• Canada

17 Mar

We went through a different company. I'm nearly fifty percent northwest European. 28 percent Anglo-Saxon and the rest is Scandinavian. In other words pretty much Dutch through and through.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

That is great. It is interesting to learn our ancestory.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (106232)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Mar

I haven't and don't know of any of the family that has

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Fleur

@Fleura (30390)

• United Kingdom

18 Mar

Hope you have celebrated your 23% No I have never done one and have no intention of it. I know a lot of my family history and I don't agree with putting my personal data out there.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30390)

• United Kingdom

18 Mar

@Happy2BeMe The problem with that is you are related so by association she has put your genetic data out there too.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

@Fleura This is true.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

I would never do it myself but she had it done and shared with me.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

18 Mar

I wouldn't do a DNA test; but I'm pretty sure my roots are all Italian. Have a good day.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (178568)

• United States

19 Mar

@Happy2BeMe Thank you very much.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

19 Mar

@LindaOHio You are welcome

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

18 Mar

That is great. Have a wonderful day as well.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (90859)

• United States

17 Mar

Attitude, demeanor, and life wise I am more German than anything, my name notwithstanding. But on my mom's side, my grandmother was Irish. Her maiden name was Burke.

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@Happy2BeMe (99380)

• Canada

17 Mar

Very interesting

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Gayle Harrelson

@2ndchances24 (8929)

• Cloverdale, Indiana

17 Mar

I had 1 done but don't remember what I got out of it cause it was so long ago, but I do know that I'm mixed with Indian, Irish, German, & Swedish, so I'm a hinz 57 ha ha ha Happy st patricks day.

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