What do Irish people look like, generally?

I dont think Mr. Paisley would be happy with being called irish!!!

What do the Irish look like?

White, average to below-average height, blue-eyed, really lightweight dark hair and no body hair above the waist (some on feet).

Basically a cross between a Scandinavian and a hobbit.

Well, there you have it, eh?

Ello everyone!

Heh... I'm Irish, Scottish, British, Welsh, Danish, German, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and American. I dunno if I look Irish or what, but I'd like to think I do. My hair is dark brown(nearly black). I have light blue eyes and freckles on slightly tanned skin. I've been out in the sun alot though this summer, otherwise I usually have pale skin.

if you lined up a bunch of people could you really spot tell the difference? in my experiance you can't spot an Irishman in the UK till they open thier mouths, however if you cut one open, you'll find they are made out of potatoes and have green blood; and they all play the violin.

sebastian said:

...and they all play the violin.

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It's a fiddle!

ah pants!

I remember once see a list of shark attack victims from around the world and the number of Murphys, OBriens, O'Connors and Ryans was frankly disturbing. Is it racial stereotyping if it is done by sharks, or do they just like the taste of crispy skin?

theFijian said:

I'm really not sure what the purpose of these What do <insert country> people look like? questions. Racial profiling?

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Perhaps because the person who made this comment happens to be Australian and after 4 or 5 generations of Australia a fair few know their roots but being on the largest Island in the world and isolated from their home and mother country they rarely get to see where they got there looks from.

uberd00b said:

It's a fiddle!

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Agreed. The basic differences between a violin and a fiddle is where it's played but mostly how it's played. As a violinist who has a small interest in Celtic music I make this comment.

Their eyes can be narrower, and they tend to be stocky. I am 1/16th Irish, dads side of the family, 1/16 French some Welsh, (please do not hold that against me) Yorkshire, Scottish and the rest cockny London I think.

I have worked along side a number of Irish and they don't half graft - They have this reputation, but boy when you are a young fit twenty something and the Irish guy you are working alongside is 63 years old and has as much go at 02.00 in the morning having started twelve houre earler and you are just about on your knees, it really make you feel phisically lacking somewhat The ones I have met so far I have always liked too.

Based on my last trip to Dublin, I can say that the Irish look very, very, very nice

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chadders said:

Perhaps because the person who made this comment happens to be Australian and after 4 or 5 generations of Australia a fair few know their roots but being on the largest Island in the world and isolated from their home and mother country they rarely get to see where they got there looks from.

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Why was this thread resurrected? And why am I copping flak for something I said two years ago?

theFijian said:

Why was this thread resurrected? And why am I copping flak for something I said two years ago?

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In answer to your questions.

lol, I have absolutely no idea why it was resurrected .

Secondly, I'm not causing flak, sorry if it sounded that way, I was just stating my point .

ladylike said:

Can anyone tell me what they look like

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Like these two chaps:

greetings ,or in irish - Dia Dhuit meaning God be with you.I am Irish and descended from the Celts which lived on the whole island before the coming of our saxon/angle cousins to the north of the country.
The Irish are MAINLy descended from the Celtic race - although the people known as picts were living on the island before the celts, but seeing as the Irish are celts ,then You really have to ask what did the celts as a race look like.
Northern Ireland is different as they had a much ,much greater infusion of English /lowland scottish people who have their origins in tribes that invaded England from the nordic countries and German tribes - e.g - the saxons, angles, the vikings and the jutes.These then became English and it was the northern English that mainly settled lowland scotland and then Northern ireland ,
which is why Paul-Norn-Iron looks English and many English look German -that is the Anglo/Saxon traits.No disrespect to you Paul - I have many Protestant NI friends And I know ye hate being called English but want to be known as British.No problem.
So Celts, what did they look like- well in general the ginger hair thing is absolute codswallop.there are as many ginger complexion types in the nordic countries and germany -if not more.
I would think it more accurate to concur with the early ancient descriptions - which is what you will see more of - and that is :brown /dark brown hair, blue or grey eyes or blue/grey eyes, pale skin. Of course that is a massive generalisation but you'll see a lot of that - .....think of the actor Cillian Murphy in the film 28 days later.
You'll probably , (in fact it seems to me there is ) get more red-heads in NI - i would say this is due again to that nordic/germanic influence as well as the celtic influence in scotland and england which all moved into NI. dont get me wrong , i think the celts had their fair share of red-heads too, only its not our dominant thing ,i think all americans think this is a country populated by scarlet o'haras.Couldntbe further from the truth. the look i described is more prevalent.

btw i wasnt inferring you.yourself was American .just bringing the point that about what americans presume.

the postcard above is insulting

Celtcrusader said:

greetings ,or in irish - Dia Dhuit meaning God be with you.I am Irish and descended from the Celts which lived on the whole island before the coming of our saxon/angle cousins to the north of the country.
The Irish are MAINLy descended from the Celtic race - although the people known as picts were living on the island before the celts, but seeing as the Irish are celts ,then You really have to ask what did the celts as a race look like.
Northern Ireland is different as they had a much ,much greater infusion of English /lowland scottish people who have their origins in tribes that invaded England from the nordic countries and German tribes - e.g - the saxons, angles, the vikings and the jutes.These then became English and it was the northern English that mainly settled lowland scotland and then Northern ireland ,
which is why Paul-Norn-Iron looks English and many English look German -that is the Anglo/Saxon traits.No disrespect to you Paul - I have many Protestant NI friends And I know ye hate being called English but want to be known as British.No problem.
So Celts, what did they look like- well in general the ginger hair thing is absolute codswallop.there are as many ginger complexion types in the nordic countries and germany -if not more.
I would think it more accurate to concur with the early ancient descriptions - which is what you will see more of - and that is :brown /dark brown hair, blue or grey eyes or blue/grey eyes, pale skin. Of course that is a massive generalisation but you'll see a lot of that - .....think of the actor Cillian Murphy in the film 28 days later.
You'll probably , (in fact it seems to me there is ) get more red-heads in NI - i would say this is due again to that nordic/germanic influence as well as the celtic influence in scotland and england which all moved into NI. dont get me wrong , i think the celts had their fair share of red-heads too, only its not our dominant thing ,i think all americans think this is a country populated by scarlet o'haras.Couldntbe further from the truth. the look i described is more prevalent.

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Most people in N.Ireland look Celtic/Viking. I dont agree with you when you say Northern Ireland is different to ROI, the people of Belfast are generally no different looking than the people in Dublin.

The Celts lived all over Europe and even in Asia. Celts came to Ireland from Iberian. Vikings settled all over Ireland (mainly coastal regions) and that includes areas of what is now ROI. The Normans come and settle in Ireland, biggest settlement around Dublin area. The plantations happen, English and Scots come to Ireland, they settle not just in the six counties of Ulster that are NI.

The Scotish are mainly Celtic/Viking. English are lots and lots of different groups including Celtic.

So to say NI is different i disagree.

hello bythe way,
What i meant by NI being different is that there was a greater infusion of the sandy or blond haired look that ine sees commonly in England.The ulster plantations were far more rigourous and long lasting - so resulting in it being populated by more english and lowland scots as they decided it was safe to stay - if i am wrong in this -you would have had the last 30 yrs of the troubles all over ireland.
The southern plantations werent as successful with most of the planters going home.
So no i wasnt saying there were no celts in NI- but i was saying that more of a share of the english saxon/angle type race stayed on there.
"Iberian" - Do you mean Iberia? this is the spanish portugese peninsula.The celts did not come from there. yes they were in europe and mainly originated in central europe in Bohemia,(ancient land name) this is near the old czechoslovakia -austria area, they then spread to live in western europe but not spain or portugal except perhaps some small communities in galacia ( which would have linguistically something to do with Gael, as in ireland also they may have been in turkey - simly because i notice the football club galatasaray, the root of the name again perhaps giving a clue as to GAEL ,then again it may be just a tenuous link,anyone know?)
yes the vikings raided ireland and some stayed - but they did not raid ALL of ireland and they certainly didnt stay all over ireland ther are some main cities in ireland that becamemuch larger settlements as the vikings adopted them as their new home.but the vikings were finally beaten in the battle of clontarf by brian boru - a celtic warrior king.so the celts were still the main race in ireland as the vikings that stayed became subsumed into the race, but the main features of the celts would still be there to be seen.
Yes the normans came but but the celts subsumed them too - dont get me wrong -this will all have an effect, but you'll still be able to see some celtic features and nowhere more than in ireland where the final gretest concentration of celts came to reside.
Northern ireland is different - and i myself do notice some shapes of faces and complexions that are more common or more easy to find than in dublin or the south.For example the poster Pau_Norn_Iron , I see more people that have that hair colour and facial complexion in NI, than i would in the south - and i have lived in both parts and in many different parts of the island.
I am simply saying that in NI there is more anglo-saxon blood per capita(per head of population) than in the south.Dublin is not a good example as neither or most major cities because of their cosmopolitan nature.