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There have been at least a few different male-lines identified with the surname.
Of the six Y-DNA results known to the project admin:
*note - the area of the Y that was thought to not recombine with the X-Chromosome has been shown recently to very rarely recombine with the X, so there is technically no part of the Y where recombination never occurs.
Of the six Y-DNA results known to the project admin:
- two Lally's that can trace their roots back to Galway are not a close match with other known surname results
- four individuals carrying the surname have tested positive for the R-M222 SNP associated with the Ui Niall and Connachta Dynasties
*note - the area of the Y that was thought to not recombine with the X-Chromosome has been shown recently to very rarely recombine with the X, so there is technically no part of the Y where recombination never occurs.