From the Late Bronze Age to today, the old Irish goat carries 3,000 years of Irish history

• New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age • The findings suggest that the rare indigenous breed represents a continuous Irish lineage stretching back millennia • The work appears in the Journal of Archaeological Science

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• New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the Late Bronze Age. The findings suggest that the rare indigenous breed represents a continuous Irish lineage stretching back millennia. The work appears in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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• https://phys.org/news/2026-02-late-bronze-age-today-irish.html (Latest source article published: 2026-02-26 05:10 UTC)