Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Irish King Left A Wide Genetic Trail

(From Reuters -- By Siobhan Kennedy)

Scientists in Ireland may have found the country’s most fertile male, with more than 3 million men worldwide among his offspring.
[And it's not, O'Leary?]

The scientists, from TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, have discovered that as many as one in 12 Irish men could be descended from NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES, a 5th-century warlord who was head of the most powerful dynasty in ancient Ireland.

His genetic legacy is almost as impressive as GENGHIS KHAN, the Mongol emperor who conquered most of Asia in the 13th century and has nearly 16 million descendants, said DAN BRADLEY, who supervised the research.

Irish King Left A Wide Genetic Trail

Scott O'Leary, thanks for the post.

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