Looking for Murphys to test Y DNA
Hello,
My name is Kevin Murphy. I am a co-administrator in the Murphy DNA Project at Familytreedna.
There are several men who began Murphy families throughout Ireland. It appears to be very likely that Wexford Murphys are related to Diarmad Mac Murchadha directly or through his family in general. The men in the project with an ancestor traced to Wexford appear to share matches with the modal group in the Cavanaugh DNA Project and a large number of Kinsella men(who don't appear to have their own project). Two of Diarmaid Mac Murchadha's sons are the ancestor of the Cavanagh and Kinsella families.
I am quite confident in the findings regarding the Wexford Murphys, but would like to see if anyone might interest any Murphys with history in Kilkenny to take a Y DNA test through familytreedna to help further solidify the research. It is possible they may fall into the Wexford/Leinster group or the Munster group. It will be interesting to see what the DNA indicates in terms of the Murphy families.
The modal Murphy family has members who account for the majority of those with an identified ancestor from Munster in general. We haven't really had anyone with an identified ancestor from County Longford, Waterford, or Tipperary yet. Testing Murphys from those areas might help find an older Haplogroup that could be associated with the family, but it might be the case that R-Z18138 is the first Murphy of Munster.
I am a volunteer, do not get paid by FamilyTreeDNA, and will help anyone with tracing their ancestors so please feel free to reach out and ask.
Sláinte
Kevin Murphy
p.s.
It appears these aforementioned Hy Kinsella Murphys share an ancestor less than 2000 years ago with the modal Murphy family whose origins are spread and account for the vast majority of those with ancestors identified throughout much of Munster. I am also part of this family. It is possible we are the Hy Felimy Murphys, however this is not for certain. I am trying to utilize DNA, historical sources, and hopefully some possible candidates who have Pedigrees associated with the lineages in question. I am very confident that these Hy Kinsella Murphys are related to Diarmaid Mac Murchadha as their DNA appears to confirm their connection with the aforementioned families. An alternative hypothesis for my own family would be that we might be related through the O'Moroghoe's Police maintained by the Hy Felimy referenced in the Irish Pedigrees.