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Post by hi224 on Mar 17, 2019 19:43:56 GMT
I am.
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 17, 2019 19:54:40 GMT
We have 3 Irish posters on the sports board (to the best of my knowledge - may be more than that or inactive ones). Father Jack is the one who makes most news and is my friend.
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Post by James on Mar 17, 2019 20:01:53 GMT
My grandfather was Irish, but he died before I was even born.
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Post by clusium on Mar 18, 2019 3:15:51 GMT
I was born & raised in Canada, however, my Mother was from Ireland & my Father was from England. Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!! 
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Post by clusium on Mar 18, 2019 3:16:15 GMT
My grandfather was Irish, but he died before I was even born. My father died before my nephew was born.
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Post by ellynmacg on Mar 18, 2019 4:14:13 GMT
Most of the Irish part of my ancestry is indeed of Ulster Protestant stock. However, to balance things out, the Scottish part of my ancestry is Catholic.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 4:21:33 GMT
Irish Immigrant's grandkid right here!  |
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 18, 2019 4:24:51 GMT
I don't really know...
One side of my family is from the British Isles, but that's about all I know.
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Post by theauxphou on Mar 18, 2019 7:00:09 GMT
One of my great-great-grandfathers was born in Wicklow.
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 18, 2019 8:38:51 GMT
I’m part Irish. Enough Irish blood to have an Irish surname and the “Dark Irish” look but not enough to give a shit about St Patrick’s Day.
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Post by telegonus on Mar 18, 2019 9:10:06 GMT
I’m part Irish. Enough Irish blood to have an Irish surname and the “Dark Irish” look but not enough to give a shit about St Patrick’s Day. My mother was a Kelly, hated the name, preferred to emphasize her British (Manchester) roots over the Hibernian ones. Part English, too.
Even in my native Boston St. Patrick's Day ain't what it used to be. They have parades and such but it doesn't dominate the local news the way it used to not that many years ago. They don't do the countdowns to the Wearing Of The Green Day or play Irish music on the radio so much as in the past. The Irish songs I remember hearing on the radio in my childhood would sound near ridiculously old-fashioned and sentimental in the New Millennium. This isn't a knock on them; just sayin'. No, didn't touch a drop on Sunday, either.
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Post by mslo79 on Mar 18, 2019 9:11:46 GMT
I am of Irish ancestry. I am around 50% Irish, possibly a bit more or a bit less.
I think it was roughly my great-great grandparents who came from Ireland as I heard something about them going from Ireland to Canada briefly and then into the USA roughly around the 1890's.
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Post by Power Ranger on Mar 18, 2019 9:22:38 GMT
My grandfather was Irish, but he died before I was even born. My father died before my nephew was born. So he didn’t even see his son. |
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 18, 2019 9:37:57 GMT
I’m part Irish. Enough Irish blood to have an Irish surname and the “Dark Irish” look but not enough to give a shit about St Patrick’s Day. My mother was a Kelly, hated the name, preferred to emphasize her British (Manchester) roots over the Hibernian ones. Part English, too.
Even in my native Boston St. Patrick's Day ain't what it used to be. They have parades and such but it doesn't dominate the local news the way it used to not that many years ago. They don't do the countdowns to the Wearing Of The Green Day or play Irish music on the radio so much as in the past. The Irish songs I remember hearing on the radio in my childhood would sound near ridiculously old-fashioned and sentimental in the New Millennium. This isn't a knock on them; just sayin'. No, didn't touch a drop on Sunday, either.
St Patrick’s Day has become bigger over here in the UK but that’s mainly due to commercialism and drink. Perhaps one day Boston will celebrate St George’s Day by drinking tea and complaining about the weather.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 18, 2019 15:47:07 GMT
Ar thaobh mo mam.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 16:28:46 GMT
My mother was a Kelly, hated the name, preferred to emphasize her British (Manchester) roots over the Hibernian ones. Part English, too.
Even in my native Boston St. Patrick's Day ain't what it used to be. They have parades and such but it doesn't dominate the local news the way it used to not that many years ago. They don't do the countdowns to the Wearing Of The Green Day or play Irish music on the radio so much as in the past. The Irish songs I remember hearing on the radio in my childhood would sound near ridiculously old-fashioned and sentimental in the New Millennium. This isn't a knock on them; just sayin'. No, didn't touch a drop on Sunday, either.
St Patrick’s Day has become bigger over here in the UK but that’s mainly due to commercialism and drink. Perhaps one day Boston will celebrate St George’s Day by drinking tea and complaining about the weather.  I actually love the story of George and the dragon.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 18, 2019 17:13:14 GMT
One of my grandparents was referred to as English, so I am unsure about it, though the rest of my ancestry is Nordic/Northern European. But one of my father's sisters married an Irishman, so I have a whole passel of Irish cousins. They are Protestant, and besides pride in the name "Kelly", I don't think they really identify as being part of the Irish community. They've never celebrated St. Patrick's Day with any real gusto, and none of them drink ale or anything akin to it. They are all teetotaler Evangelicals.
I was never part of any cultural identity; it was just something my parents paid no attention to, since they were really big on religious identity. In my adult years, I have chosen to participate in other people's cultural holidays, if it is one that appeals to me. Dia de los Muertos honors lost loved ones, and there is food and booze! A celebration of life, to me. Not a drop of Native American blood do I have, but some of their rituals and celebrations fascinate me. Just all part of the human experience.
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Post by Aj_June on Mar 19, 2019 13:01:28 GMT
A new Irishman called @nedkelly has risen from the dark. He ain't as good as father jack though. Father Jack was a wise man. Ned Kelly has a reward on his name.  |
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Post by Marv on Mar 19, 2019 15:04:55 GMT
Not even a little bit. Although my sister is.
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Post by telegonus on Mar 19, 2019 18:42:13 GMT
My mother was a Kelly, hated the name, preferred to emphasize her British (Manchester) roots over the Hibernian ones. Part English, too.
Even in my native Boston St. Patrick's Day ain't what it used to be. They have parades and such but it doesn't dominate the local news the way it used to not that many years ago. They don't do the countdowns to the Wearing Of The Green Day or play Irish music on the radio so much as in the past. The Irish songs I remember hearing on the radio in my childhood would sound near ridiculously old-fashioned and sentimental in the New Millennium. This isn't a knock on them; just sayin'. No, didn't touch a drop on Sunday, either.
St Patrick’s Day has become bigger over here in the UK but that’s mainly due to commercialism and drink. Perhaps one day Boston will celebrate St George’s Day by drinking tea and complaining about the weather. Bostonians love to complain about the weather. Not sure about the tea, though. The place has become Starbucks Central; highly caffeinated and go-go all the time. Quaint old Boston is a thing of the past. 
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