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In 2012 I suggested to the International Society of British Genealogy and Family History (ISBGFH) that a course be offered on genetic testing. It is now a pleasure to say that a one week crash course on DNA and genetic testing is being conducted by Dr. Maurice Gleeson in Salt Lake City, Utah September 18-22, 2017, through ISBGFH. The course is geared towards beginners. Registration is now open for ISBGFH courses for the 2017 session. The courses are conducted in the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, adjacent to the Family History Library of SLC. My experience with these courses is that they are not recorded for later playback.

http://isbgfh.org/

Dr. Gleeson runs the Gleeson Y project, Ireland mtDNA, and others I cannot think of at the moment. I have found his presentation to be enjoyable and relaxing and recommend him highly. He also has a Youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/docmo18

Hello everyone,

My name is Susan Barretta and I am the administrator of the Collins DNA project. The project is run through Family Tree DNA and is an entirely volunteer effort.

At the end of every year is a test sale, and I take that opportunity to offer a Y test scholarship. The funds come mainly from me, in an effort to improve and expand the project. I am looking for men named COLLINS or COLLINGS *in* or *from* the British Isles, actively involved in their local genealogical and historical societies, who know unequivocally the origin of their COLLINS line in England, down to the specific village or local area, to roughly the late 18th century or earlier.

COLLINS and COLLINGS men interested in a free 37 marker Y test should possess the following qualities:
- active in local historical and family history societies
- curious about the ancient peoples who settled the British Isles, in prehistoric and early historic times
- interested in enhancing their paternal line research with a genetics component
- likes the idea of their test results helping Collinses in the British Isles diaspora trace their roots back to the British Isles
- willingness to share lineage / family history and test results with the project
- willingness to allow results to be published and discussed in any future project promotional efforts
- ability to read some basic information, follow some written instructions, and fill out some forms, which can be done online

If your family history is prepared in a way for me to review, this should take at most a few hours. I can assist with any test account setup, preparation of a GEDCOM file if necessary, etc.

You are known only by your sample number, test results, and family history. Your name and contact information are NEVER publicly revealed. Your family tree will be visible to anyone who matches you - optionally we can publish your lineage or family history online if you would like to.

I am particularly interested in some names / areas out of the Domesday book, namely Collung of Steel from Hodnet, Shropshire; Colne, father of Edric in Derbyshire; Colwin the Reeve in Devon; and Culling the Burgess in Suffolk. 

If you can trace your COLLINS lineage back to about that time and show me through documentation, you could potentially hit the free DNA test jackpot (111 markers).

The project site at Family Tree DNA is here:
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/collins/about

The Collins project website is here:
http://collins.dnagen.org/

Please contact me if you are interested. My email is published on those websites. THANK YOU!

P.S. You'll find my old posts mainly on the Ireland / County Cork forum. I took over the Collins project in 2014/5 and am looking to expand it. I also manage two other Ireland surname projects.

Hi all, 

Just thought I'd update this thread.  The joint DNA project that includes the surname Hourihane was launched in 2012. We have Hourihane project members with west Cork ancestry and we are waiting for results from a fourth member.

So far, our Hourihane results show a deep ancestry that is called South Irish. O'Brien has historically been associated with a Dalcassian genetic signature, and the O'Brien DNA project shows many O'Brien testers categorized as such. Other than some surname agnomina, we don't know any more about O'Briens with Cork ancestry in terms of their deep genetic ancestry.

There is also Hourihane lore floating around west Cork that the Hourihanes had Co Clare ancestry.  The project is positioning itself to test that theory and is waiting for results of two Hanrahans with Co Clare ancestry, as well as a Tipperary result.

The Hanrahans in the project so far neither match the Hourihanes nor do they share the deep genetic ancestry of South Irish with the Hourihanes. Nor do these project members show a Dal Cais deep genetic ancestry.  We have many mysteries on our hands!

Three or four Hourihane samples hardly constitute a representative sample of Cork.  We could definitely use more samples - men descended from a Hourihane-O'Brien, men who were called Glassough, etc.  In "Cork Resources and Offers" I post an offer for Hourihane men. 

Our project website was remodeled this year.  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~skibbgirl/HourihaneDNA/

In this study, LOCATION matters! 

Our genetic study seeks to 1) help other Collins researchers find their cousins, 2) examine the deeper origins of Collinses in Cork. There are at least two sources of Collinses in Cork that are of interest: the Ó Coileáin, who came down from Limerick, and the Ó Cuileán, who were part of the Corca Laidhe, in west Cork, before the Limerick folk arrived. Other genetic genealogy research has tentatively identified what the Ó Coileáin might have carried in their DNA. 

If you are a COLLINS, you UNEQUIVOCALLY know what townland or village your paternal line originated from in Cork, and you are INTERESTED in this research, you may be eligible for project sponsorship (we will fund a 37 marker test kit for you.)

Email Susan:  collinsdna@pobox.com 

Hello Cork genealogy enthusiasts! If you are a man named Hourihane (or Hourahan), you unequivocally know the geographic origin of your Hourihane ancestors in Cork (to the townland or village), you are willing to share your family tree, you like to help other Hourihanes make connections back to Cork, and you'd like to participate in a genetic study that includes the Hourihane surname, please email me. I am conducting a research project trying to differentiate the Hanrahan septs. So far, Hourihane does not appear to bear a genetic relationship to Hanrahan.  This is project email and it is protected from spam.  hourihanedna@pobox.com