NationStates Jolt Archive

Inspired by the heritage thread!
I noticed lots of people claim to have Irish ancestry, but I can't be bothered reading the whole thread so I thought I'd find out what proportion of people have Irish ancestors by use of a poll!

*looks at location*

yes

*looks at location*

yes

It's very useful that location bit. I wouldn't know where I live either if it wasn't for that!!! :)

It's very useful that location bit. I wouldn't know where I live either if it wasn't for that!!! :)
you just have to make sure before posting, you know?

I do, but not sure how much, exactly.

I beleive my mother said the family emigrated from Kilkenny.

I am a fourth generation Irish American. Even to this day, despite my family having moved here to America, we still own great amounts of land over in the Isle. To this day, we still fend off the ravenous government from taking our lands.

One of these days, I'm gonna work my butt off the good old Irish way and save enough money to go pay a visit to Ireland. :)

So this is my Irish thingy, which means nothing outside my family, but oh well-

My family comes from the town of our same name and I am the first born in the chain from that line (first born of the first born of the first born etc.), carrying the middle name that denotes that position in the lineage.

I think if I went to that town now, no one would know or care. But there it is. On my moms side it was reindeer herders from Norway, which has it's own weirdness...

No. But my a some of my adopted brothers and sisters are, all from the same family.

My paternal grandmother was Irish, she came from Dublin. I am proud of my Scottish heritage but delighted to know I also have some irish blood.

Yep. On my mom's side I'm Irish, German, and Italian. On my dad's side I'm Scottish, Danish, and once again German.

I'm from just outside Belfast, so yeah :)

My grandparents on my Father's side come from Cork.

Yep. I have living family that I stay in touch with in Omagh and Belfast.

Nope. (Well not that I know of anyway)

That I know of ..? No. But I have some Scottish or Irish or both in there somewhere, because I'm a red head. Not strawberry blonde.. but firey aurburn.

That I know of ..? No. But I have some Scottish or Irish or both in there somewhere, because I'm a red head. Not strawberry blonde.. but firey aurburn.

That could mean you're of Turkish descent, you know.

I have a nose. The Irish have noses, so I must have Irish blood :rolleyes:

I have a nose. The Irish have noses, so I must have Irish blood :rolleyes:

Now you're catching on!

Wait ... do you like ... potatos?

Not really, I have Scots-Irish.

Being Scots-Irish means you like to get drunk, you just don't want to pay for it.

3rd generation Irish, other things mixed in their too but lots o Irish in me.:)

Now you're catching on!

Wait ... do you like ... potatos?
yes.... and Guinness....

OMFG :eek:

yes.... and Guinness....

OMFG :eek:

Oh man ... you are, like, soooooooooooo Irish!

Feckin' hell ...

:eek: I did it again

Feckin' hell ...

:eek: I did it again
yeah, you're practically bangin a bodhrán.
i'm Irish hooray.
there's some scottish and spanish in there, but that's centuries away by now i'm sure.

That could mean you're of Turkish descent, you know.


No, didn't know that. From what I've found out so far I'm mostly german and english. But this is just from what family members have told me. I haven't done any research really myself into my family tree. Did look up [name removed] and [name removed] on the internet. Had mixed results.

Dad's Grandparents emigrated to England from Ireland, and I believe my Mum has Irish ancestry too, but it's further back. Dad lived for a while on a farm in Kerry. I've never been.

Mums family emigrted to Liverpool from County Claire, think ive still got a great aunt whose a nun in Cork.

two of my irish ancestors were shot and killed by the british, and the rest of my family moved over because they were starving, sometime around the late 1800s early 1900s

my family was sent over one at as time, adults first. the children stayed behind in orphanages exept for one who stayed w/ antother family, but the family could not support him and sent him to an orphanage. when my great great grandmother made enough money she got the girls out of the orphanage, but did not know the boy was still in another orphanage and he stayed there for another five years until my gg grandma found out and got him out too.

Well as there is a bit of the English in nearly every Irishman and Scotsman and a bit of the Frenchman, Norseman or German in every Engilshman you can't have one with out a bit of the other.

Me Brown Hiar Blue eyes, Northern England, Bit of Norse in there and most likley at bit of Agle and Saxon, and most likley a bit of Norman, as my real name has Norman lines.

We whites are all a 'mixed bag'.

as i'm sitting splat bang in the middle of cork city, i can definately say that i'm irish, and a cork person to boot (Go on the rebels). btw did anyone see the rugby on sunday?tee hee...!

as i'm sitting splat bang in the middle of cork city, i can definately say that i'm irish, and a cork person to boot (Go on the rebels). btw did anyone see the rugby on sunday?tee hee...!Yeh, how much did you drop the ref? 'Sucks on Sour grapes'

as i'm sitting splat bang in the middle of cork city, i can definately say that i'm irish, and a cork person to boot (Go on the rebels). btw did anyone see the rugby on sunday?tee hee...!
for those who don't know;
Ireland 19---England 13
the english are all sulky 'cause they got two tries disallowed that maybe shouldn't have been. But they completely blanket over the fact that the try they did get should have been disallowed no question.
but yeah the ref was crap.

for those who don't know;
Ireland 19---England 13
the english are all sulky 'cause they got two tries disallowed that maybe shouldn't have been. But they completely blanket over the fact that the try they did get should have been disallowed no question.
but yeah the ref was crap.
Still enjoyed the game, it was last minute stuff. Just how a good game should be. So let's hope you go on to get the grand slam.

if anybody particularly cares...there have been a few interesting people in my family over the years...

Charles Cobbe, Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, owned a large house in Donabate, just outside Dublin

Lady Elizabeth Beresford, a descendent of Edward II (so, i suppose i am too)

Alexander Gamble, hung for being a United Irishman in 1798

Frances Power Cobbe, a fairly important feminist

My great grandfather who owned a big linen mill, before being swindled out of all the money

The first of my ancestors to arrive in Ireland was a Norman night who lived just outside Bristol...hundreds of years ago

and then my mums side came from Scotland in the plantations

thats a few people, but there just as much Irish in there as Scottish, its all interminled over the years

if anybody particularly cares...there have been a few interesting people in my family over the years...

Charles Cobbe, Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, owned a large house in Donabate, just outside Dublin

Lady Elizabeth Beresford, a descendent of Edward II (so, i suppose i am too)

Alexander Gamble, hung for being a United Irishman in 1798

Frances Power Cobbe, a fairly important feminist

My great grandfather who owned a big linen mill, before being swindled out of all the money

The first of my ancestors to arrive in Ireland was a Norman night who lived just outside Bristol...hundreds of years ago

and then my mums side came from Scotland in the plantations

thats a few people, but there just as much Irish in there as Scottish, its all interminled over the years
And French.

for those who don't know;
Ireland 19---England 13
the english are all sulky 'cause they got two tries disallowed that maybe shouldn't have been. But they completely blanket over the fact that the try they did get should have been disallowed no question.
but yeah the ref was crap.
and they conveniently ignore the fact that they were very much outplayed by the Irish

And French.
and French?

Still enjoyed the game, it was last minute stuff. Just how a good game should be. So let's hope you go on to get the grand slam.
yeah it was a great game to watch, good rugby.

if anybody particularly cares...there have been a few interesting people in my family over the years...

Charles Cobbe, Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, owned a large house in Donabate, just outside Dublin

Lady Elizabeth Beresford, a descendent of Edward II (so, i suppose i am too)

Alexander Gamble, hung for being a United Irishman in 1798

Frances Power Cobbe, a fairly important feminist

My great grandfather who owned a big linen mill, before being swindled out of all the money

The first of my ancestors to arrive in Ireland was a Norman night who lived just outside Bristol...hundreds of years ago

and then my mums side came from Scotland in the plantations

thats a few people, but there just as much Irish in there as Scottish, its all interminled over the years

Cool! my dads cousin is Eddie McGrady, Who is MP for south down (or was last time I checked)

and they conveniently ignore the fact that they were very much outplayed by the Irish
Don't think they were outplayed, they were better in the scrums, the only real fault they had was the number of unforced errors, from a new side that's to be expected. I would say the game could have gone either way. With two English tries allowed one disallowed and the last scrum given to the right side the result would be different.
Last scrum, man goes over the line with the ball. He either scores a try or is held up. If he is held up then it's a scrum with an England put in. He was not moving backwards so I can't see why the Irish were given the put in.

Cool! my dads cousin is Eddie McGrady, Who is MP for south down (or was last time I checked)
yea, hes MP for South Down

Don't think they were outplayed, they were better in the scrums, the only real fault they had was the number of unforced errors, from a new side that's to be expected. I would say the game could have gone either way. With two English tries allowed one disallowed and the last scrum given to the right side the result would be different.
Last scrum, man goes over the line with the ball. He either scores a try or is held up. If he is held up then it's a scrum with an England put in. He was not moving backwards so I can't see why the Irish were given the put in.
i still think overall Ireland played better, but England certainly made the most of every opportunity they had, and could have won...Ireland had several chances that they didnt take i thought, and O'Gara missing a few kicks near the end didnt help things much

and French?
Norman=French

Don't think they were outplayed, they were better in the scrums, the only real fault they had was the number of unforced errors, from a new side that's to be expected. I would say the game could have gone either way. With two English tries allowed one disallowed and the last scrum given to the right side the result would be different.
Last scrum, man goes over the line with the ball. He either scores a try or is held up. If he is held up then it's a scrum with an England put in. He was not moving backwards so I can't see why the Irish were given the put in.
again i admit, bad ref, he should have referred to the video ref. but bear in mind that if the scoreline had been different the players' motivation would have been affected. so there's no way to know how the game would have turned out.

Norman=French
well..that was hundreds of years ago..its more of historical interest to me rather than any actual French blood, its been that long i thing it would be stretching it a bit to say i was of French descent

Nope, no Irish blood, I think my ancestors were either Red Indians from America, or one of my ancestors came over as a mercenary with William The Conquerer, mind you I can't be sure.

My family name 'Rainbird' has lots of differant meanings to differant people...so its very hard to trace it back down the ages. :(

my great grandparents got run out of ireland but they were from Cork. then moved to England, then good ol' canada

yes, my father's side of the family are from dun dealgan

there's a "Paul Rainbird" that lectures at my sister's university. Such a cool name.

on the Irish thing, my dad's dad was Irish, apparently, though I'm not sure from where as I've never met him.

my mum's great granny was Irish, Mary Ann Kavanagh her name was. And my wife's grandparents on one side.

there's a "Paul Rainbird" that lectures at my sister's university. Such a cool name.

Yeah I think he lectures History I'm not sure though... :)

Yes my ancestors had to flee Ireland hundreds of years ago because the foreign oppressor stole our potatoe skins (all three of them). We then spent 43 years sailing to America on a coffin ship, where conditions were so bad that 105% of the passengers eventually died.
We're pretty bitter about all of the above, as you can imagine ;)

My location is actually Dublin Ohio by the way :cool:

Just in case anyone's wondering....

I am a fourth generation Irish American. Even to this day, despite my family having moved here to America, we still own great amounts of land over in the Isle. To this day, we still fend off the ravenous government from taking our lands.

Another absentee landlord? The curse of the Irish never changes, does it?

Do you have any Irish ancestors that you know of, or are you Irish?

Is this some kind of failed attempt at 'Do you have any Irish in you?' chat up line?

One great grandparent, I don't know more than they were Irish. (Married a Scot)

I'm Irish.

I am a fourth generation Irish American. Even to this day, despite my family having moved here to America, we still own great amounts of land over in the Isle. To this day, we still fend off the ravenous government from taking our lands.
Where is your land?

My location is actually Dublin Ohio by the way :cool:

Just in case anyone's wondering....
Please note that fact in the location.

im from kildare, beside dublin

[QUOTE=Yerevann the second]Yes my ancestors had to flee Ireland hundreds of years ago because the foreign oppressor stole our potatoe skins (all three of them).

They also stole our women and raped our sheep dammit!! :p

I'm from Donegal and I am related to just about half the county of mayo...

Norman=French
Norman is unequal to French. The Gauls are the real french, whilst the Normands are decendants of Danish Vikings.

Yep I'm from Co.Kerry which is beside Cork (baiiiii)i

(baiiiii)i

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deivative of 'boy'. see also 'boyo' and 'bohys'.

Norman is unequal to French. The Gauls are the real french, whilst the Normands are decendants of Danish Vikings.

yes, that is correct. niannorth, have you learned nothing from asterix and obelix???

I'm half Irish. Half Cree (native). All Canadian.

deivative of 'boy'. see also 'boyo' and 'bohys'.

oh, i see, it was just bad spelling and punctuation..

Brucepot, why did they just rape the sheep? Were our women that bad?

PS A kind English person has since offered to reimburse my potatoe skins :-)

My great-grandmother, Elsie, on my mother's side of the family (my grandpa's mom), was 100% Irish. I think she was born in Ireland, but I'm not sure; I do know, however, that she was entirely Irish.

All I inherited from the Irish was my big head and drinking fortitude.

All I inherited from the Irish was my big head and drinking fortitude.

ah, the best traits ;)

Actually, Bodies Without Organs, we still have distant relatives that maintain the land. My grandmother just holds the deeds and stuff.

Swimmingpool, I'm not sure exactly right now where our land is as my mind is currently befuddled with a whole lot of rather useless school material. I'll get back to you on this when I remember the location lol.

, where conditions were so bad that 105% of the passengers eventually died.

wow hate that 5% of them come back to life just to die again!! ;)


Yeah I'm Irish.

The results of this poll aren't going to give you the statistics you want... All it will give you is the proportion of those voting in this thread that are Irish. And those that are Irish are going to be more inclined to check this thread out. If this were a thread about "what nationality are you" that would be different.

Oh, and I'm not Irish. I'm all Greek :).

Cork eh? That's near Limerick right?

Ohhh, right, by Kerry! :D

Limerick man myself though I live in the county as opposed to the gang territory that is the city.

I'm all german. i'm suprised at how many people have irish blood...

I'm quite Irish. My direct ancestors were James and Patrick Pinkerton, who came from Ireland to America in the late 1700's. I'm also related to the Pinkertons who started the "Pinkerton Agency". I dare you to guess what my last name is.

I don't have red hair, though. I don't want red hair, since that would mean I'd have only about 10,000 strands total. I'm a natural blonde, and my hair is unbelievably thick.

I can also pull off a good Irish accent. Not one of those stupid Leprechaun ones, either. Just a good Irish accent.

Armed Bookworms is correct.

I'm quite Irish. My direct ancestors were James and Patrick Pinkerton, who came from Ireland to America in the late 1700's. I'm also related to the Pinkertons who started the "Pinkerton Agency". I dare you to guess what my last name is.

I don't have red hair, though. I don't want red hair, since that would mean I'd have only about 10,000 strands total. I'm a natural blonde, and my hair is unbelievably thick.

I can also pull off a good Irish accent. Not one of those stupid Leprechaun ones, either. Just a good Irish accent.
i hate those stupid leprechaun accents!!!!!!! arrgh! :headbang:

Well I and all my people are Irish, Scottish and Norwegian, Norse-Celt.
But my bloodline goes back, on the Irish side, to an Irish King. It is in the Sagas.

I'm also related to the Pinkertons who started the "Pinkerton Agency". I dare you to guess what my last name is.

Is it 'Agency'?

Did some more research on my fathers name [I'm paranoid], and mothers [Noid!].

[yep] is coming up heavily from Welch origin.

[Umhmm] .. Irish.


I saw some old documents on my fathers side, his great grandfather I think it was came over from Germany.. but other than that I have no clue.

I do know on my dads side, they were mostly jet black headed with some red heads here and there. Alot of my cousins on both sides are red headed or strawberry. Not that hair color is the most dominate factor in me attmepting to decipher what was in our blood, but it still has its weight. I always felt the black had Irish roots, and the red Scot or Irish.

Heh, wish I had more information .. It would be nice to know.

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I have a little Irish blood but mostly Italian and German.

I have Scottish Ancestry dont think I have any Irish.

Is it 'Agency'?


Lol, you turd.

I have been reading this tread and find some of the posts ridiculous, I was born and am living in Ireland. Just because you might have had an ancestor that lived in Ireland 100 years ago does not make you Irish! That's like me saying I am an American just because I have a relation there when clearly I am not.

Yep, I'm Irish. 50% Irish.

So what's everyone doing for saint Patricks day?

I have been reading this tread and find some of the posts ridiculous, I was born and am living in Ireland. Just because you might have had an ancestor that lived in Ireland 100 years ago does not make you Irish! That's like me saying I am an American just because I have a relation there when clearly I am not.

It does not make us Irish nationals but it does mean we have Irish blood in us.
For you to be an American there must be a direct realtion, like a son, father, mother, etc. or you would have to be born in America.
But you could also say, if your family lived in America and were Americans and then moved to Ireland, that you are an American.
I have an Uncle in Sweden, that does not make me Swedish. Get what I mean?

So what's everyone doing for saint Patricks day?
avoiding the city centre, id rather not get my crap kicked in for not waving a tricolour

ill be going to the Ulster Schools Cup final at Ravenhill...

All of my mothers family either came form ireland or their parents did. I guess that makes me half Irish.