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A longfather of old

Martin

Using Tolkien's phrase, I learned of a 'longfather of old' today, which has left me a little stunned.

It seems that I share a significant chunk of DNA with a man buried in the west of Ireland, in a megalithic tomb, more than 5,500 years ago. I have a large amount of Irish ancestry, but had no idea that it went so very far back in time as that.

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  • Apparently, we're descendants of the Ancient Egyptians. While the Protestants are descendants of the Ancient Israelis.

  • in reply to Desmond1979

    Is this a Catholic/Protestant thing?

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    What if ones ancestors were here before Charlemange?

    Dont' people say the same about Gengis Khan too?

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  • in reply to Desmond1979

    Is this a Catholic/Protestant thing?

    ********************

    What if ones ancestors were here before Charlemange?

    Dont' people say the same about Gengis Khan too?

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Yes.

    These possibility that Ireland's Basque ancestors hailed, originally, from Ancient Egypt. While, Northern Ireland Loyalists claim that the Protestants descended from an Ancient Tribe of Israel.

    If it's hysterical, it's historical.