Irish DNA has Middle Eastern and Russian roots, gene study shows

[etienne_marais]

Irish DNA has Middle Eastern and Russian roots, gene study shows

Irish DNA originates in the Middle East and southern Russia, from where settlers brought ceramics and cattle as well as the genetic features of brown hair and blue eyes, scientists have discovered.

https://www.rt.com/uk/327377-irish-dna-middle-east/

 

[etienne_marais]

The British Israel Identity are going to have a field-day with this one

 

[D tj]

The Russian bit helps explain their love for pubs!

 

[TriGuN]

The British Israel Identity are going to have a field-day with this one

I'm sure some groups will try to push the headline that "The Irish are Middle Eastern Immigrants too", but that's disingenuous. Most Europeans can be traced back to the M/E if you go back far enough. But they aren't even talking about the contemporary Irish population, they are talking about the celts at that time. Contemporary Irish genetics are unsurprising.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_British_Isles#Irish_population

Recently use has been made of technologies which can test hundreds of thousands of possible mutation points (SNPs) in the rest of the human genome (the autosomal DNA). The results of these large studies have shown that the main patterns of relatedness between European populations are simply geographical, meaning that the British and Irish are simply most genetically related to the people in neighboring countries. This has not yet led to any new theories concerning migrations.

 

[etienne_marais]

I'm sure some groups will try to push the headline that "The Irish are Middle Eastern Immigrants too", but that's disingenuous. Most Europeans can be traced back to the M/E if you go back far enough. But they aren't even talking about the contemporary Irish population, they are talking about the celts at that time. Contemporary Irish genetics are unsurprising.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_history_of_the_British_Isles#Irish_population

Correct, but I was referring to the British Israel Identity who believe that the 10 lost tribes of Israel are scattered among Europeans, or in some cases believe that Europeans in fact Are the 10 tribes (theory goes that Europeans were paganized Hebrews that migrated north and west).

 

[Xarog]

https://www.rt.com/uk/327377-irish-dna-middle-east/

Surprise surprise, a group of white people who have Caucasian origins.

 

[Dave]

I would be more surprised if there wasn't a DNA mix across all the European nations. They've been living side by side (and socialising when not at war) for thousands of years. Most have been intermingled in the various empires across Europe over that time as well.

Just look a the time of the Habsburg Empire and the Ottoman Empire as an example.