The Group 2 Curley lineage of Athlone, Ireland has gotten a Y-DNA match to a lineage from Ballyhaunis, Mayo. This match is the first of this genetic group that doesn't trace to Athlone or its immediate vicinity. The new member pushes the probable MRCA of this genetic lineage a little further back, probably to around the late 1500's-1600, not long after the Curleys arrived in Roscommon. Documentation suggests the Group 4 Curleys arrived in Roscommon in the 16th century, migrating from the northern population of Oriel. Perhaps, shortly after arriving in Roscommon, there was an NPE in this lineage, with the L1066 haplogroup's Y-DNA crossing over into the Curley name. The descendants of this L1066 Curley lineage went in opposite directions, one settling in Athlone and the other heading toward County Mayo. Alternatively, it's possible that the Mayo branch is a more recent migrant from Athlone. In this case, the L1066 NPE may have occurred in Athlone. But the Curleys have been in the Ballyhaunis area since at least the early 1800's, so any such migration from Athlone must have occurred prior to this.
We also have a new member who probably belongs to the Group 4 Curleys. With only a 12 marker DNA test, it isn't certain. But a 67 marker upgrade is in process, so we'll find out soon enough. This lineage traces to Berries, Kiltoom, Roscommon, clustering with the previously known members of this group in East Galway. I believe Group 4 is the original genetic lineage of the Irish Curleys, so we should expect the geographic distribution of this lineage to correspond with the documented history of the Curley family - spread throughout the Galway/Roscommon area and Monaghan/Louth to the north.
Finally, we have a new genetic lineage from the Galway area Curleys. This time it's from Aughrim, Galway, practically next door to the other genetic lineages in Ballinasloe and Taghmaconnell. This lineage has probably been genetically split from the other Galway area Curleys by yet another NPE. I've labelled this new Galway lineage as Group 6, and renumbered many of the other groups to make room for it in the sequence.
We also have a new member who probably belongs to the Group 4 Curleys. With only a 12 marker DNA test, it isn't certain. But a 67 marker upgrade is in process, so we'll find out soon enough. This lineage traces to Berries, Kiltoom, Roscommon, clustering with the previously known members of this group in East Galway. I believe Group 4 is the original genetic lineage of the Irish Curleys, so we should expect the geographic distribution of this lineage to correspond with the documented history of the Curley family - spread throughout the Galway/Roscommon area and Monaghan/Louth to the north.
Finally, we have a new genetic lineage from the Galway area Curleys. This time it's from Aughrim, Galway, practically next door to the other genetic lineages in Ballinasloe and Taghmaconnell. This lineage has probably been genetically split from the other Galway area Curleys by yet another NPE. I've labelled this new Galway lineage as Group 6, and renumbered many of the other groups to make room for it in the sequence.