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  • Born: 1948, Vancouver, B.C. 4
  • Marriage: Ruth Elaine Dyson on 31 Mar 1978 in Maple Ridge, B.C., City Hall
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The three million offspring of Irish warlord
by ALISON CHIESA, January 18, 2006, http://www.theherald.co.uk/news
Are you an O'Neill, a Boyle, a Gallagher or an O'Donnell? If so, the chances are you have the blood of one of the world's most fertile males pumping through your veins.
Scientists believe they may have found Ireland's most productive man, with more than three million males worldwide among his offspring.
Researchers from Trinity College in Dublin have discovered that as many as one in 12 Irish men could be descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, a fifth-century warlord who was head of the most powerful dynasty in ancient Ireland.
Among the modern surnames tracing their ancestry to Niall are Bradley, Gallagher, Boyle, O'Donnell and O'Doherty. The warlord's genetic legacy is nearly as impressive as that of Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who conquered most of Asia in the thirteenth century and has nearly 16 million descendants.
Professor Dan Bradley, who supervised the research, said: "It's another link between profligacy and power."
The research was conducted by Laoise Moore, a PhD student at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity. Testing the Y chromosome, which is passed on from fathers to sons, Ms Moore examined DNA samples from 800 males across Ireland.
The results, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, showed the highest concentration of related males in north-west Ireland, where one in five males had the same Y chromosome. The chromosome also turned up in roughly 2% of all male New Yorkers.
Professor Bradley said the results reminded the team of a similar study in central Asia, where scientists found 8% of men with the same Y chromosome. Subsequent studies found they shared the same chromosome as the dynasty linked to Genghis Khan.
"It made us wonder if there could be some sort of Genghis Khan effect in Ireland, and the best candidate for it was Niall," he said.
His team consulted genealogical experts who provided a contemporary list of people with surnames genealogically linked to the last known relative of the "Ui Neill" dynasty, which literally means descendants of Niall.
The results showed the new group had the same chromosome as in the original sample, proving a link between them and the Niall descendants.
For added proof, the scientists used special techniques to age the Y chromosome, according to how many mutations had occurred in the genetic material over time. The number of mutations was found to be in accordance with chromosomes that would date back to the last known living relative of Niall.
Niall reportedly had 12 sons, many of whom also became powerful Irish kings. But because he lived in the fifth century, there have been doubts the king – who is said to have brought St Patrick to Ireland – even existed.
Professor Bradley added: "Before I would have said that characters like Niall were almost mythological, like King Arthur, but this puts flesh on the bones."

Descendants?
Possible descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages, arguably the most fertile male in Ireland:
Liam and Noel Gallagher of rock band Oasis. Tommy, their estranged father, came from County Meath.
Daniel O'Donnell, singer,still lives in Ireland and was raised in the fishing village of Kincasslagh County Donegal.
Danny Boyle, the director who worked on Shallow Grave and Trainspotting among other productions. His parents were born in Galway.
Brian O'Doherty, the Irish author, also known as the artist Patrick Ireland, was born in Roscommon County. Now lives in New York.
Jimmy Boyle, the former convict turned sculptor and writer. His family fled as immigrants to the Gorbals from Ireland during the devastating potato famine of the 1840s.
Martin O'Neill, the former manager of Celtic who stepped down last year, was born and raised in Kilrea, County Derry.
Michael Bradley, the former Ireland captain and scrum half who is also Connacht coach and who was appointed Ireland A head coach ahead of the side's clash with France last year.
Are you an O'Neill, a Boyle, a Gallagher or an O'Donnell? If so, the chances are you have the blood of one of the world's most fertile males pumping through your veins.
Scientists believe they may have found Ireland's most productive man, with more than three million males worldwide among his offspring.
Researchers from Trinity College in Dublin have discovered that as many as one in 12 Irish men could be descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, a fifth-century warlord who was head of the most powerful dynasty in ancient Ireland.
Among the modern surnames tracing their ancestry to Niall are Bradley, Gallagher, Boyle, O'Donnell and O'Doherty. The warlord's genetic legacy is nearly as impressive as that of Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who conquered most of Asia in the thirteenth century and has nearly 16 million descendants.
Professor Dan Bradley, who supervised the research, said: "It's another link between profligacy and power."
The research was conducted by Laoise Moore, a PhD student at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity. Testing the Y chromosome, which is passed on from fathers to sons, Ms Moore examined DNA samples from 800 males across Ireland.
The results, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, showed the highest concentration of related males in north-west Ireland, where one in five males had the same Y chromosome. The chromosome also turned up in roughly 2% of all male New Yorkers.
Professor Bradley said the results reminded the team of a similar study in central Asia, where scientists found 8% of men with the same Y chromosome. Subsequent studies found they shared the same chromosome as the dynasty linked to Genghis Khan.
"It made us wonder if there could be some sort of Genghis Khan effect in Ireland, and the best candidate for it was Niall," he said.
His team consulted genealogical experts who provided a contemporary list of people with surnames genealogically linked to the last known relative of the "Ui Neill" dynasty, which literally means descendants of Niall.
The results showed the new group had the same chromosome as in the original sample, proving a link between them and the Niall descendants.
For added proof, the scientists used special techniques to age the Y chromosome, according to how many mutations had occurred in the genetic material over time. The number of mutations was found to be in accordance with chromosomes that would date back to the last known living relative of Niall.
Niall reportedly had 12 sons, many of whom also became powerful Irish kings. But because he lived in the fifth century, there have been doubts the king – who is said to have brought St Patrick to Ireland – even existed.
Professor Bradley added: "Before I would have said that characters like Niall were almost mythological, like King Arthur, but this puts flesh on the bones."

Descendants?
Possible descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages, arguably the most fertile male in Ireland:
Liam and Noel Gallagher of rock band Oasis. Tommy, their estranged father, came from County Meath.
Daniel O'Donnell, singer,still lives in Ireland and was raised in the fishing village of Kincasslagh County Donegal.
Danny Boyle, the director who worked on Shallow Grave and Trainspotting among other productions. His parents were born in Galway.
Brian O'Doherty, the Irish author, also known as the artist Patrick Ireland, was born in Roscommon County. Now lives in New York.
Jimmy Boyle, the former convict turned sculptor and writer. His family fled as immigrants to the Gorbals from Ireland during the devastating potato famine of the 1840s.
Martin O'Neill, the former manager of Celtic who stepped down last year, was born and raised in Kilrea, County Derry.
Michael Bradley, the former Ireland captain and scrum half who is also Connacht coach and who was appointed Ireland A head coach ahead of the side's clash with France last year.
Are you an O'Neill, a Boyle, a Gallagher or an O'Donnell? If so, the chances are you have the blood of one of the world's most fertile males pumping through your veins.
Scientists believe they may have found Ireland's most productive man, with more than three million males worldwide among his offspring.
Researchers from Trinity College in Dublin have discovered that as many as one in 12 Irish men could be descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, a fifth-century warlord who was head of the most powerful dynasty in ancient Ireland.
Among the modern surnames tracing their ancestry to Niall are Bradley, Gallagher, Boyle, O'Donnell and O'Doherty. The warlord's genetic legacy is nearly as impressive as that of Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who conquered most of Asia in the thirteenth century and has nearly 16 million descendants.
Professor Dan Bradley, who supervised the research, said: "It's another link between profligacy and power."
The research was conducted by Laoise Moore, a PhD student at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at Trinity. Testing the Y chromosome, which is passed on from fathers to sons, Ms Moore examined DNA samples from 800 males across Ireland.
The results, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, showed the highest concentration of related males in north-west Ireland, where one in five males had the same Y chromosome. The chromosome also turned up in roughly 2% of all male New Yorkers.


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Michael married Ruth Elaine Dyson, daughter of Spencer Dampier Dyson and Catherine Irene Denyse Morad, on 31 Mar 1978 in Maple Ridge, B.C., City Hall. (Ruth Elaine Dyson was born in 1946 in London, England 1,2.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

marriage witnesses: Loretta Bassett and Paul Williams



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