So, how many of you with Irish heritage are now wondering if you're related to Obama?

[bbernardini]

My mother is actually from Ireland (Limerick, to be specific), so I have to admit I'm curious.

[struggle4progress]

1. struggle 4 0'progress, checkin in after suddenly discoverin my hidden irish roots

Barack's got that 0 in his name, and so do I, so I'm thinkin we're cousins!

[Ineeda]

2. Six degrees of separation?

I've got some Irish roots on both sides of my family, so maybe I'm related. :woohoo:

[CBHagman]

3. I like to think I'm related to Joe Biden...

...because of his roots in the Irish-American community in Scranton, PA.

As for the Moneygall Obamas ;-), who knows? I do believe in the Six Degrees of Separation thing.

[RebelOne]

4. Yes, all my ancestors are from Ireland.

It would be interesting if they were from Obama's ancestors' region.

[rurallib]

5. My grandfather came from County Cork @1900

That is all I know.

[XemaSab]

6. It's possible

:D

[Patiod]

dupe

[Patiod]

7. I have the apostrophe

And and awesome "O'Bama" shirt from the campaign.

[Patiod]

8. dupe

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[MiddleFingerMom]

9. I THOUGHT that I was related to a cool and courageous Irish-American politician...

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...but it turns out my uncle's name is BLARNEY Frank.
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Also... I am owed Guinness and EuroPass money.
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[csziggy]

10. Not likely - all my "Irish" ancestors were Northern Irish

And mine were all actually Scots-Irish, or English-Irish, some French Huegenots and maybe even a German Protestant or two that came through Northern Ireland for haring off to the New World. They were all just passing through as token Protestants. So far I have not found a real Irish by descent ancestor, yet. And mine all came over well before the Revolution, long before O'Bama's gggrandfather left the Emerald Isle.

[nolabear]

11. I'm supposed to be related to the Kennedys.

Waaaaaay back there somewhere.