Black Irish

[Mr.crowley]

Jason Statham?

[Sikeliot]

France and Iberia mostly, but they look perfectly British Isles of the darker variety.

[Mjora]

Catherine Zeta Jones: French
Colin Farrel :French
Ioan Gruffudd : English or German
Gerard Butler :İtalian

[Bridie]

I would assume them to be what they are, most likely, but they could pass easily for Spanish. Although I think Gruffudd would pass for Italian instead of Spanish.

[Vasconcelos]

Most wouldn't look out of place in Iberia. Atlantic facade looks.

[Rouxinol]

I would assume them to be British. They can pass from as far north as Norway down to the Iberian peninsula.

[Slycooper]

Zeta Jones Spanish. Always thought that.

[Graham]

Cheryl Cole & Simon Cowell both have foreign ancestry. Black Irish is an American phrase.

Otherwise.. Some dark Welsh

Alex Jones, Gethin Jones & Steve Jones. Not related. Must be something in that Welsh name.


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[Foxy]

Catherine Zeta Jones: Welsh & Irish:







Cheryl Cole: Irish & English:





Colin Farrell: Irish





Tom Jones: Welsh



Ioan Gruffudd: Welsh



Gerard Butler: Scottish



Liam & Noel Gallagher: Irish







The Corr sisters: Irish





Danny O'Donoghue: Irish




If you didn't know where any of these people where from, where would you guess? :]

Definetion of Black Irish:

'Black Irish is a term synonymous with a dark-haired phenotype exhibited by certain individuals native to or descended from Ireland. Opinions vary in regard to what is perceived as the usual physical characteristics of the so-called Black Irish: e.g., dark hair, brown eyes and medium skin tone; or dark hair, blue or green eyes and fair skin tone. Unbeknown to some who have used this term at one time or another, dark hair in people of Irish descent is common.
Early 21st century genetic studies have provided new insights into the origins of Irish and British people. Correspondingly, researchers in the field have suggested that migrations from Prehistoric Iberia (Spain, Portugal and also the Basque region) can be viewed as the primary source for their genetic material,[citation needed] having demonstrated marked similarities with modern representatives of the aforementioned time period in that of the Basque people. However, the majority of Irish males fall under the R1b sub-clade L-21, which is quite rare for Basques'


Other examples would be Simon Cowell, Steve Jones, Gethin Jones, Sean Connery, Amanda Byram, Robbie Williams, Victoria Beckham, Michael Owen, Neil Oliver, Oliver Reed, Vernon Kay, Shane Filan, Mark Wright, Christine Bleakley, George Best, Frank Lampard.

Add any examples you can think of :]

Italians. Especially Catherine and Cheryl. First time I saw Cheryl I even googled to see if she were Italian and from which part.

[Rouxinol]

"Black Irish", who coined that term? Sounds stupid.