Re: DNA connections with Dunshaughlin Meath

[billbir]

I know that my 2X GG’s came from Louth, Ireland according to the English Census of 1851, when they had moved to Co. Durham to work in the mines. I have many DNA connections from Louth and Monaghan but cannot link them to my names, which are Hugh Connor b c1815 and Mary McNany or variations, b c1823.
I have recently noticed the name Woods cropping up on some of my DNA’s and thought that I would follow them up. So I looked up the subject location and found about 8 with the name Woods, some appeared to be knighted and a couple with the name Worsop. It seems a real coincidence that these people all have a DNA connection with me and have relatives from Dunshaughlin. I need to see if I can connect them to Mary and Hugh and am looking for observations on what I have found and I how to follow it up. As Meath is adjacent to Louth/Monaghan it is possibly for relatives to migrate between those counties with little difficulty. Any help would be much appreciated.

[aghadowey]

I'm not sure what sort of help you are asking for here.
Have you tried contacting those DNA matches yet? responses can be hit or miss but certainy worth trying.
Not sure where you got your DNA test from but I've been able to use DNA Painter to group matches and see what bits of DNA share same part of chromosome.
https://dnapainter.com/
If you start constructing family trees for possible matches to see if you can find links then this site might be useful in determining what relationships are likely to be-
https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4

As far as actual records to searh it may be that the dates are before the start of civil registration. If the family/families were Catholic then Parish Registers might help-
registers.nli.ie
Also have a look at these 2 topics on tracing families in Ireland (not up-to-date but a good starting point)-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=498742.0
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442233.0

[billbir]

Hi,
The sort of help I wanted, is what you have provided. I suppose that contacting the Meath Forum, I might get someone who recognises the names and provide a link, but that would be a very optimistic target. My DNA data comes from Ancestry as do the connections. I know how difficult it is to trace Irish ancestors as I have been trying unsuccessfully for many years but you either give up or keep trying, in the hope that you will come across a link. I was hoping that this relatively small location my help me. I presume that all of my connections need to be on DNA Painter to use the facility of mapping Chromosome sequences?
Thanks for responding.

[aghadowey]

I presume that all of my connections need to be on DNA Painter to use the facility of mapping Chromosome sequences?

Think you might be confusing DNA Painter with something like GEDmatch. Have a read through the help pages & FAQs.

Of these leading testing companies, Ancestry and LivingDNA do not currently provide the segment data that you need in order to paint your matches. So if you've tested with one of these companies, you'll need to:
Download your DNA from the website of the company you tested with
Upload your DNA to a site that provides segment data, and accepts transfers (currently FamilyTreeDNA, Gedmatch and MyHeritage)
https://dnapainter.com/help/requirements

[billbir]

Thanks Will do