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Ugh, I realize that, but in all honesty we haven't changed all that much in terms of height, maybe by 1/2 or 1 or 2 inches at most. On average, they had tall people in those days too. We only increased slightly in height. The Irish are not known for their height. They are known for their beautiful singing.
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According to a study by economist John Komlos and Francesco Cinnirella, in the first half of the eighteenth century, the average height of an English male was 165 cm (5 ft 5 in), and the average height of an Irish male was 168 cm (5 ft 6 in). The estimated mean height of English, German, and Scottish soldiers was 163.6 cm – 165.9 cm (5 ft 4.4 in – 5 ft 5.3 in) for the period as a whole, while that of Irish was 167.9 cm (5 ft 6.1 in)
Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the [Gaelic] Highland Scots were the tallest and heaviest of the European peoples. The average height of a man was six feet, while seven-foot giants were by no means uncommon.
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Not necessarily, look at Greeks and Albanians. Anyway, pigmentation and phenotype are highly susceptible to change even in the context of a few generations. Even without a demographic catastrophe. All you need are different living conditions and socio-cultural factors.
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