You have got to love the Irish...LMAO...

[Kagnew]

Sheesh...am i the only Irish-Irish Irish guy in here? lol

You have to remember that the "Irish-Irish" only got screwed-around by the English. The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Scots or Ulstermen, as you prefer) had got the treatment by the English while they were in Scotland, and then got another dose from the English and the Irish-Irish after the "Plantation" to Ulster. It's no wonder that such a large percentage of Washington's army were Scots-Irish. They'd been wanting to do some serious ass-kicking for several generations!

Having said that, though, I'm still wondering about my many-times-great grandfather who came over in 1719. He was supposedly from Westmeath, which is a far piece from Ulster. Maybe he decided to throw in with the Scots-Irish when he got to Virginia. Probably a social climber!

 

[Kw1P]

My vote for best link ever that was great.

 

[Phil502]

Great link and joke.

 

[kjf40]

Just a cool little fact about Ireland....did you guys know the entire country of Ire is smaller than the state of Indiana?


Ireland is only 300 miles top to bottom and 200 miles across.

 

[kjf40]

Indiana size vs Ireland size

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/rel_size.htm

 

[indiucky]

You have to remember that the "Irish-Irish" only got screwed-around by the English. The Scots-Irish (or Ulster Scots or Ulstermen, as you prefer) had got the treatment by the English while they were in Scotland, and then got another dose from the English and the Irish-Irish after the "Plantation" to Ulster. It's no wonder that such a large percentage of Washington's army were Scots-Irish. They'd been wanting to do some serious ass-kicking for several generations!

Having said that, though, I'm still wondering about my many-times-great grandfather who came over in 1719. He was supposedly from Westmeath, which is a far piece from Ulster. Maybe he decided to throw in with the Scots-Irish when he got to Virginia. Probably a social climber!

Here is a neat little clip you may enjoy. When Ireland found out that there were a number of scots-irish in the US that were re-discovering their roots they put together a sort of musical documentary that played throughout the South and up into the Ohio Valley. Here is a little clip and the song that gal sings brings a tear to my eye everytime.

"Go my son may God's hand guide you
Grace and Fortune walk beside you
Faith and courage strong inside you
All of my love goes with you."


Scots Irish ballad written during the Great Migration to the America's


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8FRVIXQizA[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05z5ZXKHKbY[/ame]

 

[cosermann]

Sounds like a fake accent to me. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if it's staged.

 

[hooky]

Sounds like a fake accent to me. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if it's staged.

Do you mean to tell me that the OP's link isn't to an official Irish TV commentator doing official Olympic play by play?

 

[Kagnew]

Here is a neat little clip you may enjoy. When Ireland found out that there were a number of scots-irish in the US that were re-discovering their roots they put together a sort of musical documentary that played throughout the South and up into the Ohio Valley. Here is a little clip and the song that gal sings brings a tear to my eye everytime.

"Go my son may God's hand guide you
Grace and Fortune walk beside you
Faith and courage strong inside you
All of my love goes with you."


Scots Irish ballad written during the Great Migration to the America's


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8FRVIXQizA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05z5ZXKHKbY

Those are great! Thanks for posting!