OK - Who's Irish??

[SeattleRedBear]

DH is 1/2 Irish and 1/2 Welsh but he identifies himself as Irish through and through. In his opinion, the Welsh are just misplaced Irish.

 

[shamrock30]

I'm 50% Irish, 25% English, and 25% French.

 

[Briarmom]

Me!!
Paternal Grandmother's maiden name was O'Shea.
Not sure what percentage I am though.

ETA: Crap. I voted I have no idea. Meaning I have no idea what percent.

 

[Raysplus1]

No, Irish here.

 

[Nancy]

My Mom is 1/4 Irish, my DH is 50% Irish, 50% German from both sides of his family. His Mom is half and half and his Dad was half and half. My married last name is most definately Irish.

 

[Poohnatic]

Somewhere above 50%. Mom was 75% Irish, 25% Scottish, so I get 37.5% from her. Dad was 50% Irish, the rest a mix of English, Welsh, Scottish and American Indian.

You look at my kids and there's no mistaking how Irish they are!

Suzanne

 

[Pooh67_68]

No Irish here. English on my mothers side, Swedish & English on my fathers side.

 

[imsorry]

Me!!
Paternal Grandmother's maiden name was O'Shea.
Not sure what percentage I am though.

ETA: Crap. I voted I have no idea. Meaning I have no idea what percent.

It's ok - that's the blonde part!!

 

[helenabear]

Part Irish, but no where near 50% so I honestly didn't vote.

 

[castleview]

Great granparents are: one from Waterford, the other no idea. Both DHs and my granparents are second generation and they all married outside their heritage...so my percentages would be @ 25% I think. My kids? too much thinking.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

I don't think I have any irish blood. However, my DH is 100% Irish (his parents are from Co. Mayo) and he often asks if I would like some Irish in me.

 

[Blondie]

On my mother's side my great great great grandfather came here from County Antrim in the mid-1800's. That is well documented. On my father's side, it's a little more sketchy, but "someone" was supposed to have come from Ireland, the others came from Denmark and Wales.

 

[LiteBrite]

No Irish blood here (all British and German), but I have curly red hair and pasty white skin, so I hear all the time about how I look Irish. This comes up because hubby and I travel frequently to Ireland with our work and plan on moving there sometime in the next couple of years.

 

[LittleMissMickey]

I voted 100% because I am an optimist. I am about 98% positive that if you were to go on the formalities I am a big fat 0, but I was born on St. Patrick's Day, and as I told my kindergarten kids today -- that means I am part leprechaun. I celebrate St. Pat's day more than anyone I know, and frequently allow myself little Irish celebrations throughout the year as well. That's really gotta count for something. You should have seen my dancing up a storm to Gaelic Storm last night in my living room -- if you don't know them, be sure to check them out! I keep my Off Kilter here at school for if the mood ever strikes me over lunch. My friend just made me a CD of traditional Irish drinking tunes and we will be using that for day 9 of St. Pat's Fest 2006 on Saturday night. Day 10 is reserved as a day of rest...

Sorry this is long. We just found out that school is closing early today and I'm just as excited as anyone else!

Off to lunch...

 

[DisneyStar006]

No Irish blood here (English, Scottish, Welsh and French) but I'm going to be partying like I'm Irish tomorrow night

 

[scubamouse]

100% Irish here - 2nd generation out of the old country

Of course I married into the WASPYest family on the planet so I've been kicked out of the club

 

[Daisy Duck 5]

My dads family came from Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland in the late 1700s.
I voted 50% my father's fathers and my mother's mothers side of the family came from Ireland the other two grandparents came from England. So I'm half Irish and half English.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

I am 50% Irish here!

 

[WDWLVR]

My husband is part Irish, and so is my son, so would that make me an honorary Irish-woman?

That would make you IBM (Irish by marriage) which is what my DH is.

I'm 100% and for our wedding shower my mother gave my DH a t-shirt that read: Pray for me my wife is Irish!

 

[ShuisFan584]

I'm a mutt! I'm 12.5% Irish, but I'm also 25% Italian, Hungarian and Russian, and 12.5% Scottish!