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In the earlier parts of the 19th century, "Black Irish" was sometimes used in the United States to describe biracial people of African and Irish descent. [9] [10] By the 20th century, "Black Irish" had become an identity played out by Irish-American authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Robert E. Howard.
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.
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
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.
Pages in category "21st-century Irish male actors" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Irish are often stereotyped as being devoutly religious and conservative. Christianity has been the largest religion in Ireland since the 5th century. As of 2011 [update] , 78% of Ireland's population adhered to the Catholic Church , [ 12 ] and both Irish people and people with red hair are stereotyped as being Catholic. [ 7 ]
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The original Irish term contains the stem dubh, meaning "black" in Irish. [ 4 ] Dullahan was later glossed as "dark, angry, sullen, fierce or malicious being", [ a ] [ 8 ] encompassing both etymologies, though Thomas Crofton Croker considered the alternative etymology more dubious than the dubh "black" ("dark") etymology.