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109. Am I to late to this shin dig???

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 05:21 AM

Mar 2019

Mother always told us, we’re all Irish.....then one time someone mentioned a tiny little sliver of Pennsylvania Dutch was someplace in and among all that Irish blood and I thought my mom would have a heart attack at that mention. So we always just said we’re all Irish and if mom was close we’d just wink at her, how she disliked the mention of that sliver of Pennsylvania Dutch.

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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