can anyone dispute that black Irish DOES not refer to race, ie that Africans settled in Ireland?

Question

(3) Black Irish is a derogatory term describing the Protestants of Ireland.
this is taken from a credible website......
black Irish doesn't have anything to do with "Irish who have mixed with Indians, or Africans.

Answer 1

Yes, Black Irish refers to Irish Protestants, not those who might be Irish and of African descent nor those of mixed race. It is considered a slur.

Answer 2

Black Irish is a term used by some descendants of Irish emigrants to describe their ancestors. The term is found in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States. It refers to the presence of dark hair and eye colour, as contrasted against the fairer hair and blue or green eyes found among others of Irish heritage. The term is often accompanied by a claim that the darker features are due to Iberian descent. It is often associated with the Spanish Armada instead of Celtiberians migrating to Ireland. English geneticist Bryan Sykes has released a book called Blood of the Isles in which this Black-Irish Basque connection is scientifically shown to have more influence than the Celtic blood in Celtiberians. Genetically, most Irish in the West are identical to the Basques.

It can also denote the presence of Celtic & Roman blood dating from the Roman Empire (or recently) within a region, family, or individual. See Fellini's Amarcord, or Goodfellas, which has two black irish criminals attempting to join the Italian mob. The northwestern province of Spain, Galicia, is Celtic (it's cognate with "Gaul") and the Galicians reckon themselves to be ethnic Celts. They play bagpipes, and not guitars there.

Answer 3

What reputable website?

My research indicates that it's not a derogatory term, nor does it have to do with race.

It refers simply and ONLY to the Irish with dark coloring instead of the typical fair complexions.

And it's an American term not used in Ireland.

Answer 4

I don't know of anyone so foolish as to think that "Black Irish"
has anything to do with Africans / *****'s / Black Skin...

Answer 5

Right. It's not race. I've never heard it used as such. I wonder if there is some sort of term for that though. Best not to inquire, perhaps. ;)

Answer 6

a slur only has meaning in the society that it is used in. in america, this is not a slur. i've never heard anyone use it before, so i doubt people would think twice about it if they heard it said. i remember a british person that kept calling a girl from india a "paki" and i just thought he was confused and thought she was from pakistan. apparently it is a racist slur in the UK, but it really didnt make sense to me.

Answer 7

there's even idiots responding to this that actually think it has to do with coloring! In Ireland it only has to do with religion, get real people, does anyone on here check facts at all!
Protestant vs. Catholic