Reminded by Facebook that 6 years ago today I got - when holidaying in #Helsinki! - my second #autosomal #DNA test confirming I'd traced my Irish great granny right back to #Dublin. I needed DNA testing to verify huge gaps in the paper record (which prevented my dad getting a much wanted Irish passport). Cousins (so we thought) agreed to test. And we had positive matches! And even more matches since. So chuffed. Had a lovely family #reunion with them later too. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ireland
I used DNA analysis to find my birth family and it sent me across three continents

When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services last year searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure all the way to Africa.

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