Comments on: Aristocracy not in Guinness DNA http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=724 What part of beer don't you understand? Mon, 13 May 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tony Rogers http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=724&cpage=1#comment-90952 Tony Rogers Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:12:40 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=724#comment-90952 Guinness is of the highest rank in the brewing aristocracy. Patrick be most proud of your immediate ancestors such as Sir Arthur Guinness. His contribution to our culture, our happiness and our general well being, through the introduction of liquid silk known as Guinness Stout most assuredly dwarfs the importantance of an obscure 7th century chieftain. Sincerely, Tony Rogers Guinness is of the highest rank in the brewing aristocracy. Patrick be most proud of your immediate ancestors such as Sir Arthur Guinness. His contribution to our culture, our happiness and our general well being, through the introduction of liquid silk known as Guinness Stout most assuredly dwarfs the importantance of an obscure 7th century chieftain. Sincerely, Tony Rogers

]]> By: Patrick Guinness http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=724&cpage=1#comment-90836 Patrick Guinness Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:40:09 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=724#comment-90836 Dear Realbeer.com, The DNA tests did work out as expected, in that we found out more about our actual origins in the 1600s. As in many families there was an origin-legend that turned out to be wrong. In the context of three wars here in the 1600s, and having to move about 100 miles south as refugees, it is not a huge surprise. No written link to the chieftains was ever found. As a historian, I consider that confirming the chiefs' written lineage by DNA back to 600 AD was also very interesting in itself, even if we Guinnesses don't have the same DNA profile. Anyone wanting more detail can click on the book's webpage: http://www.peterowen.com/pages/nonfic/Guinness.htm With best wishes, Patrick Guinness Dear Realbeer.com,

The DNA tests did work out as expected, in that we found out more about our actual origins in the 1600s. As in many families there was an origin-legend that turned out to be wrong. In the context of three wars here in the 1600s, and having to move about 100 miles south as refugees, it is not a huge surprise. No written link to the chieftains was ever found. As a historian, I consider that confirming the chiefs’ written lineage by DNA back to 600 AD was also very interesting in itself, even if we Guinnesses don’t have the same DNA profile.

Anyone wanting more detail can click on the book’s webpage:
http://www.peterowen.com/pages/nonfic/Guinness.htm

With best wishes,
Patrick Guinness

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