Distant relations
Though it's been a long time since postings, I've been actively searching for connections along the Oisin ("Little Deer") family line. Recently a handful of new, related surnames have surfaced because many people have kindly allowed me access to their DNA matches upon condition of privacy. (Yahoo!) For that reason, only initials of matches will be used here. The purpose of this blog is to collect my thoughts, not expose identities. For the longest time I thought there were no U.S. "Oisins" other than my family. Silly me. Now that I've come across the gazillion variations, I've found that there are a gazillion Oisins out there. Basically, if the surname vaguely resembles an anglicized version of "Oisin" and the family came from Galway, we are probably related. See the first blog post for a partial list of the many variations here: https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2458313233305814632/9123998797526571338 The new surnames somehow connec