My parents are both irish. My mother and fathers family tree goes way back to the 1600's. My parents spent a few years in England - where I was born. We moved back to ireland when I was 5. I was never accepted here as Irish. Im obviously not accepted as English either. I have an irish passport. My familys history is irish. My blood is irish. I have an irish accent. Does my place of birth define me as English? If a dog is born in a stable, does that make it a horse? Ive been listening to digs and jibs about this my whole life. ( Well 20 years of it anyway im 25) What do you think?
2007-02-28 12:38:51 · 31 answers · asked by Teresa M 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I really like your analogy about the dog born in a stable does not make him a horse! Of course you know that you are Irish and I think that you are proud of it by your comments---as you should be. We all need to be proud of who we are by birth---there are no bad genes. Seems to me the problem lies in the ignorance and insensitivity of the other people you are around. Avoid the idiots if you can and if you can't---hold your head proud and hope they "get it" by being around someone intelligent like you!
2007-02-28 14:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by Over The Rainbow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the whole nationality thing is so subjective anyway - in any other part of the world, you'd be Irish to everyone else - some small communities are very intolerant of what they see as incomers, and you just have to accept that it's their problem and not yours. In the States, you often here people calling themselves Irish or Scots (they like the Celts over there!) only on the strength of having a grandparent from Cork, or Edinburgh or wherever. As far as I'm concerned, you're about as Irish as you can get, but you've had the benefit of living elsewhere too. Incidentally, I was born in Ireland to an English father and a Scottish mother, then spent several years of my childhood in Germany - I consider myself to be Scottish - I have had a home there since I was thirteen.
2007-02-28 12:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are IRISH by blood. You have an Irish accent and probably look IRISH so I can't really see a problem with it. Don't understand how Irish people can disown you. I would go on as an Irishman and be proud of it. The Irish over there are born with two Irish parents and so were you. Just because you were born somewhere else doesn't matter. I have a young friend who was born in a German hospital. his military parents chose to make him American. He could have gotten German birth certificate but he still would have been an American due to his parents blood. Good Luck.
2007-02-28 12:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by andyt 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If both your parents are Irish, you are Irish. You have Irish blood. It really depends on what you think of yourself as - Irish or English. I say if you speak the language eg. you have an Irish accent you're more Irish than English.
My dad was born on his parents holiday in Indonesia. That doesn't make him Indonesian.
2007-02-28 21:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Velvilke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are English but of Irish decent the same as me and if you don't believe me ask the little people. And being of Irish decent you will probably be very good looking and thick curly hair like me. Ignore any one trying to take you down the are jealous. All kidding aside i am telling you the truth. Good Luck
2007-02-28 12:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You sound like you have been influenced by mostly Irish culture, have only Irish blood, and have lived a majority of your life in Ireland. You are definitely Irish.
2007-02-28 12:43:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jus sanguinis (Latin for "right of blood") is a right by which nationality or citizenship can be recognized to any individual born to a parent who is a national or citizen of that state. It contrasts with jus soli (Latin for "right of soil").
Irish nationality law is the law of the Republic of Ireland governing citizenship. In Irish law the terms "nationality" and "citizenship" have equivalent meanings. A person may be an Irish citizen through birth, descent, marriage to an Irish citizen, or through naturalisation. Irish nationality law is currently contained in the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004, and in the relevant provisions of the Constitution of Ireland.
The Nationality and Citizenship Act allows any person with an Irish grandparent to become an Irish citizen "by registering in the Foreign Births Register at an Irish embassy or consular office, or at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin." Such an individual may also pass his entitlement to Irish nationality on to his children by registering in the Foreign Births Register even if he chooses not to take up citizenship himself, provided he has registered with the Foreign Births Register before the birth of those children. Section 16 of the Irish citizenship law of 1986 grants the interior minister authority to confer automatic citizenship on any applicant of "Irish origin or affiliation" although this is sparingly used.
As I understand from your statement, you were born in the UK. The UK also adopts Jus sanguinis so therefore even if you were born here, it will still be considered your parents nationality unless they are dual citizen eg British and Irish then you might be able to register as a British Citizen.
2007-02-28 12:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Jeno 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're Irish. If your parents are Irish, then you are too. Be happy you have an interesting past and don't let the kidding get you down.
2007-02-28 12:43:24 · answer #8 · answered by Liza 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are Irish through and through.
I was born on another continent, but I consider myself the nationality of the country I've been living in for 9/10ths of my life.
Have a Guiness and do a little jig.
2007-02-28 12:42:42 · answer #9 · answered by trailangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Irish decent
2007-02-28 13:46:42 · answer #10 · answered by feralpundit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋