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5. "Black Irish" was an insult by anti-immigration forces back in the 1800s.

Sat Apr 24, 2021, 06:30 PM

Apr 2021

"Black Irish" was an insult by anti-immigration forces back in the 1800s.

There are different theories behind it.

One goes back to shipwrecked sailors from the Spanish Armada.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=black+irish.

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10,000-years-ago Irish Hunter-Gatherers Were Dark-Skinned. [View all] elleng Apr 2021 OP

In school we were taught that there was no word for a black person, OnDoutside Apr 2021 #1

What, no freckles? Wicked Blue Apr 2021 #3

LOL! elleng Apr 2021 #4

Conan O'Brien quote: "My people don't tan, we implode." nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2021 #11

I was told my father's side of the family are I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #6

And darkly funny mahina Apr 2021 #7

Lovely! elleng Apr 2021 #8

The face in the picture in the article is stunning. Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #9

So interesting cate94 Apr 2021 #10

IDK dandrews Nov 2021 #12

How do you know? BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #13