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| Photo by Patrick Jones. Dublin, 26 Jun 2025. |
A historic advertisement from the Guinness Storehouse tour in Dublin, taken this summer during Allison's choir tour visit to the brewery. Looking back, I was here 10 years ago during our last meeting in the city. I've linked a few other throwback shots from the previous Dublin meeting.
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| Photo by Patrick Jones. Temple Bar, 18 Feb 2020. |
I've shared this shot previously (originally on Instagram, and then again on the blog on 2021). As I'm back in Dublin this week for the second time this year it feels like I should revisit some stops during other visits to the city. The shot above was particularly poignant at the time as it felt like this was my last trip before COVID took off. Of course I was in Mexico as things were shutting down in mid March 2020 so this wasn't my last trip, but looking back on it, this Dublin time stood out as I was interacting with colleagues and community.
I anticipate I'll make a visit or two at the Norseman pub in Temple Bar (or may have already done so by the time this post is live). It is one of my favorite stops in Dublin and a place I've returned to many times. There is live music seven nights a week at the Norseman, and they have good food too.
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| Allison & I at Guinness Storehouse Dublin. 26 Jun 2025. |
A selfie from the summer tour in Dublin, which also happened to be our anniversary. Allison & I visited the Guinness Storehouse as part of her choir tour to Ireland & Scotland. This week I'm back in Dublin, and there's a good chance I may end up at the Guinness tour again, even if I don't drink Guinness. It's a cool tour and there's a great view of Dublin from the top.
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Joining group projects and online learning sessions on DNA through YourDNAGuide feels a bit like preparing the construction site for something bigger. I've now joined the Jones DNA project on FTDNA, and am awaiting a response on the Tennessee Smoky Mountains project as they have a number of Jones and Thornhill participants. I am very curious to see if either project can shed light on potential connections that might lead the Jones line further back to the place before they arrived in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
The YourDNAGuide YDNA course begins next week, and while I have some significant primary duties in Dublin through the end of the month, this should be a really helpful course to better understand my own results.
Above is our Hailan coo, who appeared on the blog earlier this summer. A likeness can be found throughout the souvenir shops of Edinburgh, Scotland.
