Irish people’s proud Celtic roots are in question this St. Patrick’s Day. The first-ever DNA sequencing of ancient Irish genomes announced in late December has caused experts to cast do… ...

Just over 5,000 years ago, there lived an Irish farmer with black hair and dark eyes. Her DNA spoke of ancestors mostly Middle Eastern in origin, and she would have looked more like a southern ...

Dr Eileen Murphy, a lecturer in osteoarchaeology at Queen's University, said the project has demonstrated how ancient DNA analysis can provide the tools to answer such questions.

Scientists have sequenced first ancient Irish human genomes, demonstrating that the genomes show unequivocal evidence for mass migrations into Ireland. These genetic influxes are likely to have ...

The ancient Irish were at least familiar with the notion of reincarnation, ... It tells how Connacht's Queen Medbh and her husband Aillil waged war on Ulster over possession of the mighty bull ...

Just over 5,000 years ago, there lived an Irish farmer with black hair and dark eyes. Her DNA spoke of ancestors mostly Middle Eastern in origin, and she would have looked more like a southern Euro… ...

Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 28th, 2015 - A team of geneticists from Trinity College Dublin and archaeologists from Queen's University Belfast has sequenced the first genomes from ancient Irish humans ...