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Ancestry/Genealogy

Ocelot II

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5. They did. I learned from a DNA test that my Norwegian mother had a tiny smidgen of Irish ancestry

Reply to Skittles (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:53 PM

Sep 26

and there's no other explanation, no record of any Irish relatives on that side of the family, which kept very good family records. The Vikings founded Dublin, after all.

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My brother and my wife spent some time [View all] multigraincracker Sep 26 OP

I couldn't believe I was only 5% British Skittles Sep 26 #1

Lots of surprises for some in DNA results. multigraincracker Sep 26 #2

I know the Vikings got around but jeez, THAT much? Skittles Sep 26 #3

They did. I learned from a DNA test that my Norwegian mother had a tiny smidgen of Irish ancestry Ocelot II Sep 26 #5

I was inspired to do the test by a coworker Skittles Sep 26 #7

Me, too. I was hoping for something a bit more exotic than Norwegian and Scottish. Ocelot II Sep 26 #8

OMG you actually used the same word I did Skittles Sep 26 #9

It's kind of interesting. If you go back far enough, everybody is probably related to everybody else - Ocelot II Sep 26 #4

My sister did some research Diamond_Dog Sep 26 #6

My mom's family was big in genealogy. President Obama and I have the same 13th great grand grandfather. So I proudly MLAA Sep 26 #10