Zone1 do you have Irish ancestors?

[Zebra]

i think today is the right day to ask such a question!

i do not have any, but i have other connections to Ireland.

 

[Zebra]

Monks from Ireland once founded my small home town

around the year 750 AD

 

[Unkotare]

i think today is the right day to ask such a question!

i do not have any, but i have other connections to Ireland.

No one's perfect.

 

[Moonglow]

Why did we need another thread did your first one crash and burn?

 

[Unkotare]

Why did we need another thread did your first one crash and burn?

The more threads about Irish Americans the better.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

One look at my teeth and my skin cancer will attest to my Irish heritage.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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I might have just a smidge of Irish blood, but I have my favorite Irish story.

My 100% Japanese, American born husband sang a beautiful rendition of "Danny Boy", often for an Irish funeral. There was a private joke among his friends about his honorary Irish-ness.

He and I were on a day trip to LaConner WA and stopped at the edge of town, at an antique store. I was a lover of Irish Belleek porcelain at the time and saw a cream & sugar set that I liked, but found too expensive at $125.

We continued into town, to the LaConner Tavern for one of their famous burgers, and decided as we sat at the bar and ate, to play some pull-tabs. The bartender asked which game I wanted to play and there was one called "Luck O' The Irish", so I picked that one, explaining that my husband was Irish, which made her jaw drop a little.

I played it an won $100, and of course I went back to the antique store to buy the Belleek.

I have since sold off my Belleek, lost my husband three years ago, but Erin Go Bragh, everyone!

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[OhPleaseJustQuit]

One look at my teeth and my skin cancer will attest to my Irish heritage.

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Hope you have avoided Celiac disease, also called the "Irish Disease".

Kick the cancer's ass and if anyone doesn't like your teeth, they can kiss yours.

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[Zebra]

7 yes already!

a lot!

 

[lg325]

Yes, also a lot of other different ethnic groups. Alot of Americans do have Irish ancestors due to the great migration from Ireland in the 19th century.

 

[Zebra]

Yes, also a lot of other different ethnic groups. Alot of Americans do have Irish ancestors due to the great migration from Ireland in the 19th century.

Yes, Ireland lost many people then.

 

[Zebra]

The more threads about Irish Americans the better.

Exactly!

 

[Batcat]

i think today is the right day to ask such a question!

i do not have any, but i have other connections to Ireland.

I have an Irish surname but my DNA says I am only 16% Irish. The rest comes from all over Europe.

 

[Zebra]

I have an Irish surname but my DNA says I am only 16% Irish. The rest comes from all over Europe.

is it a Gaelic name.?

 

[Batcat]

is it a Gaelic name.?

Yes.

 

[Zebra]

13 yes now

 

[AMart]

Yes Donegal Irealnd.

 

[Sparker]

I assume I have the usual random assortment of European ancestors. Far enough back they're all from Africa.