O'Shea Clan
DNA Project

How to Particpate

O'Shea DNA Project

How to Participate:

Eligibility

All males with the name O'Shea, Shea, Shee, Shay, and other variants (all anglicised forms of Ó Séaghdha) are invited to participate. Also, males with the names O'Falvey (Ó Failbhe) and O'Connell (Ó Conghaile) are welcome, as these are theoretically related male lines (all of the Corcu Duibhne kin group). Only males may participate, becuase only males have a Y chromosome.

Procedure*

You must submit a sample of your DNA (in this instance, cells swabbed from the inside of your cheek) to the FamilyTree DNA laboratory. The reduced group participant cost for this testing is US $148 for 25 markers (minimum suggested for meaningful results) or $189 for 37 markers (recommended). Full details are found on Family Tree DNA's Web Site. To be eligible for the reduced price, you must sign up through the O'Shea surname project page. You may join via the Family Tree DNA O'Shea Group enrollment page:

https://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.aspx?code=F30503&special=True&projecttype=S

In order to make the data of the greatest possible value to other researchers, we are requesting that participants also submit details on the extent of their male-line ancestry as far as it is known, providing as much informaiton on the earliest male-line ancestor as possible - especially geographical information. This background information may be e-mailed to the Group Administrator.

That's it! If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me.