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WELCOME to the website formerly called Driscoll of Cork, devoted to the history, genealogy, and DNA of the famous Driscoll clan of Cork. The website has been remodeled to allow for record expansion into other Ireland counties and the rest of the world and encourage data submissions from volunteers.
THE DRISCOLLS were the chief family of the Corcu Lóegde, an old territory in west Cork and Kerry. By some accounts these people were part of a larger group called the Éirainn, who were related to the Dáire in other parts of Ireland. Ptolemy referred to these people in the southwest as the Iverni.
In some genealogies Ith was the remote ancestor of the Corcu Lóegde people, and one account dates him as far back as 2900 B.C. That would place Ith at the earliest in Ireland’s late Neolithic Age. In the first millennium, the Dáire were living in an area known as Ossory, between Kilkenny and Tipperary. Lughaidh Lóegde, a descendant, is recognized as founding the Corcu Lóegde túath, around the second century. The Munster inhabitants briefly ruled over south Ossory. Their reign was in honor of ‘Edersceol.’ They were considered usurpers and eventually pushed out by the Deice. In the latter half of the first millennium, conflicts with other tribes started to push and confine Corca Laidhe territory inhabitants into an ever smaller amount of territory. The progenitor of the present day Driscolls, Uí Eidersceoil, lived about 940 A.D.
This website contains Driscoll history. Genealogy records have been contributed by many generous volunteers and continue to be slowly added to over time.
Y DNA Project
The Y DNA Project is open to men named Driscoll and also men with west Cork direct paternal line ancestry bearing a Driscoll secondary name (agnomen). For details on participation, see our Y DNA portal. Non-eligible people can participate if they can get a willing and able eligible male relative to agree to do a yDNA test and let you supervise their participation.
Driscoll Genes describes the ancient genetic "ethnic groups" from which Driscoll men are descended.
Other DNA Testing / Research Options
The FAQ over at our FTDNA website lists genealogy research options, including Internet links to some good genealogy groups and forums.
Here on this project website, visitors with Driscoll ancestry may submit a Driscoll family history in a PDF for publication.
Another option is use one of the pedigree tools to submit a pedigree for publication on your own dedicated pedigree page. Doing so gives page visitors (maybe potential relatives) an opportunity to contact you.
Many Driscoll researchers / DNA testers have County Cork ancestry. Check the FAQ in the Cork Ireland project for instructions on how to participate with your autosomal DNA with other Cork researchers on GEDMATCH.
Enjoy your site visit!
 Susan Barretta, Project Adminstrator (2015-) and Co-Administrator (2012-2015) |
 Colin Ferguson, Project Administrator Emeritus (2003-2015) and Co-Administrator (2015-2018) |
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