Richard Cremeans's Blog (30)

Branch: M42

Age: About 75,000 Years Ago

Location of Origin: Africa

The common direct paternal ancestor of all men alive today was born in Africa around 140,000 years ago. Dubbed “Y-chromosome Adam” by the popular press, he was neither the first human male nor the only man alive in his time. He was, though, the only male whose Y-chromosome lineage is still around today.  All men, including your direct…

                    By Riocard O'Cruimin  …

 Consider removing your SOURCE CITATIONS when you share. Withholding source citations is one strategy for publicly sharing your research to encourage others to contact you without giving away all of your own hard work. Genealogical research with names, dates, places and relationships becomes a mere finding aid if it is published without source citations. Be sure to label your work as "without sources" or "sources available upon request" so that other researchers will recognize that you've…

by:Richard Cremeans

Cremin- The ancient genealogies indicate the origination of the MacCarthy Cremin sept in the 14th century arising from a birth to Donal Glas Mac Carthhaigh (or his son or brother Diarmuid) and the daughter of an O Cruimin. So, although an O Cruimin male family name was extant at that time, Cremin (or variants thereof) is well known to this day as a McCarthy agnomen.

Ó CRUIMÍN—O Crumyne, Crimmeen, Cremeen, Cremin, Cremen, Crimmins; 'descendant of Cruimín' (diminutive of…