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The 2006 Irish census recorded 40,525 people of Black African ethnicity and 3,793 people of any other Black background resident in the Republic out of a total population of 4,172,013, meaning that 1.06 percent of the population self-identified as Black. [24]
[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 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
This category is for Black people in Ireland. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Irish people . It includes Irish people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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 first black player to represent England at any level was John Charles, who played for the England under 18's in 1962 and scored against Israel. [6] Paul Ince was the nation's first black captain, against the United States in June 1993. [7] Republic of Ireland: Chris Hughton: 29 October 1979 United States
Black Irish people (1 C, 44 P) A. Irish people of African-American descent (5 P) ... Irish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent (4 P) E.
The first Lord of Ireland was King John, who visited Ireland in 1185 and 1210 and helped consolidate the Norman-controlled areas while ensuring that the many Irish kings swore fealty to him. Throughout the thirteenth century, the policy of the English Kings was to weaken the power of the Norman Lords in Ireland.