by Simon Keegan
I have made a new friend within the Clann named Mark Keegan with whom I've been exchanging information to try and trace the Keegan lines back to the origins of the Clann MacAodhagain.
Mark, along with Victor Keegan and Bernadette Egan (possible descendant of Derby Egan) have discovered 25 marker similarities in their DNA Y chromosomes (paternal line). I will be taking the test to establish my own lineage's link.
Mark is in Cumbria, currently working in Africa having worked in Argentina where he worked with farmers who were also Keegans.
Mark is descended from Patrick Keegan (1790. India) and he worked with Argentine Keegans whose grandfather came over from Westmeath in 1900.
Victor's great great great grandfather was Peter Keegan of Moate (Westmeath).
I have a theory that all the Keegan (as distinct from Egan, McKegan etc) lines are descended from Murtagh MacAodhagain. Hopefully our research and DNA testing will help clarity towards these theories.
If you have any information email myself on [email protected]
I have made a new friend within the Clann named Mark Keegan with whom I've been exchanging information to try and trace the Keegan lines back to the origins of the Clann MacAodhagain.
Mark, along with Victor Keegan and Bernadette Egan (possible descendant of Derby Egan) have discovered 25 marker similarities in their DNA Y chromosomes (paternal line). I will be taking the test to establish my own lineage's link.
Mark is in Cumbria, currently working in Africa having worked in Argentina where he worked with farmers who were also Keegans.
Mark is descended from Patrick Keegan (1790. India) and he worked with Argentine Keegans whose grandfather came over from Westmeath in 1900.
Victor's great great great grandfather was Peter Keegan of Moate (Westmeath).
I have a theory that all the Keegan (as distinct from Egan, McKegan etc) lines are descended from Murtagh MacAodhagain. Hopefully our research and DNA testing will help clarity towards these theories.
If you have any information email myself on [email protected]