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Offline Treize69

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How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« on: March 16, 2008, 06:53:10 PM »
Or at least a good portion Irish? I'm mostly German, but my Dads 1/4 Scots-Irish (his grandmothers a Manning, and yes we supposedly are related to Eli and Payton), and my Moms 1/4 Irish.

The rest of the year I'm German, on the 17th I let the greener quarter shine through.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2008, 06:55:46 PM »
Not irish, at all.  Haven't decided if I'll be drinking tomorrow yet.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2008, 07:43:10 PM »
Grandmother on my fathers side was born in and immigrated from Belfast.

That close enough?

I have a Spanish last name but by percentages I am mostly Irish and German
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2008, 07:45:55 PM »
I can trace two of my great great grandparents to Ireland.  My wife is 50%, Irish, 50% German/Swiss.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2008, 07:46:16 PM »
Quote from: lasersailor184 on March 16, 2008, 06:55:46 PM
Not irish, at all.  Haven't decided if I'll be drinking tomorrow yet.

On St Patricks day
EVERYONE is Irish.

That is one of the beauties of St Paddys day.

Instead of being an exclusive day its more of an all inclusive one.
Everyone is invited to celibrate.

Whats amusing though is the amount of people from Ireland who come to the USA and to NYC in particular to celibrate it
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Offline xbrit

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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2008, 07:49:40 PM »
Easiest way to check is look at your passport, if it says anything other than Irish your not Irish.
Heritage is a different story but I hear so many people say "I'm XXX -insert nationality-" I hear this more since I moved to the USA than anywhere else in the world.
For me I gained my US Citizenship so being American is enough for me, rather than trying to lay claim to some other nationality from decades or even centuries ago in my families history.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2008, 07:57:48 PM »
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Offline Holden McGroin

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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2008, 09:30:09 PM »
Quote from: Treize69 on March 16, 2008, 06:53:10 PM
Or at least a good portion Irish? I'm mostly German, but my Dads 1/4 Scots-Irish (his grandmothers a Manning, and yes we supposedly are related to Eli and Payton), and my Moms 1/4 Irish.

The rest of the year I'm German, on the 17th I let the greener quarter shine through.

So on the 17th you will drink beer beacuse you're Irish* and the rest of the year you drink beer because you're German*?

What's the difference?

*heritage
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2008, 10:45:35 PM »
This is one "holiday" that needs to be dropped from the calendar. It's nothing but an excuse to drink to excess on a large scale.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2008, 11:52:24 PM »
nope, not Irish. I have Irish ancesters. But born and raised in California. I did live in Ireland for 2 years in the 70's tho. But cann't claim to be Irish.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2008, 12:31:27 AM »
Quote from: Maverick on March 16, 2008, 10:45:35 PM
This is one "holiday" that needs to be dropped from the calendar. It's nothing but an excuse to drink to excess on a large scale.

Kinda like New Years Eve,
And the Superbowl LOL
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2008, 12:47:59 AM »
My Great, great, great grandfather John Magill crossed the Atlantic from Ireland and landed in charleston in 1836 when he was 16.  He married an Irish woman.  My great great grandfather, full blooded Irish, william alex Magill also married an Irish woman and moved to florida, later moving to Ellistown, MS.  My great grandfather married 1/2 Irish woman, and my grandfather married 1/2 Irish woman.  My father, Winston Magill, married my mother Laura  Moon Sisk 1/2 Cherokee 1/2 english.  So, basically, Im 1/2 Irish, 1/4 cherokee, 1/4 English.

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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2008, 01:46:22 AM »
Quote from: Maverick on March 16, 2008, 10:45:35 PM
This is one "holiday" that needs to be dropped from the calendar. It's nothing but an excuse to drink to excess on a large scale.

I pledge to just drink to excess on a small scale.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2008, 01:48:33 AM »
I mostly German-Irish, swedish lastname, go figure.
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Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2008, 02:20:33 AM »
I'm like 25% Irish and my wife is 50%..so my kids are more Irish than I am.

I'm more into having Irish Food On St. Paddys Day than the drinking anymore.
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