Finding Grace - Update 2023

[@ni-feidir-eitilt]

I believe to be part of the Kilmilkin line. I've submitted my results just yesterday, and I can't wait to see what everyone finds out!

[@mattmalley7574]

I don’t know how I’ve stumbled into all of this but it’s pretty fascinating. On ancestry it shows my great, etc. grandpa as an Owen O’Malley born in Westport in 1790

[@marbah1889]

I wish I could do this for males in family. Unfortunately don’t have the funds or willing testers. Fantastic work!

[@andreakelly3003]

Great to hear it all explained. I really want a way to find a way to connect our Annie O'Malley of Islandeady, Mayo to the correct family. Amazing if she related to Grace . Is it worthwhile as descendants of the female O 'Malleys to take any of these other FDNA tests to explore further connections ?

[@DNAandFamilyTreeResearch]

Hi Andrea, it would be great to get the Y-DNA of a male O'Malley from Islandeady. They may be related to Charles of Cloonane, whose line is supposed to have died out in 1918. So if you can find a brother or male relative who is willing to ado the test, please do! And for yourself, you could do the autosomal DNA test (i.e. test at Ancestry, transfer a copy of your results to FTDNA, and join the O'Malley DNA Project). This is particularly useful for exploring how you might be related to other neighbouring O'Malley families, and you might even find an O'Malley male who would be a suitable target for testing (and who could act as your proxy).

[@tracyomalley9470]

I'm a O'Malley my dad was born an bred in Slygo an family in county Mayo , he came to the UK in the 50's and married my mum who's a McDermott , i was told when i was young that i had family ties to Grace O'Malley but didn't take it seriously as a child but maybe i should try an find out for sure ❤

[@robblack5248]

Another fascinating update! Good work. (And it would be so wonderful to have a link to the African-in-early-medieval-Iceland story you mentioned; a Google search did not bring it up.)

[@DNAandFamilyTreeResearch]

Hi Rob, the man who brought African DNA to Iceland was Hans Jonathan and Prof Gisli Palsson has written a book about his story and there are several videos on KZbin discussing the story ... - www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Who-Stole-Himself-Jonathan/dp/022631328X - kzbin.infoEHA5lAiX8ZQ?feature=share - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Jonatan - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXi2qHWjbK6riqs (presentation at Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2017, but sadly the audio is quite poor)

[@godisloveireland]

I have a 3rd cousin once removed with surname o'malley. He is dna match on ancestry. He descends from alleyn bernard o'malley(1830-1878) born in castletown, berehaven, cork died in newchwang china. Reportedly his father is William watts mealy who died 1837 in bantry cork.

[@cphmadsen]

15mins in Dermot etc If you are willing to accept pedegree collapse (here marriage between 1st 2nd cousins) you will solve the chiefchain to go in straight line Cheers From Denmark

[@absurdistloft]

Could you elaborate on your theory? Genuinely interested.