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Are you Irish to any degree?

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I thought it was 17th March.

Edit: And it is.

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-Removed-
Two people ~ they shorten the road! 😵

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

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
Father-in-law is Irish.
Kilkenny is his tipple.

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
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?

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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.

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
100% by blood and by birth.

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Originally posted by Gambrel
100% by blood and by birth.
But you're also American, right? 🙄

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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.

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
To "any" probably.

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

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
Are you asking if I have a degree in Irish?

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

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Originally posted by Trev33
But you're also American, right? 🙄
Long story Trev33 but yes

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Originally posted by FMF
Are you Irish to any degree?
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.