I am mostly Irish but have dark eyes and hair. I get mistaken for Hispanic, Italian, and Jewish. My skin is very fair, freckly, and my nose is average. My hair is not curly at all, but not super straight.
Last week at work, an older Jewish lady (I work at an ice cream shop) if I was Jewish & when I said no, I'm Irish she smirked (like she didn't believe me) winked at me, and said "you don't have to hide your Jewishness from me".
Then, yesterday I was in a store and an (American) lady started speaking to me in Spanish.When I didn't understand, she said "oh, you're not Latina?"? I told her, "no, I'm Irish." she looked at me incredulously and she said "you have nothing to be ashamed of, we're a proud people."
anyone else that is irish sans the red hair and green eyes? why won't anyone believe me? :)!
2006-08-26 09:20:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It doesn't matter what color your skin is.
it's if your parents were born in ireland and if you were..or not
just ignore it. If you live in the US. Call your self an American!
2006-08-26 09:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by ixoyechirho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd believe you. My dad was born and raised in Ireland. He had jet black hair and tanned very dark in the summer. He was never mistaken for any other nationality, of course his Irish accent helped. I was unlucky enough to get mom's freckled skin and red hair. No one ever questions me about being Irish.
Traditional Irish coloring is actually very dark hair, fair skin, and blue eyes.
2006-08-26 16:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by irish_yankee51 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe you. I have red hair and green eyes and can pass for the perfect Irish woman..... except I'm Greek. No one believes me either. I get told all the time that I am Irish. I am half Greek, 1/4 German and 1/4 Welsh. There is no Irish in me at all. I think it is kind of funny.
2006-08-26 16:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if u were born in ireland,if so then u know that dark hair is more prevalent than red,which actually isnt that common.ditto for straight hair.i hate that @ irish dance class in the us,the children are made to wear foolish curly hair puffs,it looks ridiculous.irish people are stereotyped with the red thing,but red hair is more common in scotland.brown or black hair with fair skin and grey,blue or green eyes is the most usual irish look,most of my relatives fit that description.brown eyes,maybe not as common as blue/grey,but i've seen plenty of irish people with brown eyes. in any case,being"irish" is a mixture of celt,spanish,norse and so on,no one anywhere in the world is all one thing,so a diversity of appearance exists.two of my friends of 100 irish descent are blue eyed blondes.lots of irish blondes around,as well.
2006-08-26 16:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have that kind of problem because my last name is an Irish name (My grandfather was born in Liverpool to Irish parents. As far as we know, they left Ireland during the potato famine.). I always get asked, "Are you as Irish as your last name?" My usual response is: "My Irish grandfather was born in Liverpool."
My hair is very dark brown and my eyes are hazel.
2006-08-26 16:28:46 · answer #5 · answered by Irish1952 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes! You're what they call "Black Irish". It just means you have dark eyes and hair. My mother was like that.
By the way, not all Irish have red hair and green eyes. There are blondes and brunettes who are 100% Irish.
2006-08-26 16:29:11 · answer #6 · answered by Terisu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't say that you are Irish. You can say I am of Irish with hispanic, italian and jew. You may have had strong Jewish traits back in your gene pool that have given you more jewish features.
2006-08-26 16:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋