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beachgirl
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sara
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Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Just interested to see how many thoroughbred paddys are on here
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Posted 3/17/08 11:13 AM  |
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Kara
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They call me "Tater Salad"
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
*raises hand*
100% Irish right here. 
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:15 AM |
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EckoRed81504
We are complete <3
Member since 12/07 6299 total posts
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April
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
My dad is. not me though. im 50%. But I "have the map of Ireland all over my face" someone told me once.
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:15 AM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
100% Right Here and Proud of it!!!
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:20 AM |
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PotofLuck06
Our Baby Boy Is Here!!!
Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Nope, just American Irish. My grandmother was the first generation American since her parents came over via Novia Scotia from Ireland, so I'm just 1/4 Irish.
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:26 AM |
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Red
spring is in the air
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helen
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
me, born and raised there
though somewhere along the line someone on my dads side was French Canadian
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:30 AM |
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Emily
Kasey & Me! Lurves it!
Member since 7/06 8703 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
100% mutt but I was born with red hair and blue eyes. 
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:43 AM |
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J9-13
We're gonna be big sisters!
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
50% Irish ova here!!
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:46 AM |
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ODonnell
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Posted by Red
me, born and raised there
Same here - I lived the first 31 years of my life there. Like Helen, I'm from Dublin too.
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:47 AM |
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IrishMom77
Brothers!!
Member since 8/05 3498 total posts
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Roseann
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Not 100$
Last name does start O' though lol
We are 40% or so.
This little boy we are having will definately sound Irish - we are naming him Seamus Finn!!
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| Posted 3/17/08 11:48 AM |
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KGools
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Kim
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
My dad's 100%.. makes me 50%.
FH is 100%... he's 4th gen. American, both parents are 100%.
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| Posted 3/17/08 12:50 PM |
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HoneyBadger
YourWorstNightmare.
Member since 10/06 15979 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Not 100%, just a quarter...
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| Posted 3/17/08 12:52 PM |
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Gatsbygirl
Please St. Therese....
Member since 10/07 8494 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
DH is
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| Posted 3/17/08 1:25 PM |
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Katie111806
Team Pink!
Member since 12/06 5349 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Not 100% but close. My dad is 100% and first generation american. My mom is also a big part Irish. 
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| Posted 3/17/08 1:30 PM |
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Chrisnamy
Summer is coming soon
Member since 1/07 3991 total posts
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
50% Irish Here!
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| Posted 3/17/08 1:32 PM |
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Shorty
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really
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
I'm only irish by marriage!
McShorty. 
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| Posted 3/17/08 1:58 PM |
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shiv
Twinsanity!!
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Shiv
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
i'm a plastic paddy!
100% irish american (families have been here awhile)
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| Posted 3/17/08 3:41 PM |
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luckyinlove
I love my baby girls!
Member since 12/06 2441 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
I am 50% Irish
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| Posted 3/17/08 3:42 PM |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
Member since 7/07 7650 total posts
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K
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
100% Irish. My parents are Irish born and raised, I was born here, so technically, I am 100% Irish-American, although i do hold dual citizenship with Ireland and I have and use my Irish passport.
I never understood most Americans' fascination with saying they're Irish. People in this country go around saying "I'm 100% Irish" and know nothing about the country, the culture, etc. etc. I can appreciate saying you have Irish heritage, but saying your 100% Irish and your family has been here for several generations, really, you're just American with Irish roots.
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| Posted 3/17/08 3:46 PM |
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My2Boys
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
About 95%.  Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 3/17/08 3:46 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Judging by my skin (lots of freckles), you would think I'm 100%, but I'm really just a mutt w/ some Irish thrown in there.
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| Posted 3/17/08 4:08 PM |
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Kara
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They call me "Tater Salad"
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Posted by donegal419
100% Irish. My parents are Irish born and raised, I was born here, so technically, I am 100% Irish-American, although i do hold dual citizenship with Ireland and I have and use my Irish passport.
I never understood most Americans' fascination with saying they're Irish. People in this country go around saying "I'm 100% Irish" and know nothing about the country, the culture, etc. etc. I can appreciate saying you have Irish heritage, but saying your 100% Irish and your family has been here for several generations, really, you're just American with Irish roots.
I understand what you're saying, but it's a matter of semantics here. Just because people don't word it the way you find most appropriate, what they are saying is "I'm American with Irish ancestry or roots." It's a part of our American vernacular to say "I'm Irish" or "I'm Italian" or something similar when we refer to our cultural backgrounds. We generally don't go around saying "I have Italian ancestry." We're more apt to say "I'm Italian" when speaking to other Americans. I don't see a problem with it.
The vast majority of Irish Americans *I* know don't go around saying their Irish all the time. They're all pretty proud to be American, and I don't fault them for wanting to be proud of being American or being proud of their Irish background. People in the USA ask me what my background is, I tell them I'm Irish. They already know I'm American, so clearly they are asking what my heritage is.  When I travel to another country and people ask me what I am, I tell them I'm American.
Also, I might not have an Irish passport, but that doesn't mean I'm not of all Irish descent and it sure doesn't mean I don't have a connection to my family and relatives who still live in Ireland. (To be honest, I am eligible for an Irish passport, but don't feel any need to have one.) And if other people want to be proud of their background, but have less of a connection to Ireland than others, it just doesn't bother me.
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| Posted 3/17/08 4:16 PM |
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Kara
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They call me "Tater Salad"
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
PS -- I'm also pretty darn proud to be, as you put it, "just an American with Irish roots."
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| Posted 3/17/08 4:23 PM |
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LizD
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Liz
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
me, me, me.
we are going to Ireland next month. I CAN'T WAIT!!!
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| Posted 3/17/08 4:25 PM |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
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Re: Hands up if you are 100% Irish
Posted by Kara
Posted by donegal419
100% Irish. My parents are Irish born and raised, I was born here, so technically, I am 100% Irish-American, although i do hold dual citizenship with Ireland and I have and use my Irish passport.
I never understood most Americans' fascination with saying they're Irish. People in this country go around saying "I'm 100% Irish" and know nothing about the country, the culture, etc. etc. I can appreciate saying you have Irish heritage, but saying your 100% Irish and your family has been here for several generations, really, you're just American with Irish roots.
I understand what you're saying, but it's a matter of semantics here. Just because people don't word it the way you find most appropriate, what they are saying is "I'm American with Irish ancestry or roots." It's a part of our American vernacular to say "I'm Irish" or "I'm Italian" or something similar when we refer to our cultural backgrounds. We generally don't go around saying "I have Italian ancestry." We're more apt to say "I'm Italian" when speaking to other Americans. I don't see a problem with it.
The vast majority of Irish Americans *I* know don't go around saying their Irish all the time. They're all pretty proud to be American, and I don't fault them for wanting to be proud of being American or being proud of their Irish background. People in the USA ask me what my background is, I tell them I'm Irish. They already know I'm American, so clearly they are asking what my heritage is. When I travel to another country and people ask me what I am, I tell them I'm American.
Also, I might not have an Irish passport, but that doesn't mean I'm not of all Irish descent and it sure doesn't mean I don't have a connection to my family and relatives who still live in Ireland. (To be honest, I am eligible for an Irish passport, but don't feel any need to have one.) And if other people want to be proud of their background, but have less of a connection to Ireland than others, it just doesn't bother me.
I never said that people being proud of their background although it's less of a connection bothers me... as a matter of fact, I understand completely what you are saying. I think you're right, it is an American thing to say you're Irish or Italian or what have you.
I guess what annoys me more specificlly is is people that go on and on and on about hwo Irish they are and they really really don't know what the heck they're talking about. I had one person tell me they were 100% Irish and they were from the County Shannon---there is no such place. It's a river or an airport!
I guess I find it interesting that out of all the ethnic groups in the United States, it's always the people saying they're Irish... where are all the French-Americans or Polish-Americans, or whatver..... etc. I find that for some reason, people have this fascination with being Irish...... and I really don't understand it. Do you know what I mean? I mean no other group except Irish - Americans run around proclaiming stupid stereotypes about their culture they supposedly know so much about. The "Kiss Me, I'm Irish!" pins, drinking to oblivion on St. Patrick's Day and eating corn beef and cabbage.... they are all inaccurate and false stereotypes only reinforced by people with their "Irish" background... does that make sense? It just bothers me... if you're going to say you're Irish then please don't mock the culture and educate yourselves about the culture and its real traditions.
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