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The term Black Irish was a term of abuse of poor Irish immigrants in the latter half of the nineteenth-century. It refers to the necessity of many of these immigrants taking menial jobs perceived by whites in the USA to be the preserve of Negroes (Blacks). It came about as a result of English/Protestant prejudices imported to the USA by the early colonists who saw the Irish as uncivilised and Catholicism as anti-everything for which Protestantism stood - freedom, democracy, capitalism etc. etc..

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What part of Ireland did the black Irish come from?

The "Black Irish" are the remnants of the original Iberian settlers of NW Europe over 10,000 years ago. They are found in every part of Ireland.


What is the nationality of black Irish?

If born in Ireland and Irish citizen, then Irish.


What country did the last name Blackburn come from?

Blackburn is an Irish name meaning dark stream. Blackburn is a Scottish name from the Dumfries and Galloway and Borders area. You will also find in the area Black Sark, Scottish for shirt, Black Sike, a gutter or stream, and in England just over the border from Scotland Black Cleugh, meaning a ravine or narrow valley. Blackburn is definitely not an Irish name as Black in Irish is DUBH and the Irish way of spelling BURN is Byrne and Irish for stream is SRUTH.


Are there any black Irish people?

Yes there are. People will say that if someone is black they cannot be Irish. The Irish people, even white people, are made up of peoples from many different countries, so Irish people can be traced back to many countries and races. So a black person born in Ireland is just as Irish as people born in Ireland whose origins come from Scandinavia, Spain(where the very first Irish people came from over 8000 years ago), Britain and the many other countries that come to make up Irish people. By now there are black people being born in Ireland to black parents who were also born in Ireland. Skin colour does not decide nationality and the vast majority of so-called Irish people that are white, are not of one ethnic race. There are many famous black Irish people like the footballer Paul McGrath or the singer Phil Lynott.


Why did Irish and German immigrants come to the US in the period between 1845 and 1855?

Many Irish and Germans immigrated to the US in the 1840s and 1850s because America was seen as a place with more opportunities, and better living conditions. The Irish and Germans were not happy with the conditions in their countries. They wanted a chance at a better life.

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How did the Irish come to the US?

John Ireland first came to Minnesota and lead the Irish to recruit here in America.


What part of Ireland did the black Irish come from?

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How did Halloween ever come to the US?

The Irish and English immigrants brought the tradition of Halloween to the US in the mid 1800s.


What do you call black Irish people?

Irish


What is the nationality of black Irish?

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What country did the last name Blackburn come from?

Blackburn is an Irish name meaning dark stream. Blackburn is a Scottish name from the Dumfries and Galloway and Borders area. You will also find in the area Black Sark, Scottish for shirt, Black Sike, a gutter or stream, and in England just over the border from Scotland Black Cleugh, meaning a ravine or narrow valley. Blackburn is definitely not an Irish name as Black in Irish is DUBH and the Irish way of spelling BURN is Byrne and Irish for stream is SRUTH.


When will Pokemon Black and White come out in the us?

Pokemon Black and White come out in the U.S. on March 6 2011


What is Mariah Careys race?

black white Irish and venezuelan


When was The Irish in Us created?

The Irish in Us was created in 1935.


Where did the large numbers immigrant I come from in the late 1800 to the US?

I would guess the Irish, because of the potato famine. But, I'm not 100% sure.


What are the ratings and certificates for Black Irish - 2007?

Black Irish - 2007 is rated/received certificates of: USA:R


What is the duration of The Irish in Us?

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