Obama reveals Irish roots - Again

**Detonator** · 17-03-2009, 18:30

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7948961.stm

As someone from Chicago, I know a bit about Ireland. We may be related... yadayada

Haha!

**MSI64** · 17-03-2009, 19:13

So you and everybody else in America then Barak.
Why do Yanks have such a big deal about having Irish ancestry????

**Rarden_reaper** · 17-03-2009, 19:19

Because as a country they have practicly no history, so cling to any thread they can.

Mind you if I had Irish roots Id probably keep it to myself

**stacker1** · 17-03-2009, 19:20

I always wondered what black Irish meant.

**YorkieDragoon** · 17-03-2009, 19:21

Such a cnut. Cannot hear him speak without feeling a strong anger developing. Grr

YD

**maninblack** · 17-03-2009, 19:21

That'll be President O'Bama now then? As Irish as Eddie Murphy.

**CQMS** · 17-03-2009, 19:26

**LukeyP** · 25-03-2009, 00:01

less than 10% of yanks have an irish background, yet about 80% of them claim tobe irish.

9% have english ancestry
0.5% wales
and a whopping 16% scottish

**Ihavejamonmyjeans** · 25-03-2009, 00:28

Why does everyone draw a complete line between 'white people' and everyone else ha ha

Yes he has darker skin than a 'white person' but in reality he is as much 'white' as he is 'black'. So he could actually have Irish lineage.

His parents:

**EX_STAB** · 25-03-2009, 00:46

Originally Posted by Ihavejamonmyjeans

Why does everyone draw a complete line between 'white people' and everyone else ha ha

Yes he has darker skin than a 'white person' but in reality he is as much 'white' as he is 'black'. So he could actually have Irish lineage.

His parents:

She'd spent a long time in the sun when he was conceived. Reckon that makes him a Black and Tan....

**stacker1** · 25-03-2009, 00:58

Originally Posted by LukeyP

less than 10% of yanks have an irish background, yet about 80% of them claim tobe irish.

9% have english ancestry
0.5% wales
and a whopping 16% scottish

Out of interest where do the other 65% come from?

**DavidBOC** · 26-03-2009, 04:50

Originally Posted by stacker1

Originally Posted by LukeyP

less than 10% of yanks have an irish background, yet about 80% of them claim tobe irish.

9% have english ancestry
0.5% wales
and a whopping 16% scottish

Out of interest where do the other 65% come from?

It varies. I went to California a couple of times and returned convinced that California had been colonized by aliens from a planet in another solar system (except for the Mexicans).

As to claiming to be Irish. All my grandparents came from Ireland and all of the wife's grandparents came from Italy. If you were to ask my son (named Brian O'C******) what his ancestry is he would tell you Italian. However when he invades my drinks cabinet he goes for the Old Tyrconnel single malt. (good taste that boy)

**barrett** · 30-03-2009, 15:07

Originally Posted by LukeyP

less than 10% of yanks have an irish background, yet about 80% of them claim tobe irish.

9% have english ancestry
0.5% wales
and a whopping 16% scottish

Actually, it is more like 12% nationally. And in MA, it is one quarter of the population.