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[1] [2] This meaning is not frequently used in Ireland, [3] where "Black Irish" more often refers to Irish people of African descent. [4] The first and most common use of the term "Black Irish" is tied to the myth that they were descended from Spanish sailors shipwrecked during the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Black people in Ireland, also known as Black Irish, [1] Black and Irish [3] or in Irish: Daoine Goirme/Daoine Dubha, [4] are a multi-ethnic group of Irish people of African descent. Black people, Africans and people of African descent have lived in Ireland in small numbers since the 18th century.
St Patrick's blue is a name often mistakenly applied to several shades of blue associated with Ireland. The official colour of Ireland in heraldic terms is azure blue. The colour blue's association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when it was adopted as the colour of the Anglo-Irish Order of St Patrick.
Black Irish may refer to: . Black people in Ireland, people of African or other Black heritage holding Irish citizenship; Black Irish (folklore), an Irish-American myth that suggested Irish people with black hair and dark features were descended from Spanish sailors
Although Irish (Gaeilge) was their main language in the past, today most Irish people speak English as their first language. Historically, the Irish nation was made up of kin groups or clans, and the Irish also had their own religion, law code, alphabet and style of dress. [citation needed] There have been many notable Irish people throughout ...
The Roscommon jersey was either black and amber or black and white prior to 1938. Blue with a yellow band, or black with a green hoop, was also used. [17] The present colour scheme was adopted for the 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Sligo: Connacht: Black and White: At one time the Sligo jersey was all black, with a white ...
Black (sports); Blue, white and spring bud (only used in football) Jordan: Black, white, green and red Kazakhstan: Blue and gold White and black (sports) Korea, North (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Red, white and blue Korea, South (Republic of Korea) White, red, blue and black Kuwait: Green, white, red and black Blue and red (sports)
This term of black Irish, has only ever refered to the Irish tribe of people with dark hair and mainly blue eyes and very white freckled skin. There are many black Irish actors to refer to for this point. Black Irish has never and will never refer to Africans in Ireland. This is just American culture trying to rewrite historical facts.