The latest batch of counties have been added to the Irish 1911 census site (Donegal, Cork, Galway, Wexford and King's County (Offaly). These aren't prominent...
Hello everyone, We have received the results of the 25 marker test - we are having it further tested to 37 and perhaps will know more then. There is one match...
We now have two R1b groups belonging to this subclade, but they are unrelated in a genealogically meaningful time frame (which is why they are in separate...
According to Woulfe's introduction, early Irish people attributed Irish names to some individual Norsemen. Under this scenario, a Norseman could have been...
A couple of us talked about this spot sometime ago: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/foodanddrink/barfly-bowes-lounge-1663395.html...
Sounds like a page turner... WEDLOCK The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage And Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore By Wendy...
This project may interest some: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colin/DriscollOfCork/DNA/Corca_Laoig hdhe.htm Added to links > DNA Project >...
Astute observer Frank emailed mention of a different Gaelic surname that Woulfe connected with Bowes. I found it at Google Books in Woulfe's original "Irish...
Does anyone want to take on a good project? This source (vol. 2) gives names of the people who came to Ireland as part of the plantation, including where the...
There are family legends: The first appearance that I have found is in Nova Scotia in 1821 where he married. We "assume" that he was born about 1795 because ...
Hello - I am new to the group. I did a lot of research on our line of Bowe from 1998 to 2002 and then sort of stopped. I am now back at it! I ordered a DNA...
Had a fun time at the library yesterday. I'm discovering how great our local library is (gets books from anywhere in the country if they circulate), and the...
From a Guild forum post: "There has been an interesting account in today's Yorkshire Post concerning a proposed DNA investigation by Leics University who...
I've added the link in the Irish section under Links. This database is free, including original images. They are still adding records to it though, and it may...
I was contacted by the administrator of the Boggs surname project. He also has included Bogue and Bogues as a phonetic variant in his project. He reports: "I...
Further to the disussion as to possible explanations of the origins of the English version of the 'Bowes' name in Ireland, I came across the case of a...
Could they all FIT in this castle (see photos at source at bottom of message)? It would be interesting to know the dimensions. Note especially the part (in...
Hello, The moderator of the bowesvariantsdna group has changed the group's name. This means that both the group's email address and the group home page ...
It should be noted that in about 5% of cases results turn up a "non-paternity" event. There are numerous possible explanations for this, including: 1) In the...
Adding to the challenges of ever fully understanding the cultural, ethnic and geographical associations of those Bowes in Ireland identified as being R1b, we...
From: http://www.archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?t=16 "What the article (Frank Kilfeather, Irish Times, Friday Feb 26 1999 ) said was Quote -The dig...
I may just be clarifying this for myself, but ... I earlier referred to Kilkenny as a Norman "seat of power" which I once read it was. I'd also read that...
I decided to take this to the top source in the galaxy and submitted the following at the College of Arms website. I stretched the possibility that the Arcubus...
My current research proposes a number of possible explanatons as to the origins of the name Bowes in Ireland. Firstly the name itself, has I think two basic...
I found these old interesting notes. From an Irish language correspondent: Ó Buadhaigh would be pronounced: in Munster: O Boowig [the Munster dialect is...
New DNA project participants are eligible (those who have not yet joined). Please spread the word if you know anyone who may be interested. *Important* If you...
I hope this Yahoo! group provides an effective way to collaborate about topics concerning the Bowes and Variants Surname Project at familytreedna.com. While...
