Comments on: It’s A Small World After All http://www.julescrittenden.com/2009/07/29/its-a-small-world-after-all-3/ Forward Movement Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: » Daily Links - 07/30/09 NoisyRoom.net: Where liberty dwells, there is my country… http://www.julescrittenden.com/2009/07/29/its-a-small-world-after-all-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80468 » Daily Links - 07/30/09 NoisyRoom.net: Where liberty dwells, there is my country… Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:01:29 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/?p=16331#comment-80468 [...] It’s A Small World After All [...] [...] It’s A Small World After All [...]

]]> By: TheBigHenry http://www.julescrittenden.com/2009/07/29/its-a-small-world-after-all-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80461 TheBigHenry Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:58:50 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/?p=16331#comment-80461 "Prior to the genetic evidence, there had been doubts that Niall actually existed, since he existed prior to written records and is often considered a mythological figure. Sources for Niall's existence as a historical king come from Lebor Gabala Erenn, Annals of the Four Masters, and cronicles and legendary tales such as the Adventure of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedon, and The Death of Niall of the Nine Hostages. However, the genetic evidence confirms ancient fables about Niall and suggests that he may be the forefather of approximately 3 million men in the world today." In fact, having had my own Y-DNA tested, I discovered that I am also a descendant of "Niall of the Nine Hostages". BFD? Yes indeed; for I am not Irish or Scottish. I am an Ashkenazi Jew from Eastern Europe, which probably means that somewhere along the line, a Jewish woman was raped by some medieval warrior from the British Isles, and gave birth to a boy who became a Jew (because of his Jewish mother) and subsequently fathered a line of Ashkenazi Jews up to and including myself. “Prior to the genetic evidence, there had been doubts that Niall actually existed, since he existed prior to written records and is often considered a mythological figure. Sources for Niall’s existence as a historical king come from Lebor Gabala Erenn, Annals of the Four Masters, and cronicles and legendary tales such as the Adventure of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedon, and The Death of Niall of the Nine Hostages. However, the genetic evidence confirms ancient fables about Niall and suggests that he may be the forefather of approximately 3 million men in the world today.”

In fact, having had my own Y-DNA tested, I discovered that I am also a descendant of “Niall of the Nine Hostages”. BFD? Yes indeed; for I am not Irish or Scottish. I am an Ashkenazi Jew from Eastern Europe, which probably means that somewhere along the line, a Jewish woman was raped by some medieval warrior from the British Isles, and gave birth to a boy who became a Jew (because of his Jewish mother) and subsequently fathered a line of Ashkenazi Jews up to and including myself.

]]> By: dgarsys http://www.julescrittenden.com/2009/07/29/its-a-small-world-after-all-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80460 dgarsys Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:12:25 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/?p=16331#comment-80460 Somehow, the comment about different parts of your past hating each other reminded me of author Mike Williamson's rant about reparations: http://www.michaelzwilliamson.com/rants/slavery.php Somehow, the comment about different parts of your past hating each other reminded me of author Mike Williamson’s rant about reparations:

http://www.michaelzwilliamson.com/rants/slavery.php

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