(Those who wish to join and share their DNA, but for personal reasons not share their surname will be respected if requested). Travellers are probably distantly related the sedentary Celtic folk, but have split from the general population way back in time with their own proud cultures, languages and unique genetic history still waiting to be told.Īnyone who has 'Travelling' in their blood are welcome to join in and be one of the first to add their DNA and family story to our database. Celtic and Gaelic are two language groups that are mostly used in the North Western Europe. The word is properly spelled 'Celtic.' Sometimes people pronounce it as if spelled 'seltic' and sometimes as if spelled 'keltic' but it is the same word, refering to. Scottish and Irish nomads (Celtic Travellers) more commonly and disrespectfully referred to as Tinkers, Pikeys and Gypos. The European away support that Celtic enjoys is phenomenal. Science correspondent, BBC News A DNA study of Britons has shown that genetically there is not a unique Celtic group of people in the UK. They are often incorrectly referred to as Gypsies, but Irish Travellers are not genetically related to the Romani, who are of Indo-Aryan origin. You may suspect that you have Celtic Traveller ancestry in your family and not yet have a suitable surname project to join due to many reasons which could include distant surname changes, forced adoptions and forced resettlement. However if you are Roma or mixed Traveller race you are welcome to join. There are genetic differences between the two populations. The brand new Celtic Traveller DNA project is primarily for the members and descendants of Irish Travellers, Highland Scottish Travellers, Lowland Scottish Travellers, Fairground Travellers and other Non-Romani travelling families. Germanic people were, according to accounts, physically bigger.
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