Classify some Irish young people from Omagh Northern Ireland

[Grace O'Malley]

One thing often holds true. Americans, of British and Irish descent, often don't look British (English, Scottish, Ulster Scottish, Welsh) or Irish. We're like a different breed. It must be something in the water.

It might be because some of these people are quite localised and most Americans even if of British and Irish ancestry would be somewhat mixed with all those populations. It is why Americans don't really fit in one population.

[Anglo-Celtic]

It might be because some of these people are quite localised and most Americans even if of British and Irish ancestry would be somewhat mixed with all those populations. It is why Americans don't really fit in one population.

That could be. It's just that I can't fit the British and/or Irish people in any American regions, from the Appalachians to California to the Midwest to South Boston, so it's like the British Isles has its own vibe that sets it apart from us. My guess is that there might be a similar thing in Australia. Maybe they just kicked our special breed out of the four countries.

[Grace O'Malley]

That could be. It's just that I can't fit the British and/or Irish people in any American regions, from the Appalachians to California to the Midwest to South Boston, so it's like the British Isles has its own vibe that sets it apart from us. My guess is that there might be a similar thing in Australia. Maybe they just kicked our special breed out of the four countries.

Yes Australians will have that mixture also. There won't be Australians that have just one origin unless they just came as recent migrants.

There are a few wellknown Australians that are just of Irish descent. Footballer Dermot Brereton and surfing champion Mick Fanning (you know the one who hit the shark). Oddly though they both look like the stereotypical Aussie.

[Creoda]

Shetlanders have similar components to the Irish, you see dark and light people all over the Isles i agree though some regions have larger amounts of darker people, i think the Irish Midlands are actually on the blonder and red headed side.

My family is from the Irish Midlands and I never noticed much different phenotypically about the people there from most Irish (or at least those from Leinster, many Western Irish do seem a bit different), but perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough.

I'm going to post some people from Offaly.

[Oliver109]

Yes Australians will have that mixture also. There won't be Australians that have just one origin unless they just came as recent migrants.

Oddly though Australians often seem blonder than actual Brits

[Oliver109]

My family is from the Irish Midlands and I never noticed much different phenotypically about the people there from most Irish (or at least those from Leinster, many Western Irish do seem a bit different), but perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough.

I'm going to post some people from Offaly.

I have noticed that Irish people tend to be darker in the north, south east and parts of the west coast.

[Grace O'Malley]

Just posting Dermot Brereton and Mick Fanning whose parents are Irish.

Mick Fanning



Dermott Brereton



You couldn't get more stereotypical Australian looking than these two.

[Anglo-Celtic]

I'm going to post some people from Offaly.

That's Offaly nice of you. Loki: "You are permanently banned from Apricity for having the sheer audacity to post such an execrable pun!"

[Creoda]

Oddly though Australians often seem blonder than actual Brits

Maybe in TV and movies.

[Anglo-Celtic]

Just posting Dermot Brereton and Mick Fanning whose parents are Irish.

Mick Fanning



Dermott Brereton



You couldn't get more stereotypical Australian looking than these two.

I'm surprised by that. Most people wouldn't bat an eye if you told them that they were Anglo-Saxons from Kent.