Irish Cabal

Niall of the Nine Hostages: The M222 King His name and his role: Champion Kidnapper An Irish king built his power a specific way: he took other rulers' own children and held them to keep their families in line — nine times, according to legend, though the real number was almost certainly bigger than that. People called him Niall of the Nine Hostages, sometime around the 5th century AD. Fifteen hundred years later, his name turned up again in the last place anyone expected: DNA labs. A specific genetic marker — R1b-M222 — traces back to his era and is still carried by millions of people alive today, including the founder of one of America's largest homegrown religions. This is that story: the man, the method, and the science that found him again. Tap any section below to open it. "Champion" Meaning of His Name ~5th Century AD When He Lived King of Tara His Title 2–3 Million Living Descendants (Est.) ...

The Gaelic-African Root System of American Music How Scots-Irish and African traditions fused in Appalachia and the South to produce six of the world's most listened-to music genres The Appalachian fusion corridor - VA, TN, KY, NC, WV, GA The South and Appalachia with state and city detail - Nashville, Memphis, the Mississippi Delta, the Smoky Mountains Two Root Traditions Gaelic / Scots-Irish brought: Fiddle tradition — reels, jigs, ornamentation Ballad structure — narrative, tragic story-songs Modal / pentatonic melodies — the "lonesome" sound Psalm-singing / lining-out — leader sings a line, group echoes it Shape-note / Sacred Harp choral singing The fiddle-banjo pairing: Gaelic instrument meets African instrument African / African-American brought: The banjo — descended from the akonting (Jola) and ngoni (Mande) lutes ...