How to be pure Cork: Tips on passing as a local in the Rebel County

After using a home DNA kit, Jennifer Steven's results weren’t as exotic as she had hoped. The Dublin native comes all the way – from Cork. Here, she tries to pass for a local.
How to be pure Cork: Tips on passing as a local in the Rebel County

Jennifer Stevens was shocked to find that her blue eyes came not from Sweden but East Cork. 

Two years ago I bought my dad an Ancestry DNA kit for Christmas. A keen amateur genealogist, he had been tracing his family tree and I thought it would be a great way for him to fill in any blanks he might have. 

He loved it and it got me thinking that I should get one for myself. 

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