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The 37 marker y-dna signature of the Irish Dalriadic Royal House
& Comparisons to those of other Scottish lines

Cairbre Riada, king of Dalriada in Ireland,  was descended from Conor II, High King of Ireland and Sarad, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles.  Irish history tells us that Cairbre led his followers from Munster (the southernmost part  of Ireland) to Antrim (at the extreme north-east coast of Ireland).  This family is traditionally considered to be of Érainn descent.  Fergus, Angus, and Lorne (sons of Erc), the traditional founders of Scottish Dalriada, were descended per Irish and Scottish history from Cairbre. 

The Érainn were the second of the Celtic groups to come to Ireland. They arrived from mainland Europe between 500 and 100 B.C., and established their La Tène culture throughout the island as a military aristocracy possessing superior iron weapons technology.  They were generally known as the Ulaid in the North, and as the Erainn in the South, although all the tribes of this ethnic group were ultimately known as Erainn, later shortened to Erin.  Descendants of the Dalriadic royal house in Scottish Argyle lie in the group below.

 

(Dalriadic Royal House Modal ydna as per claim by Clan Ranald USA)
393 390 19 391 385
a
385
b
426 388 439 389-1 392 389-2 458 459
a
459
b
455 454 447 437 448 449 464
a
464
b
464
c
464
d
460 H4 YCA
a
YCA
b
456 607 576 570 CDY
a
CDY
b
442 438
13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 12 12

Which of the following family dna strings are closer to the Dalriadic Royal House?

Typical Clan Ranald R1b group (those descended from Dalriadic Royal house) 
393 390 19 391 385
a
385
b
426 388 439 389-1 392 389-2 458 459
a
459
b
455 454 447 437 448 449 464
a
464
b
464
c
464
d
460 H4 YCA
a
YCA
b
456 607 576 570 CDY
a
CDY
b
442 438
13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 16 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 17 17 37 38 12 12
                   1 allelle off our of first 25.   5 alleles off out of 37
 
 Hal MacGregor's ydna as tested by University of Arizona, listed in Clan Gregor's dna project as #17711. 

393

390

19

391

385
a

385
b

426

388

439

389-1

392

389-2

458

459
a

459
b

455

454

447

437

448

449

464
a

464
b

464
c

464
d

460

H4

YCA
a

YCA
b

456

607

576

570

CDY
a

CDY
b

442

438

13

24

14

10

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

17

18

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

17

11

11

19

24

15

15

18

17

36

37

12

12

                    Perfect match out of first 25.   3 alleles off out of 37
 

MacGregor House of Glencarnoch (Chief' of Clan Gregor's line) #2124.

393

390

19

391

385
a

385
b

426

388

439

389-1

392

389-2

458

459
a

459
b

455

454

447

437

448

449

464
a

464
b

464
c

464
d

460

H4

YCA
a

YCA
b

456

607 576

570

CDY
a

CDY
b

442

438

13

24

14

10

10

14

12

12

12

13

13

17

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

17

11

12

19

24

17

15

18

17

37

38

12

12

           2 alleles off out of first 25.    4 alleles off out of 37
 
MacGregor House of Glengyle # 1774

393

390

19

391

385
a

385
b

426

388

439

389-1

392

389-2

458

459
a

459
b

455

454

447

437

448

449

464
a

464
b

464
c

464
d

460

H4

YCA
a

YCA
b

456

607

576

570

CDY
a

CDY
b

442

438

13

24

14

10

10

14

12

12

12

13

13

17

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

17

11

11

19

24

17

15

17

18

37

39

12

12

          2 alleles off out of first 25.    8 alleles off out of 37

MacGregor Houses of Roro and Balhaldie #2125.

393

390

19

391

385
a

385
b

426

388

439

389-1

392

389-2

458

459
a

459
b

455

454

447

437

448

449

464
a

464
b

464
c

464
d

460

H4

YCA
a

YCA
b

456

607

576

570

CDY
a

CDY
b

442

438

13

24

14

10

10

14

12

12

12

13

13

17

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

17

11

11

19

24

17

15

18

17

37

39

12

12

          2 alleles off out of first 25.     6 alleles off out of 37
 
 

 

 

 

Yellow background indicates 1 allele off.      Red background indicates 2 alleles off.

 
 
 

Modal ydna of Duncan of Loch Awe (first Lord Campbell) as per Campbell dna project

393

390

19

391

385
a

385
b

426

388

439

389-1

392

389-2

458

459
a

459
b

455

454

447

437

448

449

464
a

464
b

464
c

464
d

460

H4

YCA
a

YCA
b

456

607

576

570

CDY
a

CDY
b

442

438

13

23

14

10

11

15

12

12

11

13

13

17

20

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

16

17

?

?

?

?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

              6 alleles off out of first 25  (others not available)