Black Irish is an ambiguous term sometimes used (mainly outside Ireland) as a reference to a dark-haired phenotype appearing in people of Irish origin. However, dark hair in people of Irish descent is common, although darker skin complexions appear less frequently. [37]

Oct 17, 2012 · As a "black Irish" myself, the Spanish Armada story is the most widely circulated, although instead of the "disgrace" reasoning I had heard it was due to the English (who controlled Ireland through its influence of the government in Dublin) had decided to kill any survivors of the shipwrecks along the Irish coast.

The Gaelic Irish being what we consider to be Irish nowadays. Whereas for much of modern history it was instead the Anglo-Irish who ruled the island and were seen as the proper civilised Irish. Whereas by contrast the English saw the Gaelic Irish as being beneath them and in at least one instance tried to argue that the Irish weren't human.

Jan 27, 2016 · This would not be seen as unusual in Ireland for the most part. Outside of Ireland, this phenotype is sometimes referred to as "Black Irish". Dark skin is rare, but dark hair is much more common. Only 10% of the Irish population have what is considered red, strawberry blond or …

It's not a term used by actual Irish people in Ireland. Some weird Irish American thing. I have black hair and dark brown eyes, very pale skin. tons of Irish look like that, there is no set Irish phenotype, we span the range from blonde hair to black and everything inbetween. phosphorescent white skin to brown olive skin.

Apr 24, 2023 · Black irish doesn't refer to black people of irish descent it's referring to the myth that irish people with dark hair/eyes are descended from Spanish armada that washed ashore on Ireland. A myth that has no valid proof.

The other Black Irish are descendants of black slaves in the Caribean. The Black Irish of Montserrat - Irish accents in the Caribbean. The guys who ran the farms (but not owned) were Irish and instilled a lot of Irish culture. Monserrat attempted a slave revolt on St Patricks day 1768 allegedly as they figured all the oppressors would be drunk.

Oct 31, 2018 · This seems to run completely counter to the interpretation that I had understood, which was that the native Irish were always darker in hair color and it was the introduction of Scandinavian genes from their settlements in Dublin, Glasgow, etc. that led to the ginger haired, fair complected image of Irish/Scottish people most outside cultures ...

Oct 27, 2022 · I'm an American of Irish descent & I grew up in a part of America with a lot of other people of Irish descent & a couple of times throughout my life I've heard the term "Black Irish" to refer to the many Irish people with black hair, & often olive skin as well, because it sets them apart from the rest of the, typically fair-skinned & light ...

May 3, 2019 · The whole dark haired Irish people being descended from Armada survivors trope has been discredited. It has no logical basis in fact. "Black Irish" is just a pejorative term used by Americans who love cultivating negative stereotypes about Irish people (must be …