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Title: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: 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. (http://www.penthesilea.ch/yabb-smiley-sets/stpatrick/smiley.gif)
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: lasersailor184 on March 16, 2008, 06:55:46 PM: Not irish, at all. Haven't decided if I'll be drinking tomorrow yet.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: DREDIOCK 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
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: eskimo2 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: DREDIOCK 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
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: xbrit 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: DREDIOCK on March 16, 2008, 07:57:48 PM: .
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: Holden McGroin 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
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: firbal 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: DREDIOCK 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
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: SkyRock 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.

Mark
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: Holden McGroin 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: AAolds on March 17, 2008, 01:48:33 AM: I mostly German-Irish, swedish lastname, go figure.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: MotleyCH 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.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: ROX on March 17, 2008, 06:49:00 AM: Well...most of the deal is that in America...if you are of Irish heritage, saying "your Irish"...same as any other heritage.

Passport need not be consulted.

My ancestors came from County Cavan and landed in Virginia in the 1740's. From there to South Carolina and from there to Mississippi in the 1830's (via Chattanooga) on flat-bottomed boats.

Like Skyrock, some Cherokee was in the mix during the early 1800's in South Carolina.

We miss ya St. Pat.

I'm a Brady (O'Brady) O'Braughneigh

ROX
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: midnight Target on March 17, 2008, 07:27:37 AM: I have a bottle of good Irish Whiskey in the pantry... does that count?
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: JB88 on March 17, 2008, 07:39:37 AM: Quote from: Holden McGroin on March 17, 2008, 01:46:22 AM
I pledge to just drink to excess on a small scale.

amen.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: red26 on March 17, 2008, 08:11:08 AM: 80% Irish 10% American Indian 10% what ever the milk man was :rock :O
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: SOB on March 17, 2008, 08:34:44 AM: 'bout a quarter Irish and three quarters German. I'm about to apply for a passport...I'll see if they can pencil that in for me.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: Sox62 on March 17, 2008, 09:49:33 AM: Irish all the way.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: Jackal1 on March 17, 2008, 09:51:41 AM: I`m American, but I will gladly have a shot or two of Irish whiskey in support. :)
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: Gowan on March 17, 2008, 11:11:13 AM: hmm, im technically part irish, since i have heritage from EVERY country in great britain (that includes ireland)

my girlfriend was actually born in ireland, so that sorta makes me irish if i wasnt, right?
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: AKIron on March 17, 2008, 01:02:03 PM: On my Dad's side, his grandfather or great grandfather (can't remember which) came to the US during the potato famine.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: 007Rusty on March 17, 2008, 05:02:13 PM: 1/2 Irish and 1/2 Italian :rock :salute
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: texasmom on March 17, 2008, 07:18:57 PM: .
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: ink on March 17, 2008, 07:26:09 PM: being an american is not your nationality, as some seem to think, maybe i read them wrong :huh

my granfather, and grandmother on my mothers side, came from ireland, there names is Gallagher, when they where in ireland it was O'Gallagher, my fathers parents came from Canada, that makes me 50% french/50% irish.
Title: Re: How many of us this St. Pattys Day can legitimately say "I'm Irish"?
Post by: BTW on March 17, 2008, 07:26:49 PM: I see Leprechauns.

I guess that makes me Irish...