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Join Us for Clan MacNeil’s 2026 Ceilidh and Annual General Meeting

Summer is coming, and so is one of our favorite traditions: the Clan MacNeil Ceilidh and Annual General Meeting, held […]

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Growing the Clan Tree: Why We Need More Testers

If you’ve already taken a Y-DNA test, that’s a great start—but the real power of DNA comes from numbers. More

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Can DNA Solve a Mystery? Using Y-DNA for Brick Walls and Unknowns

Every family has a mystery. Maybe there’s a missing father in the records. A sudden surname change. A cousin with

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Big Y-700 vs. Y-37: Which Test Should You Take (and When)?

If you’ve looked at Y-DNA testing, you’ve probably run into two common options: Y-37 and Big Y-700. But what’s the

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Clan MacNeil to Be Honored at the 2025 AGM – Join Us in Lockport, NY!

A message from your Clan MacNeil Deputy Commissioner of Western NY – “Rochester Bob” McNeill The Highland Games are coming,

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Echoes of the Clan: Joseph Alfred McNeil’s Stand for Civil Rights

Echoes of the Clan: Joseph Alfred McNeil’s Stand for Civil Rights

Joseph McNeil carries the McNeil name with honor through a remarkable life of service and courage. Born in 1942 in

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MacGougan, MacGrail, and Other Septs: Their Place in Clan MacNeil

MacGougan, MacGrail, and Other Septs: Their Place in Clan MacNeil

Clan MacNeil’s rich heritage extends beyond those who bear the MacNeil/McNeill names. Across the centuries, several allied families, or septs,

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Tracking Macneil and McNeill Family Migrations Through Historical Records

Tracking Macneil and McNeill Family Migrations Through Historical Records

The Macneil (and McNeill) name has traveled far beyond the shores of Barra, Colonsay, and Gigha. Today, descendants can be

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What’s a Haplogroup? Understanding Your Place on the Tree of Mankind

Let’s simplify something that sounds complicated: haplogroups. If you’ve taken a Y-DNA test or looked into your Macneil or McNeill

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The Plantation of Ulster and the McNeill Legacy

The Plantation of Ulster and the McNeill Legacy

In the early 1600s, the British Crown launched the Plantation of Ulster—one of the most transformative episodes in Irish and

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Echoes of the Clan: Mae Allegra Carstensen Nelson & Dr. Randall Hylman Nelson

In this month’s Echoes of the Clan feature, we remember two remarkable individuals whose legacy lives on through education, civic

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The McNeills of Gigha and Colonsay: Their Role in Scottish and Irish History

While many are familiar with the Macneils of Barra, there exists another vital chapter in our clan’s history—one rooted in

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How to Use Y-DNA Testing to Trace Your Ancestry

Have you ever wondered where your McNeill or Macneil line really came from—or how you’re related to others with your

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The Scottish and Irish Migration Connection: How Clan Families Settled in New Lands

Migration has long been a defining aspect of Scottish and Irish history, and the clan families were no exception. Across

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Genealogy, Heritage

Echoes of the Clan: Louise McNeill Pease – West Virginia’s Poet Laureate and the Voice of Appalachia

Louise McNeill Pease (1911–1993) was a distinguished Appalachian poet, historian, and educator from West Virginia. Born on January 9, 1911,

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