Irish DNA Atlas
Irish DNA Atlas
The Irish DNA Atlas is a population DNA study of the island of Ireland, run by researchers at RCSI in collaboration with the Opens in new windowGenealogical Society of Ireland. Participants of the study provide a saliva sample (from which we can extract genetic data) and genealogical data (which provides recent ancestry information). Analysis of this genealogical information by the Genealogical Society of Ireland allows the selection of participants whose eight great-grandparents have all been born within 50km of each other – meaning that the recent genetic and genealogical ancestry each Irish DNA Atlas participant is representative of a specific location within Ireland.