Helping my friend with finding her roots. Are clefts on the chin Enlgish or Irish?
2007-01-01 16:22:05 · 9 answers · asked by carol 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
You can't go by that. The English and Irish both share the same ancestral roots, sometimes referred to as Celtic although Celtic is actually a culture not a genetic group. The people of the British Isles share ancient roots with the Basque people of Spain. The English also have Norman and Anglo Saxon roots from later invaders which are not shared to the same degree by the Irish. However in the English countryside (village of Cheddar) scientists have found direct descendants of a 90,000 year old man who's remains were found nearby.
2007-01-01 16:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by mj_indigo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say...having a cleft on a chin isn't limited to only the English and Irish. Your friend will need to use family names to trace back to discover their family background.
2007-01-02 00:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say. I am English, Welsch, Scottish, German, and possibly Irish and clefts run in our family. But this girl could be English and Irish, just Enlgish, and maybe just Irish. She should ask her mother if she's wondering her heritage.
2007-01-02 00:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have English and Irish, and both have a cleft.
2007-01-02 00:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A cleft on the chin
Means the devils' within"
Old saying.
2007-01-02 00:24:13 · answer #5 · answered by happi_bongwaters 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but i think clefts are cute.
2007-01-02 00:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much a universal flaw that just so happens to look distinquishing. on some not all
2007-01-02 01:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by iroc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are from the beginning of mankind...all man comes from Mesopotamia which is Iraq.
2007-01-02 00:25:25 · answer #8 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You might try using names...it's easier than using facial charateristics..
2007-01-02 00:24:50 · answer #9 · answered by Chrys 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋