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Note: Irish records for the period including and prior to the early 19th Century are sparse in many areas due to poor record keeping and/or destruction of records. Although this may be overcome in some instances by using other relevant record sets, there is the possibility that record losses/gaps may be too extensive in some areas during earlier time periods. Other resources such as the Ancestry.com Autosomal DNA test and the Family Tree Y-DNA test may be able to assist research in these instances
Note: Irish records for the period including and prior to the early 19th Century are sparce in many areas due to poor record keeping and/or destruction of records. Although this may be overcome in some instances by using other relevant record sets, there is the possibility that record losses/gaps may be too extensive in some areas during earlier time periods. Other resources such as the Ancestry.com Autosomal DNA test and the Family Tree YDNA test may be able to assist research in these instances, however in the case of the 18th Century and beyond this is not always the case due to the recombination of DNA over time.
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Note: DNA testing websites present ethnicities in varying ways, meaning you may see "Irish" on some sites and not on others when you review your DNA results. Ancestry.com has the largest DNA database of international users, and we recommend that anyone wishing to explore their Irish genetic history should consider taking a test with this company in order to maximise the opportunity for matching with other users who have DNA in common.
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