Parents both irish. What am I?

Question

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?

Answer 1

You are Irish by blood and home, English by birth, and most importantly, Human.

As you pointed out, a dog born in a stable is still a dog. Jesus was supposedly born in a stable, but was obviously human.

--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

I think you're Irish no matter what they say...

My boyfriend is Irish......sort of....He was born in the US with an American Father but an Irish mother. After age 7 he grew up in Ireland and has an African accent since his mother's family is from South Africa.

I spent 11 days in Derry (Londonderry) in 2004 and would go back in a heartbeat....beautiful place. I loved Ireland.

Answer 4

well my parents are scottish i was born in ireland and i moved to england when i was three, i was born in ireland so im a mixed up pup, i just tell people im british. if i had to choose id say i was scottish just because i have more of a history and family tie there. my husband is irish and my children born in england???? so thats gonna be a nightmare?? you are what you feel and if you feel irish then thats what you are.

Answer 5

I too born here of Irish parentage. i for years classed myself as english.. then i read A BOOK. called TRINITY
..by leon uris. trust me. read this and it will answer all your questions.. Me personally felt ashamed to have classed myself as british all them years..did u know more irish people died of the potoatoe famine than the holocaust.. where is it written?? as they say.. what about the half that's never been told.!!

Answer 6

It depends, if ur Catholic then ur 100% Irish Celtic, if ur Protestant then ppl might say dnt matter if ur born in Ireland etc ur got British ancestry.

Answer 7

If your parents are both Irish, that makes you Chinese.

Answer 8

r u kidding? if where you are born defines what you are...then perhaps you need to explain the specifics of WHERE you were born and we will try to deduce what you are. Your heritage is whatever your parents are.

Answer 9

you are irish. It doesnt matter where your born, it's who you are born too that matters.

Answer 10

Pure D Cracker.