In this study, LOCATION matters!
Our genetic study seeks to 1) help other Collins researchers find their cousins, 2) examine the deeper origins of Collinses in Cork. There are at least two sources of Collinses in Cork that are of interest: the Ó Coileáin, who came down from Limerick, and the Ó Cuileán, who were part of the Corca Laidhe, in west Cork, before the Limerick folk arrived. Other genetic genealogy research has tentatively identified what the Ó Coileáin might have carried in their DNA.
If you are a COLLINS, you UNEQUIVOCALLY know what townland or village your paternal line originated from in Cork, and you are INTERESTED in this research, you may be eligible for project sponsorship (we will fund a 37 marker test kit for you.)
Email Susan:
collinsdna@pobox.com
