Muldowney DNA
Hello Muldowney's,
By way of introduction my name is Damian Stewart Downie and I am part of the family tree at http://members.freezone.co.uk/dunoon/http://members.freezone.co.uk/dunoon/ , currently living in Melbourne, Australia. I am seeking to encourage members of the various Muldowney, Dooney, Down, Downer, Downes, Downey, Downs, Downy, Downie/Macildownie/M’ildownie/MacGildownie/MacKildownie/MacEldownie, Downey/Macildowney/M’ildowney/MacGildowney/MacKildowney/MacEldowney and Mac Gillie Domhnaich/Mac Giolla Domhnaigh families to get their DNA profiles completed (in particular the male YDNA markers and haplogroup). I have to say upfront that I do not support, receive commissions or suggest any one DNA supplier. My reasoning behind the request is that there appears to be a number of different Downie (and all name variations) family trees that do not appear to intersect as far as the records go back and I firmly believe that DNA may be able to assist.
I recently had my DNA done with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) https://www.familytreedna.com/ and am happy with their services (again please shop around and find the best deal for you).
There currently exists a Downey FTDNA project which includes the following names: Dooney, Down, Downer, Downes, Downey, Muldowney, Downie, Downs, Downy, Maceldowney, Macildowney, Macildownie at: https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Downey
However you get your DNA analyzed, what is important is that regardless of which DNA Company you choose, that this information is uploaded to a public site such as YSEARCH http://www.ysearch.orghttp://www.ysearch.org (a free public service).
While this path of investigation will never replace a good document trail, I believe that it does provide some avenues of perhaps grouping some of the Downie (and all name variations) families together that may assist in the genealogical process. What I can say is that the DNA tests are not expensive (we even have some donations available for certain names) and have revealed some very interesting and surprising information regarding my family’s genetic background.If you have any issues or would like to know more please feel free to contact me on the email below.
Best Regards,
Damian Stewart Downie
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