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94. Surname at birth is Kelly, second most numerous name in Ireland.

Mon Mar 18, 2019, 06:08 PM

Mar 2019

My Kellys came to Philadelphia in 1820, but later marriages included some famine-era Irish - Savage, Fallon. Even my German ancestors changed their name from Kuhn (with umlaut) to Keene.

Maternal is French-Canadian & German.

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Glamrock's Irish check in thread. Shout out if you're lucky enough to be Irish! [View all] Glamrock Mar 2019 OP

A whopping 3% TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #1

Good enough Tex my friend! Glamrock Mar 2019 #5

'L Fhile Pdraig Sona Duit' -- 19% Irish hlthe2b Mar 2019 #2

Slainte liberal N proud Mar 2019 #3

slainte agad-sa solara Mar 2019 #4

I might be somewhat Irish ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #6

If you've got a masters in Irish studies and you aren't irish? Glamrock Mar 2019 #8

Well, I wanted to study Joyce ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #13

I think she's right Glamrock Mar 2019 #16

Tiocfaidh ar la janterry Mar 2019 #7

Indeed, it will. yonder Mar 2019 #19

92% splat Mar 2019 #9

18%, some of which is probably Scottish. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #10

I know that you can. Glamrock Mar 2019 #11

Paternal great grandfather was from Portrush, Co. Antrim. Swore GreenPartyVoter Mar 2019 #12

Irish, English, Slovak mix here. blm Mar 2019 #14

My great grandfather was from a Dublin. kimbutgar Mar 2019 #15

The memo going around said: We are all Irish today! In_The_Wind Mar 2019 #17

So true! mia Mar 2019 #18

Irish-Scots-Welsh-English-French. Aristus Mar 2019 #20

It's obvious from the Friday night drinking threads! Glamrock Mar 2019 #21

Yeah, we like to drink. Aristus Mar 2019 #22

True that! Glamrock Mar 2019 #23

Hey! happybird Mar 2019 #66

Such the shame and curse Glamrock Mar 2019 #68

Do I know you? Polly Hennessey Mar 2019 #32

Could be... Aristus Mar 2019 #40

Sounds like me! colorado_ufo Mar 2019 #100

S'mae cyfaill! geardaddy Mar 2019 #87

+1 Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #24

Brother Doc! Glamrock Mar 2019 #30

Although everyone who wants to be, is Irish on St Paddy's day, I am legit 38%. Fla Dem Mar 2019 #25

Health and long life to you MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #26

Both paternal grandparents-- JohnnyLib2 Mar 2019 #27

my great grandmother handmade34 Mar 2019 #28

Zero percent Irish. Ohiogal Mar 2019 #29

Does liking U2 count? Glamrock Mar 2019 #34

It does. Welcome to our Heuuuuuuge Irish Family. nt Baltimike Mar 2019 #49

In celebration of the wee bit of Irish both hubby & I have thinkingagain Mar 2019 #31

Right on right on! Glamrock Mar 2019 #33

Cead Mile Failte SouthernIrish Mar 2019 #35

And what area do you speak of? Glamrock Mar 2019 #36

hello neighbor. mopinko Mar 2019 #44

Plenty of Irish mercuryblues Mar 2019 #37

Does being Scottish count? ailsagirl Mar 2019 #38

I used to drink a lot of Irish Whiskey, so does that count? JDC Mar 2019 #39

I've got the red and curls in my hair AwakeAtLast Mar 2019 #41

A percentage...hope that counts Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #42

Redmonds and Elliotts from my maternal grandmother. 3catwoman3 Mar 2019 #43

This Glamrock post is a trick! IcyPeas Mar 2019 #45

Half Irish 100% American ! nt UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #46

Irish, English, German. Duppers Mar 2019 #47

That is quite the volatile mix there. Glamrock Mar 2019 #48

yep. pwb Mar 2019 #50

BDFM JackInGreen Mar 2019 #51

Scots-Irish-French. Maybe this is better placed here: Atticus Mar 2019 #52

That's great! Glamrock Mar 2019 #53

only a cousin, alas shanny Mar 2019 #54

While I may be a quarter Scot meself Glamrock Mar 2019 #55

Them's fightin' words, cos shanny Mar 2019 #60

And may the results of your DNA tests prove what you already know. Glamrock Mar 2019 #63

I just read that Lagavulin OriginalGeek Mar 2019 #115

Wot? House LANNISTER has a scotch? shanny Mar 2019 #121

lol my understanding is that there will be several GoT themed scotches OriginalGeek Mar 2019 #128

And why don't we have a Scottish holiday? Glamrock Mar 2019 #56

There's St Andrew's day - November 30. TomSlick Mar 2019 #97

That's awesome! Glamrock Mar 2019 #98

It's also the wrong time of year. It tends to be stinking cold on St. Andrew's day. TomSlick Mar 2019 #99

I'm not sure of the percentage, but my dad's mom was Irish! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #57

I know that to be true. Glamrock Mar 2019 #58

Aw.....you're too kind and sweet as well! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #59

One of my passports says I'm Irish. Pope George Ringo II Mar 2019 #61

I'm 34 percent Irish. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2019 #62

Erin go bragh! raging moderate Mar 2019 #64

1/16th UTUSN Mar 2019 #65

Potato famine Irish from County Cavan. No nobility, but I can claim a large Chicago Irish Catholic NBachers Mar 2019 #67

No nobility here either NB Glamrock Mar 2019 #69

Yep - I said it as a matter of pride. Still trying to subvert The King's English, we are all gifted NBachers Mar 2019 #70

Goddamn right! Glamrock Mar 2019 #71

half Irish - paternal grandparents rurallib Mar 2019 #72

Ojibwe (60%), French Canadian (15%), and.........TA DA! Irish (25%)! catbyte Mar 2019 #73

You made me look up Ojibwe Glamrock Mar 2019 #74

Yep. We're one of the People of the Three Fires here in Michigan catbyte Mar 2019 #75

15/16 Irish, 1/15 Scottish MaryMagdaline Mar 2019 #76

95% Irish and Scottish according to the DNA results. IrishEyes Mar 2019 #77

25% n/t GP6971 Mar 2019 #78

Scotch-Irish underpants Mar 2019 #79

My paternal grandmother was half Irish MustLoveBeagles Mar 2019 #80

One-quarter Irish. NanceGreggs Mar 2019 #81

23 and me tells me MFM008 Mar 2019 #82

Scott/German here Lunabell Mar 2019 #83

Paternal great grandparents Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #84

If it's March 17 on the west coast yet, I'm still Irish 💚 for the day by osmosis. sprinkleeninow Mar 2019 #85

My mother was a McGuire, & that's good enough for me. CaptainTruth Mar 2019 #86

I'm probably some Irish geardaddy Mar 2019 #88

S'mae Geardaddy. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #123

Ia! geardaddy Mar 2019 #125

Rydym yn arbennig !! Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #132

To the best of my knowledge, half Irish, 3/8 English and 1/8 Crow. panader0 Mar 2019 #89

50% on my mother's side oldlibdem Mar 2019 #90

Embarrassed member of the Kelly clan meself. Glamrock Mar 2019 #91

I was born with a VERY BlueMTexpat Mar 2019 #92

Half Irish. Half Mexican. twogunsid Mar 2019 #93

Surname at birth is Kelly, second most numerous name in Ireland. No Vested Interest Mar 2019 #94

I guess we're related somewhere Glamrock Mar 2019 #96

It's been many generations since the splinter of the family tree took us from Ireland. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2019 #95

maybe a drop, if that..... Heartstrings Mar 2019 #101

A drop is all it takes mama! Glamrock Mar 2019 #104

Irish on my mom's side. Liberty Belle Mar 2019 #102

JMJ, we're a bunch of immigrants! JohnnyLib2 Mar 2019 #103

I'm proud to have some Irish blood. BlueDawn Mar 2019 #105

Half Irish, quarter ScotsIrish, quarter Norwegian. (Viking/Irish) rickyhall Mar 2019 #106

All four grandparents came from Ireland. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #107

Half - grandparents KT2000 Mar 2019 #108

Am I to late to this shin dig??? a kennedy Mar 2019 #109

I have the accent and everything! Soph0571 Mar 2019 #110

That's awesome! Glamrock Mar 2019 #113

Belfast grown Soph0571 Mar 2019 #119

Irish on my father's side shenmue Mar 2019 #111

47% Chalco Mar 2019 #112

Dating an Irish woman. Slainte! IronLionZion Mar 2019 #114

Ahahahaha! Glamrock Mar 2019 #117

haha! I learned that lesson the hard way in a previous relationship IronLionZion Mar 2019 #120

61%, but it keeps going up. iscooterliberally Mar 2019 #116

Right on right on right on! Glamrock Mar 2019 #118

About 3/4 Irish marlakay Mar 2019 #122

DNA says I'm %29 Irish....Had an Irish Grandmother Galleher..... jdadd Mar 2019 #124

I'm Scottish. But I get mistaken for Irish all time time. nycbos Mar 2019 #126

Never had the dna thing done, but my moms' mom was half Irish and half Scotch. lark Mar 2019 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author appalachiablue Mar 2019 #129

Jameson! Glamrock Mar 2019 #130

I've been trying to get my citizenship for years The Mouth Mar 2019 #131