Despite being the least visited county in Ireland, according to The National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, Co Longford may just have the most fascinating history.

A study shows that Ireland's population was in decline for three centuries until the Vikings arrived. Research in 2019 revealed that the Irish population was in decline for almost 300 years before ...

Yes, the Irish do have Viking DNA and are also more prone to certain diseases, DNA tests show. Genealogist Gianpiero Cavalleri of the Royal College of Surgeons pieced together a detailed map after ...

It turns out, the genetic jigsaw of the Emerald Isle is a lot more influenced by the Vikings, Anglo-Normans, and British than we previously thought. People have inhabited Ireland for over 10,000 ...

DNA map of Ireland reveals fine-grained population structure, including genetic legacy of historical migrations. The hordes of Viking raiders who descended on Ireland more than a millennium ago ...

Ancient migrations of Vikings appear to have left a lasting legacy in the modern population of Ireland.

Sweeping DNA Survey Highlights Vikings’ Surprising Genetic Diversity A new study suggests Viking identity didn’t always equate to Scandinavian ancestry ...

The remains were recovered from archaeological sites in Scandinavia, the U.K., Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Estonia, Ukraine, Poland and Russia, and mostly date to the Viking Age (ca. 750-1050 AD).

The largest-ever study of Viking DNA has revealed a wealth of information, offering new insights into the Vikings’ genetic diversity and travel habits. The ambitious research analyzed DNA taken ...