Cheddar Gorge is also awesome because it's home to a population of Soay sheep! But re skin color: olive skin and light eyes persisted as a phenotype thanks to Cheddar Man's people. https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/07/first-modern-britons-dark-black-skin-cheddar-man-dna-analysis-reveals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true …
Ah no, I don’t believe the Black Irish were ever equated with the Tuatha De Danann. The Gaels were said to have come from Spain though. The “Milesians”, descended from Mil Espaine, Soldier of Spain
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But there was a genetic study done that showed the DNA of the “Gaels” was no different than the previous population which indicates there was no mass invasion of Celtic speaking peoples.
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Rather it was a movement of cultural change and adaptation.
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