Dalys of Kilkenny

? D?laigh

Welcome to the DALY Surname Y-DNA Project

The ? D?laigh study is dedicated to Y-DNA research that enhances modern knowledge of the DALY surname and its’ variants.  This project is primarily based on Y-DNA testing which provides participants and genealogists of all stripes the best alternative to determine related DALY lines and to determine how the most recent common DALY ancestors connect.  This project is not limited to any geography but has been currently biased toward participant submissions with ancestral geographical residency within the old Provinces of Munster and Leinster, Ireland.

For a common surname like DALY, there are distinct Irish genetic sources for those whom originally took on the DALY surname.  Spread across the globe, we seek DALY Y-DNA sample submissions from individuals currently residing in Ireland, England, Australia, Canada, and the United States, as well as other smaller locales.  With the availability of 111 markers that may now be tested, Y-DNA provides even more information about DALY origins shedding more light on how many previously unrelated lines actually connect.

There are many spelling variations of the DALY surname and these surname variations are quite common.  We welcome any spelling variation to join and verify that they are related to the known DALY genealogical clusters already established to date or, to establish a new Daly lineage.  We also welcome any line that has Daly Y-DNA yet does not carry the Daly surname (genetic Daly lines adopted by non-Dalys).  Additionally, we also welcome any Daly line that may not have Daly Y-DNA yet carry a Daly surname variant (non-Daly genetic lines adopted by Daly families).

We now have 150+ participants who have contributed to the DALY Y-DNA Project.  We post news about the project or results regularly to our participants.  Additionally, we embark on research visits to known DALY geographical locations for conversations with Daly family lineages, sample collecting, and genealogical paperwork gathering.

If you would like more personal answers please contact:

John Michael “Mike” Daley at email address:  jmdgen@aol.com

or, Michael Daley at mdaley@albany.edu