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Folk tales
In Irish folklore, disturbing an ancient burial mound or a fairy ring invites misfortune that follows families for generations. The stories are remarkably consistent across regions that had little contact with each other.
What genetics can tell us
Modern genetics gave the old curse stories an unexpected echo: certain hereditary conditions really do cluster in specific Irish regions, carried through centuries by isolated communities.
The "curse" turned out to be neither magic nor coincidence — but a very real, traceable inheritance, written not in legends but in DNA.
