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Description
Welcome to the McMahon Project!
This Project is dedicated to tracking male inheritance (only) by analysing Y-DNA profiles of members and placing them where possible into their haplogroups. The aim is to establish McMahon (and associated names) lines of descent in Ireland which will enable individuals descended from these lines to know their probable sept and county of origin. In addition to the major McMahon septs of Oriel and Thomond, smaller septs of McMahon, Mahon and all variations of Mac Mahon, Mac Mathghamhna, and Mac Mathuna including but not limited to: McArdle, McCaghey, McToal, McRorey, McHugh, McKeown, McPhillips, Mathews, Ennis, and Connolly were also analysed.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Connolly, Ennis, Mac Mahon, Mahan, Mahon, Mathews, McArdle, McCaghey, McHugh, McKeown, McMahan, McMahen, McMahon, McPhillips, McRorey, McToal and names other than above, with 'McMahon' type DNA.