Dunsheath family; Londonderry Ireland; Irish DNA origins
Posted by: Mike in Irish Families, UncategorizedIrish Family History with curious news and notes.
From the Irish Roots Cafe at www.Irishroots.com
Show 139
Among Todays Topics at the Hedge School:
1) Dunseath is the family name of the day !
2) Hello Fada, accent on the Irish
3) Londonderry Lands and Families
4) Irish drivers report themselves the best
5) Latest Irish DNA studies on Ireland
6) Derry City and Murals: Video of the Week.
7) Carrying the turf, sponsor the Hedge School !
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This Weeks Audio Timeline
Todays Topics: 1:00
Notes from Mike: 2:00
One Minute Podcast: 4:00
Book of the Month: 6:30
The Magnificent Seven: 9:30
Irish Name of the Day: 11:30
Sources: 15:30
Websites of the Week: 16:30
Curious News and Notes: 18:30
Total Time: 25:50
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Notes This Week:
What’s happening today at the Irish Roots Cafe
1) Well its Murphys law, I made a note of the enhanced version
of this podcast, with photos and links to click on, on the screen
which had been working well for some time, and it seems we put
out a show that was missing that a few weeks ago, but all the
new podasts are working fine now.
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iTunes or on my web page.
My email filter was also blocking out some emails sent from the
web page by clicking the contact link, but it is all up and running
now.
2) Had a great time recording the first session of our ‘Hello Fada’
Irish language podcast. It is for you even if you have no background
in the Irish language. If you are curious, or just like languages and
communication, you will enjoy this. It is a mix of Irish words,
culture, and experiences. Renata is your session leader. She teaches language here for the Hedge School, and also might do some
voice overs or language services if asked.
By the way, the ‘Fada’ has a specific meaning in the Irish, and many
of us have the remnants of the same in our names today !
It is the latest edition to the Hedge School. Our Hedge Row History
lessons have been very popular over the first 8 shows. Be sure
to tune in. Our latest was on immigration of the Irish to other
parts of the world….
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One Minute Podcast
Let’s take a listen to one of our 8 other podcast series.
Covering Song; Recitation; Travel; History; Irish-America;
or Irish language.
Todays Podcast extract is from our new ‘Hello Fada’ series.
( This is from episode two, coming up in a week or so….)
We talk a bit today about a word of greeting or celebration,
one of the most well known to Americans.
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Book of the Month:
1) Londonderry Lands and Families
We choose this book today, as a connection to all those who settled
in Ireland in the 17th century, and to all those Irish who lost lands
and holdings at that time. This also connects to our name of the day.
For more about this book go to:
http://www.irishroots.com/id4454.htm
Contents Described:
with names of Catholics and Protestants Affected.
by the Rev. George Hill
* Includes Irish , Scots Irish, & English settlers from 1609 +.
A one of a Kind resource.
Land Owner Records Notations
This is the third volume to the set entitled, ‘Conquest of Ireland, An
Historical Account of the Plantation in Ireland.’
A rare record of events as they happened.
The infamous Londoners’
plantation and settlement of Ireland. Irish septs misplaced lands and the
misdeeds of some of those who took the land….
This book tells the story of the Londoners coming to settle in Ireland. The settlement included the lands of: Loughinsholin, which had previously
belonged to Tyrone; the old county of Coleraine which had belonged to
OCahane; a small portion of the county of Donegal, including the island
on which the city of Derry stood; and a small portion of County Antrim
adjoining Coleraine. These were handed over to twelve London companies
for plantation … and united to form the the present county of
Londonderry (Derry).
Fall of Local Chieftains
The chief early Irish septs of this area were the OCahanes (Cahan or Kane), the OMullanes (Mullens or Mullins), the Magilliganes (Gilligan), and the McCloskies (McClusky).(See book index for full listings).
The background of the various Irish septs are given with notes on their status at that time.
Notes on Persons and Families
Important notes on persons and names are also given. For
example, O’Cahan is found ridiculously translated as ‘Quyvally’; the story
of how John O’Reilly became the ‘Queens’ O’Reilly; Mr. Canning we are told, had a wife named Anne who was the daughter of Gilbert Walker, of Walford, in Worcester, and they had three sons, and so on… Here we also find footnotes to the text, telling us that Tristam Beresford was one of seven sons of Michael Beresford and Rose Knevitt, from the parish of Westram in the County of Kent. The footnotes go beyond these kinds of notes, into everyday life and customs of the day.
With new name index for the first time.
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Coming Up:
Where does new DNA study say the Irish came from ?
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Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and ask for help !
Here are todays “Magnificent Seven” :
1) William Hayden-Power of Danehill, East Sussex,
your Book of Irish Families, great and small has shipped !
2) Christopher Johnson of Brighton, CO. your
County Sligo, Ireland genealogy and family history notes has shipped.
3) Arlene Reed of Clark, WY, your County Roscommon, Ireland
genealogy and family history notes book has shipped.
4) John Mascitelli, of Elmira, CA, your Co. Antrim Book, Passenger
lists book, Scottish Macs book, 1659 census and birth index shipped !
5) Karen Booth of Jensen Bch, Florida, your Irish Book of Arms,
and free choice Passenger List book have shipped, and welcome
as a new member. Searching For: the Neal and
Dunseath families of Ireland.
6) Dana Flynn of Easton, PA, your Families of Co. Cork, Ireland book
has shipped !
7) Daniel O’Malley of Garnerville, New York, your County Mayo
genealogy and family history book has shipped !
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Irish Family Name of the Day:
Dunseath
Todays family history in honor of member:
Karen Booth
Related Spellings of the Name
Dunseeth; Dunsheethe; Dunseith; Dunsheath; Dunshee;
Dunsheith; Dunsith; Dunseith; …
Varient Spelling Groups: #532
From The Guide to the Various Spellings of Irish Family Names
http://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm
History of the Name
If we consult the Book of Irish Families great and small we find
the Dunseath name in the north of Ireland, in the province of
Ulster in the 17th century. Forms of the name are given in the
Hearth Money Rolls at that time in Antrim and Tyrone. Ballymena
appears to be a center for the name.
The 17th century marked the fall of the old Gaelic order with the
flight of the Earls, the plantation of Ulster, The Battle of the Boyne
and the Treaty of Limerick. The plantation of Ulster commencing
in 1609, marks a likely era of settlement for the name.
It would appear to be a Scots Irish family name, one of those
that may have settled in Ulster in the 17th century.
copyright 2009, IGF, based in part upon
The Book of Irish Families, great and small
http://www.irishroots.com/id4098.htm
Irish Family Coats of Arms From the Irish Book of Arms
A Brief search in that work shows:
http://www.irishroots.com/id4861.htm
1) None given.
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
An Irish wedding with food for 100 people only 495 pounds !
Where might that be ?
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The Free Master online index at www.Irishroots.com shows:
Listings for the name 4 times, here are a few examples:
1) Master Guide to the Spelling of Irish Family Names
2) Dunshee in the Birth Index of Ireland
3) Book of Irish Families, great and small
This is a scarce name in Ireland. Some make a reference
also to the name of Dunsany, or the Huguenot name of
Dansay, but I have seen no verification of this. A rare occurrence
of the name outside of Ulster includes that of William Dunseath,
in Cork in 1736 in Cork and Ross Wills. There is also a John
Dunshee of Drumdrinan in 1775 (Dromore).
You can use this free index to search for your family name:
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/21/45/
Remember to leave off the Mac or O when typing your name.
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Around the World, in Irish Ways.
The Web Page and Video of the Month.
1) Donshea Dunshea Dunshee Dunsheath Genealogy Page
SCOTS-IRISH ANCESTORS
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/earthstar/index.html
2) County Derry Genealogy Links
http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/derry/
3) London (Derry). City and Murals. Northern Ireland video.
Includes Murals with political implications from all sides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY62RZpoCZo
4) The Irish - more Spanish than Celtic ?
http://killarney-ireland.info/genealogy/dark-irish-celt-genealogy.html
see also our Irish Video Shorts at:
http://www.irishroots.com/irishvideo/rss.xml
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Curious News and Notes, From Ireland today
1) “The primary genetic legacy of Ireland seems to have come
from people from Spain and Portugal after the last ice age.”
Latest DNA research however suggests that our blood if not also some
(at least) of our culture can or should be attributed to wider origins:
Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and North Africa.
2) The price to purchase a house has fallen to 2001 levels according
to recent reports..and it has been falling since 2006 they say
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/property/2009/1203/1224259986089.html?via=mr
3) The Clarion Hotel in Carrickfergus, County Antrim is offering
a wedding deal with a four course meal for 100 people for 495 pounds.
Claire Palmer says that the red carpet, champagne and honeymoon
suite is also included…. interest has peaked !
4) Susan Boyle’s 1st record album sold over 400,000 copies the first
week, the best ever since records began, according the Belfast
Telegraph. Susan is that fantastic singer from Britains Got Talent,
that we all saw on television in competition not long ago.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/susan-boylersquos-dream-comes-true-as-album-at-no1-14580688.html
5) Surprise, Irish drivers have been ranked the most law-abiding
in Europe, as fewer drink and drive, and less use of hand held
mobile phones… now, that probably doesn’t include Irish-Americans?
The British, Spain, and Switzerland followed in rank. Just 3% of the
Irish admitted to driving under the influence compared with an average
of 21% and a high of 40% in Luxenberg.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1130/road.html
6) Thanksgiving just isn’t quite right for an Irish holiday date.
Importing this holiday to Ireland might not make sense as reported
by Fiona McCann in the Irish Times.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2009/1128/1224259384339.html
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