First fine-scale genetic map of the British Isles Date: March 18, 2015 Source: Wellcome Trust Summary: Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it now appears that there ...

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom which, along with Ireland, is part of the British Isles. Northern Ireland is also part of the UK. The Republic of Ireland is its own separate country.

Often disputed by our readers, the Republic of Ireland is in fact part of the British Isles. We examine which countries are included. Ireland is an island nation located in the northwestern part ...

Ireland is based mainly on the 1594 map, but seems to contain some original work. Mr. Lynam does not believe that this map was the general map of an atlas that embraced the anonymous county maps ...

The team got samples of DNA from more than 2,000 people living in rural parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland whose four grandparents had stayed put in their home towns or villages.

County Donegal was found to be the most "genetically isolated" region in Ireland. Ireland and Scotland's common ancestry has been revealed in the findings of a recent genetic mapping project, in ...

Seth Lakeman's Folk Map Of The British Isles . ... In this four-part series, English fiddle player Seth takes a look at the folk music found in Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland, ...

An international team, led by researchers from the University of Oxford, UCL (University College London) and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Australia, used DNA samples collected from more ...