THE WEST CORK DNA & FAMILY HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
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THE WEST CORK DNA &
FAMILY HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
organised by
Ballynoe House & the Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce
sponsored by MyHeritage DNA
Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty, West Cork
Monday 8th June 2020 – 08:50 (Doors open 08:15)
An all-day event introducing the use of DNA testing for genealogical
purposes. Presentations by international family historians and genetic
genealogists about West Cork families and ongoing DNA studies.
Experts available to answer questions about the use of DNA as part of
your research tool kit, as well as other local family research.
Admission (€25) includes:
Finger Buffet Lunch
Entry into prize draw for free atDNA testing kits, discount
membership and DNA testing (sponsored by MyHeritage)
Other prizes
MY IRISH GENEALOGY #WESTCORKDNASYMPOSIUM2020
THE WEST CORK DNA &
FAMILY HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
8TH JUNE 2020, FERNHILL HOUSE HOTEL,
CLONAKILTY
PROGRAMME
- MORNING SESSION -
08:15 Doors Open/Registration
08:50 Welcome & Opening Address Event Organiser
09:00 Which DNA Test Should I Take?” Dr. Penny Walters
(Extended Q&A)
10:00 Stories from my DNA Mark Grace
10:50 West Cork at Your Finger Tips Fiona Forde
11:20 - Break - Sponsored by corkgen.org
11:40 Collins Y-DNA Project Michael Collins
12:00 Drimoleague Diaspora Dr. Penny Walters
12:50 1st Prize Draw Sponsors: MyHeritage &
Corkgen.org
13:00 Light Buffet Lunch Including Q&A session
Includes open Q&A forum from 13:20
- AFTERNOON SESSION -
13:00 Lunch with General Q&A from 13:20
13:45 Barry Y-DNA Project James Barry
14:30 A Letter with Mennises Mark Grace
15:15 - Break -
15:30 Dunmanway Emigrants Michael Collins
16:15 Raising Holy Hell – Fiona Forde
The Murder of Canon Magner
16:45 Irish Mapping DNA Project (2020) Brad Larkin
17:30 2nd Prize Draw & Close Sponsors: MyHeritage &
Corkgen.org
THE WEST CORK DNA &
FAMILY HISTORY
SYMPOSIUM
SPEAKER PROFILES
BRAD LARKIN Brad is a retired software engineer from Texas and DNA Project Leader since 2005. In addition to his Larkin surname project, he has founded several genetic genealogy initiatives such as Surname DNA Journal and GeneticHomeland.com. He maintains some of the most comprehensive Y and MtDNA phylogenetic trees on the Internet. Brad is also recognized from his instructional videos on YouTube explaining cheek swab DNA test procedures. In addition to being a citizen scientist, Brad uses his 'Ancestral Parish Sampling' approach to recruit dozens of new DNA participants from Ireland. His Irish Mapping DNA Project combines geographical origin information with maps and high-resolution Y-DNA SNP markers for all surnames. JAMES BARRY Jim has been an amateur genealogist for more than 40 years. He is a former US government executive and professor of politics at George Mason University and the University of Maryland. In 2013, he founded the Barry DNA Project at Family Tree DNA to explore the genetic evolution of this important Cork family. In 2015, he joined forces with Roger DuBarry, and forensic anthropologist René Gapert, to establish the Earls of Barrymore DNA Project, which included forensic examination and genetic testing of remains in the Barrymore mausoleum at Castlelyons, constructed for James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore; one of the first efforts to conduct genetic testing of ancestral remains for comparison with contemporary findings from genetic genealogy. Jim’s Barry ancestors lived in Carrigcluhir, Barryroe parish, West Cork and his great grandfather immigrated to Pittsburgh, PA in the famine years. Jim lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife Victoria Robinson.
MICHAEL COLLINS
Michael is a US-based practising lawyer of
42 years standing who descends from the
Collins family who lived on the Donovan
Farm in Derrinasafa, Dunmanway Parish
during the Great Hunger. Over 30 years of
research, Michael found the Collins and many
related West Cork families emigrated to
Ontario, Canada. These famine refugees
settled closely together, primarily in
Middlesex, Elgin and Huron, counties.
Michael believes they followed an agreed but
undocumented plan of emigration. He
became involved with the Collins West Cork
DNA Project 5 years ago. Having proven an
unbroken line of male Collins stretching from
the mid-1700's to the present, he was
granted scholarships by the Project which
assisted his advanced DNA testing with
FTDNA. Despite several research trips to
Canada and Ireland from his home in
California, Michael remains short of his
ultimate goal: to connect with any West Cork
descendants of his ancestors or with pre-
emigration knowledge of them. Michael is
presently writing a book detailing his
searches, the highs and lows of the process,
and the wildly entertaining stories he has
been accumulating.
FIONA FORDE
“THE IRISH FAMILY DETECTIVE”
Fiona is a graduate of University College
Cork in Genealogy Studies and Arts
(History). Fiona’s final dissertation was
based on her West Cork maternal ancestors;
the Donovan’s of Derrylahan, Dunmanway
and was published in The Irish Genealogist in
2018. Fiona is the owner of
irishfamilydetective.ie which offers advice
and consultation to those researching their
Irish ancestors. 2020 is the centenary of
one of the bloodiest years of the Irish War of
Independence and Fiona will be delivering a
number of lectures in connection with the
Blackpool ambush, May 1920. Fiona has
also published a number of articles in Irish
Roots.
MARK GRACE
“THE GENEAL GEOLOGIST”
Mark is an amateur genealogist who has
been researching his family tree for more
than 40 years, more recently using DNA
techniques to identify his direct paternal
lineage (from a C19th church foundling)
and to verify his wider family, solving
many family mysteries in the process. He
has numerous DNA projects on the go,
having reviewed thousands of matches.
Since retiring to Ireland in 2015, Mark has
been researching his wife’s West Cork
ancestry in depth, using atDNA to help
extend her family tree beyond the start of
Irish church records. He is a volunteer
Director at the Clonakilty Chamber of
Commerce and runs Ballynoe House
(luxury self-catering – ballynoehouse.ie) in
Ardfield, just outside of Clonakilty.
DR. PENNY WALTERS
Penny is a Psychology and Business
Studies University lecturer. Adoptee
Penny found 91% Irish heritage and
collaborative matches through DNA
testing, leading to many visits to Ireland,
combined with lecturing about diaspora,
homelands, cultural appropriation, and
mixing DNA results with a paper trail. A
mix of DNA matches and a thorough
paper trail showed that Penny’s
ancestors came from Drimoleague, in the
south west of Cork, and Sneem in County
Kerry. DNA testing has also revealed
fascinating insights into her mixed race
children's heritages, which have inspired
lectures and articles about ethnicity and
identity, and the slave trade. Penny
lectures internationally, and writes
articles about a variety of genealogy
topics. Penny is the author of 'Ethical
Dilemmas in Genealogy,' and ‘The
Psychology of Searching.’
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