How Irish are you?

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How Irish are you

100% Irish, born raised and live there
8
15%
Plastic Paddy, Irish parents but born and raised somehwere else.
7
13%
Irish Parents, born in England and returned to Ireland (special category fro rebel)
3
5%
Irish Parents, born in England and returned to Ireland (special category fro rebel)
3
5%
1 Irish parent
1
2%
2 Irish grandparents
1
2%
3 Irish grandparents
0
No votes
1 Irish grandparent
8
15%
No Irish blood. The closest I get is drinking a pint of Guinness or Bayley's
24
44%
 
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Chippy
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How Irish are you?

Post by Chippy »

A lot of people on here seem to have an Irish connection even if not from the Emerald Isle, thought it might be interesting to see how strong this is. As usual I apologise to the inevitable person who doesn't fit any of the answers.
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flash gunner
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Post by flash gunner »

One of my grandparents was born in County Cork so unfortunately i have some Irish blood :cry: :wink: :lol:
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REB
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I'm 100% English born and bred. The only problem for me is that I am dark skinned and have a very Greek look about me. It is a standing joke among friends that I will one day return to my roots and open a taverna :roll: :roll: It isn't just occasionally either! Whenever I meet somebody new and the subject of holidays comes up, as soon as I say I go to Cyprus regularly I get asked "Do you go to visit family" :evil: :evil: :evil:
Coming home is a nightmare too. You can see the immigation tossers half asleep at their desk until I walk round the corner. Suddenly it's wide awake club and "would you like to come this way sir". Fuckin tossers. My wife finds it hilarious. If I bring back any contraband then I have to sneak it into her bag before we leave the villa, then sneak it out when we get home before she realises. They never stop her because she is so pale you'd think her maiden name was demestos.
Fortunately I've never had to touch me toes yet. No doubt the day will come :roll: :roll: :roll:
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REB
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Post by REB »

what is an 100% englishman :?:
german and greek royal family and all of you lot would be descended from the britons,french,saxons,normans,vikings,romans,celts etc etc who invaded pillaged and raped all around :wink:
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Post by donaldo »

Mum born in Cork,Dad in Enniskillen Co Fermanagh and me Finsbury Park.
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Wayno
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Post by Wayno »

I have no Irish blood but quite like the majority of the Irish that I have met. I just wish you lot would tell your fucking relatives that I don't want my driveway doing :lol: :
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Wayno wrote:I have no Irish blood but quite like the majority of the Irish that I have met. I just wish you lot would tell your fucking relatives that I don't want my driveway doing :lol: :
HAHA! :lol:
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Post by gus ceasar is a legend »

SPUDMASHER wrote:I'm 100% English born and bred. The only problem for me is that I am dark skinned and have a very Greek look about me. It is a standing joke among friends that I will one day return to my roots and open a taverna :roll: :roll: It isn't just occasionally either! Whenever I meet somebody new and the subject of holidays comes up, as soon as I say I go to Cyprus regularly I get asked "Do you go to visit family" :evil: :evil: :evil:
Coming home is a nightmare too. You can see the immigation tossers half asleep at their desk until I walk round the corner. Suddenly it's wide awake club and "would you like to come this way sir". Fuckin tossers. My wife finds it hilarious. If I bring back any contraband then I have to sneak it into her bag before we leave the villa, then sneak it out when we get home before she realises. They never stop her because she is so pale you'd think her maiden name was demestos.
Fortunately I've never had to touch me toes yet. No doubt the day will come :roll: :roll: :roll:
Chilli sauce?

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I had one Irish grandparent and a Dutch great grandfather on the other side of the family so I am a bit of a mix!

However I consider myself as English as they come.

With the amount of Guinness I have drunk over the years though I should have been given the freedom of Dublin several years ago!

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Post by augie »

I'm in category 3 like rebel - father from county laois, mother from co tipperary and me born in wembley, moved to finchley road before returning home to Ireland in 1978 aged nearly nine. I probably told you all this but we had a pub in finchley road and on the day of the 78 cup final a load of Gooners came in and graffitied our toilet walls. My father, the gaa supporting anti soccer man, brought me down to show me hoping that I might be disgusted with it and turn me off ye football hooligan types but as you can tell it never quite worked 8) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Chippy »

Rebel and Augie, one of you didn't vote or voted in the wrong category. :roll: :wink: :oops:
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Post by augie »

Chippy wrote:Rebel and Augie, one of you didn't vote or voted in the wrong category. :roll: :wink: :oops:


That would have been me sorry :oops: Sorted now though :barscarf:
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Post by QuartzGooner »

I have no Irish blood but my great Aunt's brother married an Irish lady.

Enjoy Guinness and Jameson's too.
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Post by stearmaster »

100% Irish, not born not raised and dont live there, jus drink like they do :lol: :lol: :barscarf: :barscarf:
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Post by gooner_4_Life 1991 »

i'm the last one :barscarf:
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