Happy St. Patrick's Day

FMF

General

23 Feb 16

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

23 Feb 16

-3

Are you Irish to any degree?

divegeester

watching in dismay

STARMERGEDDON

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120597

23 Feb 16

-1

None whatsoever. Happy to have a Guinness with you though...

NoEarthlyReason

Joined: 10 Nov 12
Moves: 6889

23 Feb 16

1 edit

I thought it was 17th March.

Edit: And it is.

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

23 Feb 16

-1

Two people ~ they shorten the road! 😵

huckleberryhound

Devout Agnostic.

DZ-015

Joined: 12 Oct 05
Moves: 42584

24 Feb 16

-1

I've lived in Ireland for 15 years, so no but i could have an Irish passport if i wanted.

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

24 Feb 16

-1

Father-in-law is Irish.
Kilkenny is his tipple.

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

24 Feb 16

-1

It's interesting to note that there is a certain amount of ambiguity about the term "first-generation".

"The term first-generation can refer to either people who were born in one country and relocated to another at a young age, or to their children born in the country they have relocated to." [wiki]

"When it comes to immigration terminology, it’s still tricky business deciding whether to use first-generation or second-generation to describe an immigrant. There is no universal consensus which is right, and many reputable groups disagree on the usage." http://tinyurl.com/z8uz7oc

What do you usually assume the term "first-generation" means when you hear it applied to someone?

Kewpie

Felis Australis

Australia

Joined: 20 Jan 09
Moves: 390182

24 Feb 16

-1

My father and my maternal grandparents were born overseas. I consider myself first-generation on my father's side, because I'm of the first generation born here. I'm second-generation on my mother's side. I always count the immigrant generation as zero.

Gambrel

Joined: 16 Aug 15
Moves: 1245

24 Feb 16

100% by blood and by birth.

A Unique Nickname

Joined: 10 Jan 08
Moves: 19038

24 Feb 16

-1

But you're also American, right? 🙄

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53321

24 Feb 16

Grandparents, Murphy's and McCarts. I guess that makes me Irish but only visited a couple of times, did a nice session there with a band called the Dingleberries in Dublin.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 669974

24 Feb 16

To "any" probably.

But the known ancestry is German throughout (oldest known ancestor from the 15th century)

Ghost of a Duke

Joined: 14 Mar 15
Moves: 29602

24 Feb 16

Are you asking if I have a degree in Irish?

If yes, then no. If no, then no.

Gambrel

Joined: 16 Aug 15
Moves: 1245

25 Feb 16

Long story Trev33 but yes

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

25 Feb 16

-2

Both parents. All uncles and aunts (aside from some in-laws). All four grandparents (and all generations prior to that). I was born in the UK and 'British' identity is important to me as I have never felt ~ nor have I ever described myself as ~ English, despite growing up in the England part of the UK.