Keogh-Y-DNA Project
We received an email regarding a DNA project involving males with the surname Keogh or variants. Please see the message below from the project coordinator.
Roger McDonnell
Our Southeast Ireland & Newfoundland Identity Project (SINIP) is live, and we are recruiting Keough (Kehoe, Keogh) male volunteers from Wexford, Carlow, and Newfoundland to undertake Big Y-DNA tests (FREE). To qualify see our website HERE.
Background
I am the Director of Our Own Identity. I attended the Conference of the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John’s at the end of July last HERE. I gave a talk about the SINIP project. The project was launched at this time.
The idea behind SINIP is to uncover and strengthen ancestral connections between families in Southeast Ireland—particularly within a 50 km (30-mile) radius of Waterford City—and those in Newfoundland, Canada. The project focuses on the MacEochaidh sept (including the Kehoe, Keogh and Keough surname variants) and aims to trace their historic migration and shared heritage and DNA across the Atlantic.
Through SINIP, my company is offering to fund up to 10 Big Y-DNA tests for selected male participants who can demonstrate clear and ancient genealogical links to key localities in SE Ireland that have connections with Newfoundland. We are particularly interested in Edermine Townland in County Wexford. We are aware of a Patrick Keough who was born in 1784, emigrated to Newfoundland and died at Carbonear in 1826.
We hope that a male descendant of Patrick will undertake a DNA test. It would be ideal if we could also obtain a Kehoe from Edermine to carry out the test on the Irish side. Perhaps IrelandXO can help us make this connection, or advise about how we might go about doing so?
If someone can be identified, the person in question might like to consider filling the ‘Expression of Interest’ form through Our Own Identity’s website HERE. Final selection of volunteers for free DNA testing will be made later this year. A report will be published in the new year.
With regards,
Raymond M. Keogh
Director, Our Own Identity
Loreto Grange, Bray, Co. Wicklow A98 A263

