Comments on: How Irish is Irish KC?

By: Katy McKenna Raymond

Katy McKenna Raymond — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:53:17 +0000

75%. “You’re very Irish, and are probably from Ireland.” Um…not. I’m 25% Irish, with an Irish-born grandfather, and 25% Scottish, with a Scottish-born grandmother. My poor da was half and half. He beat himself up coming and going.

By: Medbh

Medbh — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:00:08 +0000

That sounds like a good plan, Eolai, to make up your own quiz. The questions in the other one were reliant on many base stereotypes and very little on education. Especially the one about having most of your meals cooked by someone’s mother. I’m guessing that that doesn’t apply to many women.
Oh, and I was sitting at a pub’s patio last night and am now riddled with mosquito bites, just like you.

By: eolai

eolai — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:47:02 +0000

But I’m a man Medbh, honest, and I scored lower than you even with that (those) breakfast pint(s).

I’m going to have to do up my own test to at least prevent the notion taking hold that I might be an American trapped in an Irish body.

By: Medbh

Medbh — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:36:18 +0000

Ditto, Primal. I received the 50% score as well.
The questions clearly were designed with a man in mind. I’ve never had a breakfast pint.

By: Ellen K.

Ellen K. — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:16:57 +0000

10% Irish. “You’re not Irish. Not even a wee bit.
Not even on St. Patrick’s Day!”. Works for me.

By: Primal Sneeze

Primal Sneeze — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:58:26 +0000

50%. Only 50%. The DNA test I had done was all wrong then.

Breakfast pint ticked too. And a tan on just one hand.

By: zeta

zeta — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:57:28 +0000

Thanks, Eolai, much appreciated. Am off to bed now and can rest easy. Cheers!

By: zeta

zeta — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:41:55 +0000

Hmm, lessee… a pint of…
tea = well, we already know you drink enough tea to have supported the East India Company’s annual earnings, so no change there.
Guinness = healthy Irish lad with good iron and other mineral levels.
whiskey = completely pished and blind drunk by dinner.
milk = good Irish lad lining his stomach for a hard night’s drinking of Guinness and whiskey.

I don’t see a problem here (except maybe whiskey pints for dinner?). Does anyone else?

By: eolai

eolai — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:27:40 +0000

Funny enough I was just about to - though I fear if I divulge of what that my % will plummet even further.

And I ticked the breakfast pint.

By: zeta

zeta — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:22:57 +0000

Hmmm, 65% Irish. “You’re very Irish, and most likely from Ireland. (And if you’re not, you should be!)” Twas either knowin’ the answer ta the hurlin’ question or the GAA question that did it, that it did. Care for a pint, dearie? It’ll be breakfast time here soon enough.