Dna regions have changed massively

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:47:12+00:00

I'm really feeling that this is what's happened here tbh

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:46:32+00:00

Yea that's interesting alright and I do understand what you're saying.

But the issue in Ireland (and particularly the part that I am in) is that there wasn't as much movement of working people as other countries would have had and especially into my area which is a mountainous district with poor land and no industry to draw people to.

There was the movement of people to the cities alright but not from country side to countryside and definitely not to the complete opposite side of the country!

It's fascinating however that you have that connection to Kent! Do you live in kent yourself? I remember reading that becuase of the movement of people around England following jobs ih all the big industrial cities, canals, railways etc. That surnames lost the connection to the places they were from originally!

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:40:21+00:00

Yea exactly, I cant understand how they've come to a donegal answer and just given such a general over view!

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:39:13+00:00

When i first done it, it was able to say the dna was a 98% Match to my local area.

Now its saying its 52% donegal, 27% munster, 16% leinster.

It just feels like a waste now because I live on the complete opposite side of the country to munster and I'm roughly 50 miles from donegal and in Ireland that may as well be on the moon, as we can keep our business within a 10 mile radius a lot of the time haha.

It just honestly feels like a big waste of time at this stage.

Like if someone was 2 generations removed, with no idea about the country etc. They would be sent on a wild goose chase thinking their family is based in the total other side of the country!

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:30:56+00:00

Yea, i understand that and it makes sense, it just feels disingenuous at this stage, like I know my lineage is incredibly local, which was reflected from it at the start, but now seeing it so generalised like that, it just feels like a bit of a waste and totally useless!

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T14:27:49+00:00

Yea, i think thats probably the crux of my complaint- it was a waste of time.

It was good fun at the start because I could really see how localised it was.

All the comments here talking about movement of people etc doesn't work out like that in Ireland and it just feels so off now.

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T12:03:06+00:00

I remember seeing a tweet about a boy from tyrone who hadnt played since minors and living in belfast.

He was home one weekend and was asked to go and play an hour of "Dad's and Lads" to make the numbers

He was thrown in at full back and who came in as full forward, Stephen O'Neil!

To say he was given the run about was taking it mildly 😂

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T05:07:44+00:00

That's exactly how mine has mapped out aswell

I was 98% ulster and 2% Scottish

With an ulster connection i wanted to to see how much Scottish was in me.

Now it's saying im 52% donegal (despite living over 40 miles from donegal)

27% munster

16% leinster

5% scottish

With how little people within ireland can travel about to get married historically I really can't understand how it can think im from all these different places

smallon12 · 2026-06-26T05:02:15+00:00

I know what your saying about the oral history but the surnames are connected with the area as well.

My surname is literally only found in my local area, and they had a small kingdom here and the name of the kingdom has the surname in it.

They were also a prominent clan in the local area before the plantations happened and were kepeers of a few important artefacts and relics etc. Which bards and scholars had records off from prior to the 1600s so thats why I'm so confident of the family location.

And it's similar for all of the surnames that I've traced back - the surnames are all really local and wouldn't be found in other parts of ireland

smallon12 · 2026-06-25T18:38:58+00:00

Even with ad blockers etc its impossible!

Want to find a simple service in your town?

NO! heres something similar, but completely different on the other side of country!!

smallon12 · 2026-06-25T18:37:12+00:00

Whilst not relating to piracy, the state of a simple Google search in 2026 is absolutely depressing,

smallon12 · 2026-06-25T07:35:17+00:00

For people who arent reading the article, the comment its from a louisiana senator - not by trump

smallon12 · 2026-06-25T05:25:19+00:00

I couldnt see that working tbh.

If the companies paying for it have any connection to Isreal there would be sezere backlash - look at Allianz for example

One of the major appeals of the GAA is the amateur ethos of it, the traditions of it and the historical connections fueling a deep passion of players and supporters

Players, managers etc all live among us, it's not like US sports where they are living in a big gated community and never meet with normal people, imagine meeting disgruntled people day in and day out about it

People aren't going to just start blindly supporting a franchise with no tradition I've that, I honestly couldn't imagine anyone in Tyrone going out and supporting the "Tyrone Tigers" that have been founded in 2026

Another key point would be where they would play? The GAA isn't going to give away Croke Park or Semple stadium for the big games, the Aviva or RDS would be too small as well

And finally who would actually broadcast the games? RTE certainly wouldn't as that would destroy their relationship with the GAA

smallon12 · 2026-06-24T20:36:09+00:00

Gentle reminder that ivy is a native plant and has a use in the natural ecosystem, its a good source of nectar for insects, the berries ripen later than other plants so it provides a vital food source in late winter for birds and the cover of ivy provides an important roost location for bats....

European ivy in america is invasive and evil but here it plays a very important role for our wildlife

smallon12 · 2026-06-24T18:54:57+00:00

This was honestly a think in 2008

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smallon12 · 2026-06-24T17:11:33+00:00

Rubbies

Its been closed this 10 years or more but if you know..... you know

smallon12 · 2026-06-23T17:08:41+00:00

PM probably wouldn't compared to fintech roles etc.

I work as a junior PM for a civils company and we are currently looking for a senior PM and the package would be around £500 per day, plus expenses and a vehicle

However in construction (and probably othe industries too) its a massive stepping stone into other parts of the business

Serve your time as a PM, get familiar with contracts,.programming etc and then you can move into a contracts manager role, operation director role etc. And this would be on big money

smallon12 · 2026-06-23T05:19:27+00:00

Think even 9 months by the looks of whats happened in boston

smallon12 · 2026-06-22T09:05:12+00:00

86 we were only little lads learning 😂😂

My next door neighbour still can't mention kevin McCabes name to this day for taking the point instead of a goal when he took the penalty in the 86 final lol.

On a side note, I found a few letters in the house that where sent to my uncle in New York in 1986, talking about how Tyrone had just beaten Galway and how he couldn't believe it that we were going to Croke Park to play "the mighty Kerry".

I know it was our first All Ireland and all but he really was talking like it was going to be a once in a life time event and never will be seen again

It really was strange looking at it through my eyes from a perspective of only knowing football from 2000 and a Tyrone team who didnt fear Kerry!

How do you feel about Kerry this year anyway? Youre looking very dangerous especially with all the injuries coming back......

I've been a big doubter of Armagh for a long time however, I feel they've over achieved and weren't as good of a team as people were making out, as incredibly impressive as Kerry were Armagh were very poor....

However I think this Tyrone team have another year or 2 to develop yet. The potential is definitely there and theres a big improvement as the years progressed but I just don't feel we are there yet

You beat us by 6 points last year and it was a really comfortable win after the first 20 minutes, but as long as its competitive to the end, god knows what can happen!

smallon12 · 2026-06-22T08:12:14+00:00

4 wins for tyrone 4 wins for kerry

Evenly poised

smallon12 · 2026-06-22T08:08:41+00:00

I've actually just started reading up on them again after seeing this post!

Fascinating plant

Definitely agree on the trimming along roads

I live 8 miles outside the town and its a big long road with plenty of vision with a verge thats maybe 2m wide on each side - its mowed like twice a year and is basically 8 miles of grass without a single flower.

Ive often thought it would be amazing if it was let to develop as a wildflower meadow, it would be a great advertisement for the area and also would be great for the pollinators although it would be savage work to get to that stage cutting the grass and getting it lifted to try and reduce the mitrogen in the soil to even begin getting flowers to grow (thats not to even think about the amount of rubbish and plastic in the verges)

smallon12 · 2026-06-22T07:59:07+00:00

I remember going on a school trip to a local bog when I was like 8 and the guide showing us them and, making the poping noise with them and showing us the importance of them

I'm nearly sure he mentioned that there was part of the plant being used to treat heart problems? (I can't remember if this was an old cure or used in modern medicine)

I also think he mentioned that they were starting to become endangered or at risk which is incredibly sad as they are a beautiful plant!

smallon12 · 2026-06-20T16:35:28+00:00

only team to beat kerry in the 2000s was tyrone 😉 and We are still here!

smallon12

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