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Name  - Elizabeth O'Donoghue/Ross, BA Tell us about yourself You could describe me as the business manager/master printer/general factotum for my family of artists - Tighe O'Donoghue/Ross, Eoghan and D’Ana.   I am the  Group Administrator of The O’Donoghue Society Y-DNA Project since April 2005, founder of the Munster Irish DNA Project with Nigel McCarthy and Finbar O Mahony in Jan 2012 (see  Finbar's  profile as well),   founder of the R1b-CTS4466 Plus Haplogroup Project in  Oct 2013 ,  contributor to the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society Kerry Magazine and Journal ,  The O’Donoghue Society Journal,  the Irish Genealogical Society International Journal  and occasional wolfhound breeder. Member -  ISOGG, The O’Donoghue Society, Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society, former Executive Director of Clans of Ireland How did you get into genealogy? I joined my husband in researching Irish and family history over...

Name - Debbie Kennett Biographical details I am a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies, the Society of Genealogists, the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Society of Authors and the International Society of Genetic Genealogy.  I also belong to three local family history societies: the Berkshire Family History Society, the Devon Family History Society, and the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society. I was appointed as an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London in July 2013. I am the author of two books, both published by the History Press: - DNA and Social Networking (2011) ( http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/index.php/genealogy-books/family-history-dna.html ) - The Surnames Handbook (2012) ( http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/index.php/genealogy-books/the-surnames-handbook.html ). Day Job - My background is in publishing. I now work as a freelance editor, proofreader, genealogist and writer. ...

Name - Dr. Finbar O'Mahony Qualifications - DBA, MBA, BA, Dip. Psych., FRPSL Member - ISOGG Day Job  - very much retired. Worked as a lecturer (DIT), former HR Director (FIPM and FIITD), and qualified as a psychologist. Project Administration - I am Administrator of several DNA projects - the O Mahony yDNA project, and the Moriarty and Hartnett yDNA projects; Co-administrator of the Munster Irish project. So tell us about yourself, Finbar! I am a Corkonian, I live in Dublin and am married to Fidelma (nee Campbell with an Eagleton maternal line). We have three married adults and six grandchildren. In my past I was the first Director of the Limerick branch of the Samaritans, Chairman of the Care of the Aged Committee, and founder member of the Castleconnell branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, Past President of the Irish Philatelic Society, past Chairman of Stampa (Irish National Stamp Exhibition), former board member of Clans of Ireland and now I'm enjoying myself vol...

Name - Dr Geoff Swinfield Affiliation - Fellow of the Society of Genealogists, Licentiateship of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (Canterbury), PhD in Genetics (Nottingham University) Member - Society of Genealogists, International Society of Genetic Genealogy, Guild of One-Name Studies, Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives Day Job - Professional Genealogist for more than 30 years. Founder of Geoff Swinfield Genealogical Services in 1999. How did you get into genealogy? In 1972, I decided to trace the history of my very unusual surname. Indeed, at that time, I knew only three other people with my name, being my father and mother and my widowed grandmother. Whilst at University in Nottingham, I set out to visit Leicester Record Office, the area where I was told my great-grandfather had come from. There I bumped into another Swinfield who took me home to meet his wife and four children! He proved to be my 4th cousin who had recorded a very lar...

Name - Tyrone Bowes Day Job - I am a Full time Genetic Genealogist doing mainly personalised Irish, Scottish, and English Y-DNA Case Study Reports for my customers! Tell us about yourself? I am Dr Tyrone Bowes and I am originally from Dublin City. I am an experienced Biotechnologist with a 1st Class honours Degree in Biotechnology and a Ph.D. in Neuroimmunology. Prior to founding my own business (Irish Origenes) in July 2011, I had worked extensively as a Scientist in both Academia and Industry. Since 2011, I have also founded the Scottish and English Origenes websites and hope to launch a Welsh Origenes website later this year. I am a member of ISOGG and have given numerous presentations on pinpointing ones origins using commercial DNA testing. How did you get into genealogy? I have always been interested in ancestry and in particular surnames. Growing up in Ballymun with my ‘Bowes’ surname (which has a distinctly English sound to it) I was deeply curious to know how my ‘Bowes’ anc...